Hob with a sensor device and method for detecting cooking utensils on a hob

摘要

The hob has a sensor device (10) for detecting cookware elements (16a, 16b) positioned on a cooking surface, where the sensor device is provided with multiple sensor elements (12) e.g. induction heat elements, arranged in a sensor raster. A control unit (14) activates and deactivates the sensor elements according to a search program, where the control unit activates selection of one of the sensor elements to detect the cookware elements. The control element activates selection of another sensor element when the cookware elements are detected by the former sensor element. An independent claim is also included for a method for detecting cookware elements positioned on a cooking surface.