摘要 |
<p>The present invention relates to a method for controlling an induction cooking hob (10) with a plurality of induction coils (20), wherein one or more induction coils (22, 24, 26, 28) are covered by a cookware (16) and form a cooking zone, and wherein all induction coils (22, 24, 26, 28) of said cooking zone are at least alternately activated, which method comprises the steps of setting an average power (P) to be transferred to the cookware (16) on the cooking zone by a user, determining a frequency for the induction cooking hob (10), estimating a maximum average power (PM) corresponding with the determined frequency, wherein said maximum average power (PM) occurs, if all induction coils (22, 24, 26, 28) of the cooking zone would be activated with said frequency, estimating a percentage power (PP) defined as quotient between the set average power (P) and the estimated maximum average power (PM), estimating a calculated number (CN) of induction coils (22, 24, 26, 28) defined as product of the number (N) of induction coils (22, 24, 26, 28) within the cooking zone and the percentage power (PP), defining a minimum number of simultaneously activated induction coils (22, 24, 26, 28) within the cooking zone by an integer value of the calculated number (CN), and defining a temporal activation of a further one of the induction coils (22, 24, 26, 28) by a fractional part of the calculated number (CN).</p> |