Cooking temperature and power control

摘要

A system and method for controlling the power delivered to cookware by a power control system that comprises a heating control user interface that is set by the user to a particular heating control user interface set point within an operating range. A controller derives from the heating control user interface set point a desired cookware temperature set point, and, over at least a first portion of the operating range that encompasses the boiling range, also derives from the heating control user interface set point a maximum limit of power that can be delivered to the cookware to maintain the cookware at the desired cookware temperature set point. The maximum power limit varies monotonically over the first portion of the operating range.

主权项

1. A device configured to operate a cooking system used for heating a cooking utensil, where the cooking system comprises a temperature sensor that senses a temperature of the cooking utensil, and a user-manipulated heating control user interface that is used to establish a user control setting, the device comprising:
a controller that is input with: (i) the sensed temperature of the cooking utensil, (ii) the user control setting, and (iii) a particular temperature representing the boiling point, where the controller is configured to:
determine, based on all three of the inputs to the controller, a command to control the heating of the cooking utensil; andoutput the command to the cooking system.