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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2006
Seung Hoe Kim, Paju-si, KR;
Seung Hoe Kim, Paju-si, KR;
Daewoo Electronics Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A method for preventing overheating of a microwave oven including a controller for controlling an output level of a magnetron is disclosed. The method includes: a) receiving information of cooking conditions and a cooking start command input by a user, the cooking conditions including an output level of the magnetron for subsequent cooking, b) detecting a pausing period of time from a time of finishing preceding cooking to a time of starting the subsequent cooking if it is determined that the output level of the magnetron is greater than a preset output level thereof, and c) operating the microwave oven at the preset output level after changing the output level to the preset output level according to the detected pausing period. According to this method, components of the microwave oven are effectively prevented from being overheated while maintaining cooking efficiency.