CROSS HEATING THERMOCOUPLE BASED PAN SENSING

摘要

A cooktop includes a first burner and a second burner. A first temperature sensor is adjacent the first burner, and a second temperature sensor is adjacent the second burner. A cooktop controller is operatively connected to the first temperature sensor to receive a first temperature signal from the first temperature sensor, and operatively connected to the second temperature sensor to receive a second temperature signal from the second temperature sensor. The cooktop controller is configured to determine, from the second temperature signal, an absence of a cooking vessel at the first burner, and to automatically downwardly adjust a heat output of the first burner based on the absence of a cooking vessel at the first burner.

主权项

1. A cooktop, comprising:
a first burner; a second burner; a first temperature sensor adjacent the first burner; a second temperature sensor adjacent the second burner; and a cooktop controller operatively connected to the first temperature sensor to receive a first temperature signal from the first temperature sensor, and operatively connected to the second temperature sensor to receive a second temperature signal from the second temperature sensor, wherein the cooktop controller is configured to determine, from the second temperature signal, an absence of a cooking vessel at the first burner, and to automatically downwardly adjust a heat output of the first burner based on the absence of a cooking vessel at the first burner.