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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2022
Applicant:
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Gwangrok Kim, Seoul, KR;
Jung Youn Lee, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 6/06 (2006.01); H02M 1/08 (2006.01); H02M 7/5387 (2007.01); H05B 6/12 (2006.01); H02M 5/458 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 6/065 (2013.01); H02M 1/08 (2013.01); H02M 7/53871 (2013.01); H05B 6/1272 (2013.01); H02M 5/4585 (2013.01); H05B 2213/05 (2013.01);
Abstract
An induction heating apparatus may determine a required power value of a heating zone, based on a power level set for the heating zone, detect a container by using an inner working coil and an outer working coil, determine a working coil to be driven, based on results of the detection of the container, determine a driving mode of the working coil to be driven, based on the required power value, and provide a control signal, based on the driving mode.