JP6419252B2 - Induction heating cooker - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an induction heating cooker.

  In a conventional cooking device, a heating control is proposed in which the input power width and the input power fluctuation pattern are determined so as to give fluctuation to the input power (input power) to the heating means for heating the object to be heated. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

JP 2008-251193 A

  In an induction heating cooker that heats an object to be heated such as a pan, when the object to be heated is a highly viscous liquid (miso soup, curry, etc.), a precipitate layer is formed on the object to be cooked. There is. When cooking is performed in a state where a precipitation layer is formed on the object to be cooked, the inside of the precipitation layer becomes a thermally closed system, and the temperature inside the precipitation layer may be locally high. If heating is continued in this state, the temperature inside the precipitation layer continues to rise, and a so-called bumping phenomenon occurs in which bubbles are ejected by breaking the precipitation layer.

  However, in the heating cooker described in Patent Document 1, even if fluctuations are applied to the input power, the heating part of the object to be heated heated from the heating means does not change, and bubbles generated by boiling are difficult to escape. There is a problem that the occurrence of bumping phenomenon cannot be sufficiently suppressed.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and provides an induction heating cooker that can suppress the occurrence of bumping phenomenon.

An induction heating cooker according to the present invention includes a heating coil that induction-heats an object to be heated, a drive circuit that supplies high-frequency power or DC power to the heating coil, a control unit that controls the drive circuit, and an AC voltage. Rectifying circuit that rectifies and inputs to the drive circuit , wherein the heating coil includes an inner coil and an outer coil group that includes a plurality of coils arranged outside the inner coil, and the control unit performs an induction heating operation for supplying high frequency power from the driving circuit to the heating coil, and a DC intermittent supply operation intermittently supplying the DC power to the heating coil from said drive circuit, said DC intermittent supply In operation, bumping suppression operation for intermittently supplying the DC power to both the inner coil and the outer coil group, and bumping suppression for intermittently supplying the DC power only to the inner coil And created, by changing the vibration portion of said object to be heated by switching the operation intermittently supplying bumping suppress the DC power only to the outer coil group, in the DC intermittent feed operation, the supply of the DC power both start timing and stop timing, or either one, a shall be synchronized to the peak timing of the AC voltage.

  The present invention performs a DC intermittent supply operation for intermittently supplying DC power from a drive circuit to a heating coil. For this reason, a to-be-heated material can be vibrated, formation of a precipitation layer can be suppressed, and the local temperature rise of the content of a to-be-heated material can be suppressed. Therefore, the occurrence of bumping phenomenon can be suppressed.

It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the induction heating cooking appliance which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. It is the figure which expanded a part of display operation part of the induction heating cooking appliance which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the drive circuit of the induction heating cooking appliance which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a schematic sectional drawing of the induction heating cooking appliance which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the coil current of the induction heating operation | movement of the induction heating cooking appliance which concerns on Embodiment 1, and bumping suppression operation | movement. It is a load discrimination | determination characteristic view of the to-be-heated object based on the relationship between the coil current and the input current in the induction heating cooking appliance which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows typically the relationship between the input voltage and coil current in bumping suppression operation of the induction heating cooking appliance which concerns on Embodiment 3. FIG. It is a figure which shows a part of drive circuit of the induction heating cooking appliance which concerns on Embodiment 4. FIG.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
(Constitution)
1 is an exploded perspective view showing an induction heating cooker according to Embodiment 1. FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, an induction heating cooker 100 has a top plate 4 on which an object to be heated 5 such as a pan is placed. The top plate 4 includes a first heating port 1, a second heating port 2, and a third heating port 3 as heating ports for inductively heating the object to be heated 5, and corresponds to each heating port. The first heating unit 11, the second heating unit 12, and the third heating unit 13 are provided, and the object to be heated 5 can be placed on each heating port to perform induction heating. Is.
In the first embodiment, the first heating means 11 and the second heating means 12 are provided side by side on the front side of the main body, and the third heating means 13 is provided at substantially the center on the back side of the main body. .
In addition, arrangement | positioning of each heating port is not restricted to this. For example, three heating ports may be arranged side by side in a substantially straight line. Moreover, you may arrange | position so that the position of the depth direction of the center of the 1st heating means 11 and the center of the 2nd heating means 12 may differ.

  The top plate 4 is entirely made of a material that transmits infrared rays, such as heat-resistant tempered glass or crystallized glass, and a rubber packing or sealing material is interposed between the upper surface and the outer periphery of the upper surface of the induction heating cooker 100 main body. Fixed in a watertight state. The top plate 4 has a circular shape indicating a rough placement position of the pan corresponding to the heating range (heating port) of the first heating means 11, the second heating means 12, and the third heating means 13. The pan position indication is formed by applying paint or printing.

  On the front side of the top plate 4, the heating power (input power) and cooking menu (when cooking the object 5 to be heated by the first heating means 11, the second heating means 12, and the third heating means 13) An operation unit 40a, an operation unit 40b, and an operation unit 40c (hereinafter may be collectively referred to as the operation unit 40) are provided as input devices for setting a water heating mode, a fried food mode, and the like. Further, in the vicinity of the operation unit 40, as the notification unit 42, a display unit 41a, a display unit 41b, and a display unit 41c for displaying the operation state of the induction heating cooker 100, the input / operation content from the operation unit 40, and the like. Is provided. Note that the operation units 40a to 40c and the display units 41a to 41c are provided for each heating port, the operation unit 40 and the display unit 41 are provided in a single heating port, or the operation unit 40 and the display unit 41. For example, when the display operation unit 43 serving as is provided, there is no particular limitation.

  A first heating means 11, a second heating means 12, and a third heating means 13 are provided below the top plate 4 and inside the main body, and each heating means is a heating coil (not shown). Z).

  Inside the main body of the induction heating cooker 100, there are a drive circuit 50 for supplying high frequency power to the heating coils of the first heating means 11, the second heating means 12, and the third heating means 13, and the drive circuit 50. And a control unit 45 for controlling the operation of the whole induction heating cooker.

  The heating coil has a substantially circular planar shape, and is configured by winding a conductive wire made of an arbitrary metal (for example, copper, aluminum, etc.) coated with an insulating film in the circumferential direction. An induction heating operation is performed by being supplied to the heating coil.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a part of the display operation unit of the induction heating cooker according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a portion corresponding to the display operation unit 43 of the first heating means 11 of the first heating port 1 of the induction heating cooker 100 in FIG. The display operation unit 43 includes an operation unit 40a and a display unit 41a. The operation unit 40a includes an on / off switch 401a, a thermal power switch 402a, and a 3 kW key 403a.

The on / off switch 401a is a switch for bringing the first heating means 11 into a state where it can be heated.
The thermal power switch 402a is a switch for inputting a thermal power level, and sets the thermal power level from “1” to “8” with the left and right keys.
The 3 kW key 403a is a switch for setting the heating power of the first heating means 11 to the maximum heating power (here, 3 kW) with one touch.

The display unit 41 a is a display part that displays the operating state of the first heating unit 11, and the number indicating the level of electric power (thermal power) input to the first heating unit 11 is “1” to “8”. In addition, a display of “3 kW” corresponding to the maximum thermal power is provided.
A light emitting diode is disposed below the display portion of the display unit 41a, and the input possible range and the input heating power level are set by lighting the light emitting diode. For example, the light-emitting diode is lit in blue during standby, and is displayed in red according to the thermal power input level when the thermal power is applied.

  In addition, a menu key for performing frying, a timer switch, and the like are arranged.

  As a basic operation procedure, the on / off switch 401a is pressed to set the first heating means 11 to the heating standby state, and then a desired heating power is set by the heating power switch 402a, or the 3kW key 403a is pressed to start heating. . When stopping the heating, the on / off switch 401a is pressed again to stop the heating.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a drive circuit of the induction heating cooker according to the first embodiment.
In addition, although the drive circuit 50 is provided for every heating means, the circuit structure may be the same and may be changed for every heating means. In FIG. 3, only one drive circuit 50 is shown. As shown in FIG. 3, the drive circuit 50 includes a DC power supply circuit 22, an inverter circuit 23, a resonance capacitor 24 a, and a DC power supply unit 26.

  The input current detection unit 25 a detects a current input from the AC power supply (commercial power supply) 21 to the DC power supply circuit 22 and outputs a voltage signal corresponding to the input current value to the control unit 45.

  The DC power supply circuit 22 includes a diode bridge 22a, a reactor 22b, and a smoothing capacitor 22c, converts an AC voltage input from the AC power supply 21 into a DC voltage, and outputs the DC voltage to the inverter circuit 23.

The inverter circuit 23 is a so-called half-bridge inverter having IGBTs 23a and 23b as switching elements connected in series to the output (between the positive and negative buses) of the DC power supply circuit 22, and a diode 23c as a flywheel diode. 23d is connected in parallel with the IGBTs 23a and 23b, respectively.
The IGBT 23 a and the IGBT 23 b are driven on and off by a drive signal output from the control unit 45. The control unit 45 turns off the IGBT 23b while turning on the IGBT 23a, turns on the IGBT 23b while turning off the IGBT 23a, and outputs a drive signal that turns on and off alternately. Thereby, the inverter circuit 23 converts the DC power output from the DC power supply circuit 22 into a high-frequency AC power of about 20 kHz to 80 kHz, and supplies the AC power to the resonance circuit including the heating coil 11a and the resonance capacitor 24a.

  The resonance capacitor 24a is connected in series to the heating coil 11a, and this resonance circuit has a resonance frequency according to the inductance of the heating coil 11a, the capacity of the resonance capacitor 24a, and the like. The inductance of the heating coil 11a changes according to the characteristics of the metal load when the object to be heated 5 (metal load) is magnetically coupled, and the resonance frequency of the resonance circuit changes according to the change in the inductance.

  With this configuration, a high-frequency current of about several tens of A flows through the heating coil 11a, and the object to be heated placed on the top plate 4 directly above the heating coil 11a by the high-frequency magnetic flux generated by the flowing high-frequency current. 5 is induction heated. The IGBTs 23a and 23b, which are switching elements, are composed of, for example, a silicon-based semiconductor, but may be configured using a wide band gap semiconductor such as silicon carbide or a gallium nitride-based material.

  By using a wide band gap semiconductor for the switching element, the conduction loss of the switching element can be reduced, and the drive circuit has good heat resistance characteristics even when the switching frequency (driving frequency) is high (high speed). The heat dissipation fins of the circuit can be reduced in size, and the drive circuit can be reduced in size and cost.

  The coil current detection means 25b is connected to a resonance circuit composed of the heating coil 11a and the resonance capacitor 24a. For example, the coil current detection unit 25 b detects a current flowing through the heating coil 11 a and outputs a voltage signal corresponding to the heating coil current value to the control unit 45.

The DC power supply unit 26 includes an IGBT 26a, a resistor 26b, and a diode 26c.
The IGBT 26a and the resistor 26b are connected in series, and are connected in parallel with the resonant capacitor 24a. That is, the IGBT 26a and the resistor 26b are provided between the connection point between the heating coil 11a and the resonance capacitor 24a and the end of the arm of the inverter circuit 23 (in the example of FIG. 3, the negative bus side).
The IGBT 26a is a switching element that supplies DC power to the heating coil 11a. When the IGBT 26a is turned on while the IGBT 23a of the inverter circuit 23 is turned on and the IGBT 23b is turned off, the direct current output of the direct current power supply circuit 22 is continuously applied to the heating coil 11a, and the heating coil 11a is applied only in one direction. DC current flows.

The resistor 26b is a resistor provided for setting a current value of a direct current flowing through the heating coil 11a. That is, a direct current is set by the direct current voltage generated by the direct current power supply circuit 22, the internal resistance value of the heating coil 11a, and the resistance value of the resistor 26b.
The diode 26c functions as a flywheel diode, and generates a path for a current that flows through the heating coil 11a at the moment when the IGBT 26a is turned off.

The DC power supply circuit 22 corresponds to a “rectifier circuit” in the present invention.
The IGBT 23a and the IGBT 23b correspond to the “first switching element” in the present invention.
The IGBT 26a corresponds to the “second switching element” in the present invention.

(Operation)
Next, induction heating operation and bumping suppression operation (DC intermittent supply operation) of induction heating cooker 100 according to Embodiment 1 will be described.

FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the induction heating cooker according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a coil current of the induction heating operation and the bumping suppression operation of the induction heating cooker according to the first embodiment.
Note that FIG. 4 shows a state in which an object to be heated 5 such as a pan containing the object to be cooked 5 a is placed on the top plate 4. In the example of FIG. 4, the heating coil 11 a will be described by taking as an example a configuration in which coils wound in a double ring shape are connected in series. Moreover, the ferrite 11f is arrange | positioned under the heating coil 11a.

  When a current flows through the heating coil 11a disposed on the lower surface of the top plate 4, a magnetic flux is generated in the heating coil 11a. The magnetic force lines 60 of the magnetic flux generated in the heating coil 11a are formed around the heating coil 11a as shown by the broken lines in FIG. 4, and the ferrite 11f and the heated object 5 that is a magnetic body are arranged below the heating coil 11a. It becomes the route that passes. The polarity (direction) of the magnetic lines of force 60 is reversed depending on the direction of the current flowing through the heating coil 11a.

(Induction heating operation)
In the induction heating operation, the control unit 45 inputs a high-frequency drive signal of, for example, about 20 kHz to 80 kHz to the IGBTs 23a and 23b of the inverter circuit 23, and switches the IGBTs 23a and 23b alternately on and off, A high-frequency current is supplied to a resonance circuit composed of the resonance capacitor 24a (FIG. 5A). In the induction heating operation, the IGBT 26a of the DC power supply unit 26 is in an off state.

  When the current flowing through the heating coil 11a is a high-frequency current (alternating current), the direction of the current flowing through the heating coil 11a changes at a high frequency, so the direction of the arrow of the magnetic force line 60 shown in FIG. 4 also changes at a high frequency. Further, when the magnetic flux changes at a high frequency, an eddy current flows in the direction of canceling the magnetic flux change at the bottom of the object to be heated 5, and the object to be heated 5 is heated by the loss of the flowing eddy current. The object 5a is heated.

(Sudden boiling suppression operation)
In the bumping suppression operation (DC intermittent supply operation), the control unit 45 inputs a drive signal for turning on the IGBT 23a and turning off the IGBT 23b of the inverter circuit 23. Further, a drive signal for turning on the IGBT 26a of the DC power supply unit 26 is intermittently input. Thereby, a direct current is intermittently supplied to the heating coil 11a and the resistor 26b. That is, the supply and stop of the direct current flowing through the heating coil 11a are alternately repeated (FIG. 5B).
Here, as shown in FIG. 5B, the cycle of supplying and stopping the direct current (coil current) flowing to the heating coil 11a in the bumping suppression operation is sufficiently longer than the frequency of the high-frequency current in the induction heating operation. It is. For example, the order is about several hundred milliseconds to several tens of seconds.
Further, the cycle of supplying and stopping the direct current may not be constant. Further, the cycle of supplying and stopping the direct current may be changed according to the set thermal power, the cooking menu, or the like.

  When the current flowing through the heating coil 11a is a direct current, the direction of the current flowing through the heating coil 11a does not change, so the direction of the magnetic force lines 60 shown in FIG. That is, since the direction of the magnetic force line 60 does not change, when a direct current is flowing, the bottom (pan bottom) of the article to be heated 5 is attracted to the direction of the heating coil 11a, that is, attracted downward (electromagnetic). Force) works.

  After the attracting force is applied, if the IGBT 26a is turned off to stop the supply of the direct current flowing in the heating coil 11a, the attracting force (electromagnetic force) acting on the heated object 5 disappears, and the bottom of the heated object 5 ( Since the bottom of the pan tends to return to its original shape, as a result, a force acts in a direction repelling upward as shown in FIG. That is, the bottom (pan bottom) of the article to be heated 5 vibrates in the vertical direction by switching between supply and stop of the direct current flowing through the heating coil 11a.

(A series of cooking operations)
Next, a series of operations for cooking by the induction heating cooker 100 according to the first embodiment will be described.

  When the user places the object to be heated 5 on the heating port and instructs the operation unit 40 to start heating (heating power input), the control unit 45 (load determination unit) performs a load determination process.

FIG. 6 is a load discrimination characteristic diagram of an object to be heated based on the relationship between the coil current and the input current in the induction heating cooker according to the first embodiment.
Here, the material of the heated object 5 (pan) serving as a load is largely divided into a magnetic material such as iron or SUS430, a high resistance nonmagnetic material such as SUS304, and a low resistance nonmagnetic material such as aluminum or copper. Separated.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the relationship between the coil current and the input current differs depending on the material of the pan load placed on the top plate 4. The control unit 45 stores therein in advance a load determination table in which the relationship between the coil current and the input current shown in FIG. 6 is tabulated. By storing the load determination table therein, the load determination means can be configured with an inexpensive configuration.

  In the load determination process, the control unit 45 drives the inverter circuit 23 with a specific drive signal for load determination, and detects the input current from the output signal of the input current detection means 25a. At the same time, the control unit 45 detects the coil current from the output signal of the coil current detection means 25b. The control part 45 determines the material of the to-be-heated material (pan) 5 mounted from the detected coil current and input current, and the load determination table showing the relationship of FIG. Thus, the control part 45 (load determination means) determines the material of the article 5 to be heated placed on the heating coil 11a based on the correlation between the input current and the coil current.

  When the load determination result is a magnetic material, the control unit 45 determines a driving frequency according to the determined material because the load control result is a material that can be controlled by the induction heating cooker 100 according to the first embodiment. This drive frequency is set to a frequency higher than the resonance frequency so that the input current does not become excessive. The drive frequency may be determined by referring to a table or the like of the frequency according to the thermal power set by the user and the material of the object 5 to be heated.

  The control unit 45 starts an induction heating operation, inputs a high-frequency drive signal to the IGBT 23a and the IGBT 23b, and adjusts the heating output according to the set heating power (input power). Thereby, the to-be-heated material 5 is induction-heated, and the to-be-cooked material 5a inside is heated.

  Here, when the to-be-cooked object 5a inside the to-be-heated object 5 is a highly viscous liquid such as miso soup or curry, a precipitate layer may be formed on the to-be-cooked object 5a. The inside becomes a thermally closed system, and the temperature inside the precipitation layer may become locally high. If heating is continued in this state (static heating state), the temperature inside the precipitation layer will continue to rise, resulting in a state of airing, and if left in this state, bubbles will break through the precipitation layer. This will cause a so-called bumping phenomenon. This bumping phenomenon tends to occur easily in the initial heating stage in which the temperature of the object to be cooked 5a rises.

  Therefore, the control unit 45 performs induction heating operation for supplying high-frequency current to the heating coil 11a and bumping suppression for intermittently supplying direct current to the heating coil 11a until a preset time has elapsed from the start of the induction heating operation. The operation is switched alternately.

  Note that the preset time is set in consideration of, for example, the time when convection occurs due to the temperature rise of the cooking object 5a. It should be noted that this time may be changed according to the set thermal power, the cooking menu, or the like. Further, a temperature sensor or the like for detecting the temperature of the object to be heated 5 may be provided, and the bumping suppression operation may be stopped when a predetermined temperature (for example, 90 ° C.) is reached.

  Thereby, while heating the to-be-cooked object 5a by induction heating operation | movement, a vibration can be given to the bottom (pot bottom) of the to-be-heated object 5 in the middle. The local temperature rise (overheating) can be suppressed by disturbing the static heating state of the cooking object 5a by the vibration of the bottom (pot bottom) of the heating object 5. Therefore, the induction heating cooking appliance which suppressed the bumping phenomenon and is highly reliable for the user can be obtained.

After a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of the induction heating operation, the control unit 45 continues the induction heating operation.
Thereby, after the to-be-cooked object 5a raise | generates convection, a bumping phenomenon can be suppressed without impairing a user's usability by supplying only high frequency electric power.

  In the first embodiment, the half-bridge inverter circuit 23 has been described. However, a configuration using a full-bridge inverter or a single-voltage resonance inverter may be used.

  Further, a booster circuit may be provided in the DC power supply circuit 22 to supply a boosted DC voltage to the heating coil 11a in the bumping suppression operation. Moreover, you may change the direct-current value supplied to the heating coil 11a according to the material of the to-be-heated material 5, setting thermal power, a cooking menu, etc. For example, the DC current value can be changed by connecting the IGBT 26a and the resistor 26b, resistors having different resistance values, and IBGT in parallel and controlling the IGBT to be energized.

  Furthermore, the method of using the relationship between the coil current and the primary current in the load determination processing in the load determination means has been described. The determination method is not particularly limited.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
Hereinafter, the operation of the induction heating cooker 100 according to the second embodiment will be described focusing on the differences from the first embodiment. In addition, the structure of the induction heating cooking appliance 100 in this Embodiment 2 is the same as that of the said Embodiment 1, and attaches | subjects the same code | symbol to the same part.

(A series of cooking operations)
The user places the object to be heated 5 on the heating port, and instructs the operation unit 40 to start heating (throwing in thermal power). The control unit 45 performs a load determination process as in the first embodiment. Then, the controller 45 performs the bumping suppression operation before performing the induction heating operation, and performs the induction heating operation after the operation time of the bumping suppression operation has elapsed in advance.
The bumping suppression operation and the induction heating operation are the same as those in the first embodiment.

  Thereby, before heating the to-be-cooked object 5a by induction heating operation, a vibration can be given to the bottom (pan bottom) of the to-be-heated object 5. Due to the vibration of the bottom (pot bottom) of the article 5 to be heated, the formation of a precipitate layer in the article 5a to be cooked is suppressed. Then, the local temperature rise (overheating) in a precipitation layer can be suppressed by performing induction heating operation. Therefore, the induction heating cooking appliance which suppressed the bumping phenomenon and is highly reliable for the user can be obtained.

Embodiment 3 FIG.
Hereinafter, the operation of the induction heating cooker 100 according to the third embodiment will be described focusing on the differences from the first embodiment. In addition, the structure of the induction heating cooking appliance 100 in this Embodiment 3 is the same as that of the said Embodiment 1, and attaches | subjects the same code | symbol to the same part.

FIG. 7 is a diagram schematically illustrating the relationship between the input voltage and the coil current in the bumping suppression operation of the induction heating cooker according to the third embodiment.
FIG. 7A shows a DC voltage (input voltage) input from the DC power supply circuit 22 to the inverter circuit 23, and FIG. 7B shows a coil current flowing through the heating coil 11a.

The DC power supply circuit 22 converts an AC voltage input from the AC power supply 21 into a DC voltage and outputs the DC voltage to the inverter circuit 23. As shown in FIG. 7A, the DC voltage (input voltage) input from the DC power supply circuit 22 to the inverter circuit 23 includes a pulsation component due to the frequency (50 Hz, 60 Hz) of the AC voltage.
As described above, in the bumping suppression operation, the DC voltage (input voltage) input to the inverter circuit 23 is supplied to the heating coil 11a. That is, the direct current of the heating coil 11a also pulsates according to the pulsation of the input voltage. Here, since the magnetic flux generated in the heating coil 11a is proportional to the current flowing in the heating coil 11a, the attraction force (electromagnetic force) becomes maximum at the peak timing of the pulsation component. In addition, when the suction of the heated object 5 is started and stopped at the timing at which the suction force (electromagnetic force) becomes maximum, the vibration due to the suction of the bottom of the heated object 5 and its repulsion increases.

For this reason, the controller 45 synchronizes the start timing and stop timing of the supply of DC power to the heating coil 11a with the peak timing of the AC voltage of the AC power supply 21 in the bumping suppression operation.
For example, the voltage detection means for detecting the AC voltage of the AC power supply 21 detects the voltage peak and synchronizes the timing of the drive signal for turning off the IGBT 26a with the peak timing (point a in FIG. 7A). Further, the timing of the drive signal for turning on the IGBT 26a is synchronized with the peak timing (point b in FIG. 7A) (FIG. 7B).
Note that the method of synchronizing with the peak timing is not limited to this. For example, the current peak may be detected by the input current detection means 25a or the coil current detection means 25b and synchronized with this. Alternatively, the zero cross point of the AC voltage of the AC power supply 21 may be detected and synchronized with the timing obtained by adding a quarter of the AC cycle. Either the start timing or the stop timing may be synchronized with the peak timing, but the stop timing is preferably synchronized with the peak timing.

  Thereby, at the timing when the suction force (electromagnetic force) becomes maximum, the suction of the heated object 5 can be started and stopped, and the vibration generated at the bottom of the heated object 5 can be increased. Therefore, the induction heating cooking appliance which suppressed the bumping phenomenon and is highly reliable for the user can be obtained.

Embodiment 4 FIG.
In the fourth embodiment, an inverter circuit 23 using a full bridge circuit will be described.
Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of the induction heating cooker 100 according to the fourth embodiment will be described focusing on differences from the first embodiment. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same part as the structure similar to the said Embodiment 1. FIG.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a part of the drive circuit of the induction heating cooker according to the fourth embodiment.
In FIG. 8, only differences from the drive circuit 50 of the first embodiment are illustrated.
In the fourth embodiment, two heating coils are provided for one heating port. For example, the two heating coils have different diameters and are arranged concentrically. Here, the heating coil having a small diameter is referred to as an inner coil 11b, and the heating coil having a large diameter is referred to as an outer coil 11c.
In addition, the number and arrangement | positioning of a heating coil are not limited to this. For example, the structure which arrange | positions a some heating coil around the heating coil arrange | positioned in the center of a heating port may be sufficient.

  The inverter circuit 23 includes three arms each composed of two switching elements (IGBT) connected in series between the positive and negative buses and diodes connected to the switching elements in antiparallel. Hereinafter, one of the three sets of arms is called a common arm, and the other two sets are called an inner coil arm and an outer coil arm.

The common arm is an arm connected to the inner coil 11b and the outer coil 11c, and includes an IGBT 232a, an IGBT 232b, a diode 232c, and a diode 232d.
The inner coil arm is an arm to which the inner coil 11b is connected, and includes an IGBT 231a, an IGBT 231b, a diode 231c, and a diode 231d.
The outer coil arm is an arm to which the outer coil 11c is connected, and includes an IGBT 233a, an IGBT 233b, a diode 233c, and a diode 233d.

  The common arm IGBT 232a and IGBT 232b, the inner coil arm IGBT 231a and IGBT 231b, and the outer coil arm IGBT 233a and IGBT 233b are driven on and off by a drive signal output from the control unit 45.

The controller 45 turns off the IGBT 232b while turning on the IGBT 232a of the common arm, turns on the IGBT 232b while turning off the IGBT 232a, and outputs a drive signal that turns on and off alternately.
Similarly, the control unit 45 outputs drive signals for alternately turning on and off the IGBTs 231a and IGBT 231b for the inner coil arms and the IGBTs 233a and IGBT 233b for the outer coil arms.
As a result, the common arm and the inner coil arm constitute a full bridge inverter that drives the inner coil 11b. The common arm and the outer coil arm constitute a full bridge inverter that drives the outer coil 11c.

The load circuit constituted by the inner coil 11b and the resonance capacitor 24c is connected between the output point of the common arm (the connection point of the IGBT 232a and the IGBT 232b) and the output point of the arm for the inner coil (the connection point of the IGBT 231a and the IGBT 231b). Is done.
The load circuit constituted by the outer coil 11c and the resonance capacitor 24d is connected between the output point of the common arm and the output point of the outer coil arm (the connection point between the IGBT 233a and the IGBT 233b).

The inner coil 11b is a heating coil having a small diameter wound in a substantially circular shape, and an outer coil 11c is disposed on the outer periphery thereof.
The coil current flowing through the inner coil 11b is detected by the coil current detection means 25c. For example, the coil current detection means 25c detects the peak of the current flowing through the inner coil 11b and outputs a voltage signal corresponding to the peak value of the heating coil current to the control unit 45.
The coil current flowing through the outer coil 11c is detected by the coil current detection means 25d. For example, the coil current detection unit 25d detects the peak of the current flowing through the outer coil 11c and outputs a voltage signal corresponding to the peak value of the heating coil current to the control unit 45.

An IGBT 261a and a resistor 261b are connected in series between the connection point of the inner coil 11b and the resonance capacitor 24c and the end of the inner coil arm (the negative bus side in the example of FIG. 8).
The IGBT 261a is a switching element that supplies DC power to the inner coil 11b. When the IGBT 261a is turned on while the IGBT 231a is turned on and the IGBT 231b is turned off, the direct current output of the direct current power supply circuit 22 is continuously applied to the inner coil 11b, and a direct current flows through the inner coil 11b only in one direction. .

The resistor 261b is a resistor provided for setting a current value of a direct current flowing through the inner coil 11b. That is, a DC current is set by the DC voltage generated by the DC power supply circuit 22, the internal resistance value of the inner coil 11b, and the resistance value of the resistor 261b.
The diode 261c functions as a flywheel diode, and generates a path for a current flowing through the inner coil 11b at the moment when the IGBT 261a is turned off.

An IGBT 262a and a resistor 262b are connected in series between the connection point of the outer coil 11c and the resonant capacitor 24d and the end of the outer coil arm (on the negative bus side in the example of FIG. 8).
The IGBT 262a is a switching element that supplies DC power to the outer coil 11c. When the IGBT 262a is turned on while the IGBT 232a is turned on and the IGBT 232b is turned off, the direct current output of the direct current power supply circuit 22 is continuously applied to the outer coil 11c, and a direct current flows through the outer coil 11c only in one direction. .

The resistor 262b is a resistor provided for setting a current value of a direct current flowing through the outer coil 11c. That is, the direct current is set by the direct current voltage generated by the direct current power supply circuit 22, the internal resistance value of the outer coil 11c, and the resistance value of the resistor 262b.
The diode 262c functions as a flywheel diode, and generates a path for a current flowing in the outer coil 11c at the moment when the IGBT 262a is turned off.

The common arm and the inner coil arm constitute a “full bridge inverter circuit” in the present invention. The common arm and the outer coil arm constitute a “full bridge inverter circuit” in the present invention.
The IGBT 231a, IGBT 231b, IGBT 232a, and IGBT 232b correspond to the “first switching element” in the present invention.
The IGBT 261a and the IGBT 262a correspond to the “second switching element” in the present invention.

(Induction heating operation)
In the induction heating operation, the control unit 45 inputs a high frequency drive signal to the switching element (IGBT) of each arm in accordance with the input power (thermal power), and adjusts the heating output.
The drive signal output to the switching elements of the common arm and the inner coil arm varies in a drive frequency range higher than the resonance frequency of the load circuit constituted by the inner coil 11b and the resonance capacitor 24c, and flows to the load circuit. Control is performed so that the current flows in a delayed phase compared to the voltage applied to the load circuit.
Further, the drive signal output to the switching elements of the common arm and the outer coil arm can be varied within a drive frequency range higher than the resonance frequency of the load circuit constituted by the outer coil 11c and the resonance capacitor 24d, and the load circuit Control is performed so that the current flowing in the current flows in a delayed phase compared to the voltage applied to the load circuit.

(Sudden boiling suppression operation)
In the bumping suppression operation, the control unit 45 intermittently supplies DC power to both or either of the inner coil 11b and the outer coil 11c.
When supplying DC power to the inner coil 11b, the control unit 45 inputs a drive signal for turning on the IGBT 232a and turning off the IGBTs 232b, 231a, and 231b. Further, a drive signal for turning on the IGBT 261a is intermittently input. Thereby, a direct current is intermittently supplied to the inner coil 11b and the resistor 261b.
When supplying DC power to the outer coil 11c, the control unit 45 inputs a drive signal for turning on the IGBT 232a and turning off the IGBTs 232b, 233a, and 233b. Further, a drive signal for turning on the IGBT 262a is intermittently input. As a result, a direct current is intermittently supplied to the outer coil 11c and the resistor 262b. That is, the supply and stop of the direct current flowing through the outer coil 11c are alternately repeated.

  In this way, by independently driving the inner coil 11b and the outer coil 11c, it becomes possible to change the location where the attractive force is generated by the supply of DC power, and by providing more effective vibration, The bumping phenomenon can be suppressed.

For example, by switching between the bumping suppression operation by both the inner coil 11b and the outer coil 11c, the bumping suppression operation by only the inner coil 11b, and the bumping suppression operation by only the outer coil 11c, the vibration location of the bottom of the object 5 to be heated Can be changed. This switching of the vibration location may be set in accordance with, for example, the set heating power, the duration of cooking, the cooking menu, and the like.
Further, for example, the size (pan diameter) of the article to be heated 5 is determined, and when the size is small, the bumping suppression operation using only the inner coil 11b may be performed.

  In addition, in the said Embodiment 1-4, although IH cooking heater was demonstrated to the example as an example of the induction heating cooking appliance of this invention, this invention is not limited to this. The present invention can be applied to any induction heating cooker that employs an induction heating method, such as a rice cooker that performs cooking by induction heating.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 1st heating port, 2nd heating port, 3rd heating port, 4 top plate, 5 to-be-heated object, 5a to-be-cooked object, 11 1st heating means, 11a heating coil, 11b inner coil, 11c outer coil, 11f ferrite, 12 second heating means, 13 third heating means, 21 AC power supply, 22 DC power supply circuit, 22a diode bridge, 22b reactor, 22c smoothing capacitor, 23 inverter circuit, 23a IGBT, 23b IGBT , 23c diode, 23d diode, 24a resonance capacitor, 24c resonance capacitor, 24d resonance capacitor, 25a input current detection means, 25b coil current detection means, 25c coil current detection means, 25d coil current detection means, 26 DC power supply unit, 26a IGBT, 26b resistor, 26c die 40 operation unit 40a operation unit 40b operation unit 40c operation unit 41 display unit 41a display unit 41b display unit 41c display unit 42 notification means 43 display operation unit 45 control unit 50 drive Circuit, 60 magnetic field lines, 100 induction cooker, 231a IGBT, 231b IGBT, 231c diode, 231d diode, 232a IGBT, 232b IGBT, 232c diode, 232d diode, 233a IGBT, 233b IGBT, 233c diode, 233d diode, 261a IGBT, 261b resistor, 261c diode, 262a IGBT, 262b resistor, 262c diode, 401a on / off switch, 402a thermal power switch, 403a 3kW key.

Claims (6)

A heating coil for inductively heating an object to be heated;
A drive circuit for supplying high-frequency power or DC power to the heating coil;
A control unit for controlling the drive circuit;
A rectifying circuit for rectifying an alternating voltage and inputting the alternating voltage to the driving circuit;
With
The heating coil is
It is composed of an inner coil and an outer coil group composed of a plurality of coils arranged outside the inner coil,
The controller is
Induction heating operation for supplying high-frequency power from the drive circuit to the heating coil;
It performs a DC intermittent supply operation intermittently supplying the DC power to the heating coil from said driving circuit,
In the DC intermittent supply operation, a bumping suppression operation that intermittently supplies the DC power to both the inner coil and the outer coil group, and a bumping suppression operation that intermittently supplies the DC power only to the inner coil. And changing the vibration location of the object to be heated by switching the bumping suppression operation that intermittently supplies the DC power only to the outer coil group ,
In the DC intermittent feed operation, both the start timing and stop timing of the supply of the DC power, or either one, the induction heating cooker according to claim Rukoto in synchronization with the peak timing of the AC voltage. The controller is
The induction heating cooker according to claim 1, wherein the induction heating operation and the DC intermittent supply operation are alternately switched until a preset time elapses from the start of the induction heating operation. An operation unit for performing an operation of starting the induction heating operation;
The controller is
If from the operation unit is started the operation of the induction heating operation, it performs the DC intermittent feed operation,
The induction heating cooker according to claim 1, wherein the induction heating operation is performed after an operation time of the DC intermittent supply operation has passed a preset time. Comprising a resonant capacitor connected in series with the heating coil;
The drive circuit is
A half-bridge inverter circuit having an arm in which two first switching elements are connected in series,
The induction heating cooking according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , further comprising a second switching element between a connection point between the heating coil and the resonance capacitor and an end of the arm. vessel. Comprising a resonant capacitor connected in series with the heating coil;
The drive circuit is
A full bridge inverter circuit having a plurality of arms in which two first switching elements are connected in series,
The induction heating cooking according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , further comprising a second switching element between a connection point between the heating coil and the resonance capacitor and an end of the arm. vessel. The controller is
In the induction heating operation, with the second switching element turned off, the two first switching elements are alternately turned on and off,
In the DC intermittent feed operation, on one of the two said first switching element, while turning off the other, induction of claim 4 or 5, characterized in that to said second switching element ON Cooker.

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