Hob with several heating elements with energy efficiency control

摘要

A hob includes at least one heating zone having several heating elements, a user interface for setting a heating capacity of the heating zone, and a control unit for operating the heating elements and for distributing the heating capacity among the heating elements according to a heating capacity distribution. In order to improve the efficiency of the hob, the control unit is configured to distribute the heating capacity among a larger number of heating elements when the heating capacity is below a threshold value than in the case, when the heating capacity is above the threshold value.

主权项

1. A hob, comprising:
a plurality of heating elements; at least one heating zone that includes particular ones of the heating elements; a user interface for setting a heating capacity of the heating zone; and a control unit for operating the heating elements and for distributing the heating capacity among the heating elements according to a heating capacity distribution as a function of the heating capacity set by the user interface, the control unit being configured to distribute the heating capacity among a first number of heating elements when the heating capacity is below a threshold value and among a second number of heating elements when the heating capacity is above the threshold value, wherein the heating capacity is distributed uniformly among all of the first number of heating elements when the heating capacity is below the threshold value, the heating capacity is distributed uniformly among all of the second number of heating elements when the heating capacity is above the threshold value, the first number is greater than the second number.