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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2024
Filed:
May. 06, 2021
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Unist (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology), Ulsan, KR;
Sihoon Jeong, Seoul, KR;
Kyelyong Kang, Seoul, KR;
Jinwook Han, Seoul, KR;
Hwa Pyeong Park, Ulsan, KR;
Jee Hoon Jung, Seoul, KR;
LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
An induction heating apparatus according to one embodiment may confirm a feature of a container and determine an operation mode based on the feature of the container before performing an operation of heating the container. In one embodiment, the operation mode of the induction heating apparatus may be determined as any one of a frequency doubler mode, a half bridge mode, and a full bridge mode. In one embodiment, a power control mode of the induction heating apparatus may be determined based on an operation mode of the induction heating apparatus. In one embodiment, the power control mode of the induction heating apparatus may be determined as any one of an asymmetric pulse width modulation (APWM) mode and a phase shift mode.