| CPC H05B 6/062 (2013.01) [H05B 1/0266 (2013.01); H05B 2213/07 (2013.01)] | 10 Claims |
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1. A cooktop appliance apparatus for use in cooking, the apparatus including:
a body having a cooking surface for supporting a cooking vessel;
an induction heating component mounted in the body below the cooking surface;
a controller configured to control operation of the induction heating component;
wherein the controller is configured to detect the cooking vessel on the cooking surface by:
operating the induction heating component to perform an on-cycle for an on-period,
detecting a current resulting from the on-cycle, and
comparing the detected current with a threshold current to determine the presence of the cooking vessel on the cooking surface;
characterized by
a position sensor assembly mounted in the cooking surface, the position sensor assembly being configured to provide a position signal to the controller indicating that the cooking vessel is located on the cooking surface;
a movable assembly adapted to be depressed from a raised position in a movement path by the cooking vessel when the cooking vessel is positioned on the cooking surface; and
wherein the position sensor assembly has two or more position sensors, the position sensors offset from the cooking surface along the movement path by a respective distance and each adapted to provide a position signal to the controller when the movable assembly is depressed by the respective distance.
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