Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Dong Oh Kang

Chang Sun Yun

Ji Woong Choi

Hong-joo Kang

Byung Hwan Ko

Hong-Joo Kang

Disclosed herein is a cooking apparatus and a control method thereof. The cooking apparatus includes first and second coils arranged in a first column, third and fourth coils arranged in a second column, a plurality of inverters configured to supply a drive current to the first, second third and fourth coils, a plurality of rectifiers configured to supply direct current (DC) power to the plurality of inverters, a plurality of switches configured to connect each of the plurality of rectifiers to any one of a first external power supply and a second external power supply, and a controller configured to control the plurality of switches wherein the first external power supply supplies power to at least one of the first, second, third, and fourth coils and the second external power supply supplies power to at least one of the first, second, third, and fourth coils.

Cooking Apparatus and control method thereof

A cooking apparatus and a method for controlling the cooking apparatus are provided. The cooking apparatus includes induction heating coils that include a high power burner in which a first heating coil and a second heating coil are concentric. The cooking apparatus includes a low power burner that includes a third heating coil and a fourth heating coil, a power supply unit that includes a first AC power supply unit and a second AC power supply unit which have a different phase from each other, and a coil driving unit that provides power supplied by the first AC power supply unit to the first heating coil, and provides power supplied by the second AC power supply unit to at least one of the second heating coil, the third heating coil, and the fourth heating coil.

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Suwon-si, South Korea

Dong Oh Kang