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20090120928 | Apparatus and method for induction heating - Disclosed is an apparatus and method for induction heating. The induction heating cooker determines an existence of a vessel and determines material and a bottom size of the vessel by using resonance voltage, which is applied to a heating coil for heating the vessel, so that a proper control operation is performed corresponding to the existence of the vessel, the material and the bottom size of the vessel. | 05-14-2009 |
20090139986 | Induction heating cooker and control method thereof - An induction heating cooker and a control method thereof. The induction heating cooker includes a plurality of heating coil groups, each of the heating coil groups including a plurality of heating coils connected in series, a plurality of inverters to individually supply high-frequency voltages to the heating coil groups, respectively, and a controller to control operations of the inverters such that the high-frequency voltages are supplied to the heating coil groups, respectively, based on the numbers of heating coils upon which at least one cooking container is placed within the respective heating coil groups. Therefore, it is possible to effectively heat the cooking container even though the container is put on any position of a cooking plate irrespective of a specific position of the cooking plate. Also, it is possible to effectively heat the container regardless of the size of the container. | 06-04-2009 |
20090212042 | Electric range and induction coil unit used therein - Disclosed are an electric range and an induction coil unit used therein. The electric range includes a plate, on which cooking containers are mounted; an induction coil unit provided under the plate, and including a plurality of induction coils; and a control unit to control the operation of the induction coil unit, wherein at least one of the induction coils includes at least one rectilinear part. | 08-27-2009 |
20100176116 | Cooking apparatus and heating device including working coils thereof - A cooking apparatus performing cooking with a cooking container disposed at any desired position on a cooking plate, and a heating device thereof. The cooking apparatus includes a cooking plate to receive a cooking container thereon, and at least one working coil disposed under the cooking plate to heat the cooking container, the at least one working coil including a first portion and a second portion having a different winding structure of a conducting wire which forms the working coil so that a winding density of the conducting wire at one of the first portion and the second portion is relatively higher than the other of the first portion and the second portion. | 07-15-2010 |
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20110084058 | Heating device usable with cooking appliance, manufacturing method thereof, and cooking appliance - Disclosed herein are a heating device usable with a cooking appliance and a manufacturing method thereof to assure economical formation and arrangement of a working coil. The heating device usable with a cooking appliance includes a working coil formed by spirally winding a conducting wire, and a sheet member arranged to support the working coil and having a supporting plane facing the working coil. Individual windings of the conducting wire, which constitute individual turns of the working coil, are spaced apart from neighboring windings by a predetermined distance. Spaces are defined between the individual neighboring windings of the conducting wire without a structure to guide the working coil. | 04-14-2011 |
20130161317 | INDUCTION HEATING COOKER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An induction heating coil including a heating coil, an inverter unit configured to provide a high-frequency power to the heating coil, a driving unit configured to provide a signal used to control an operation of the inverter unit, a operation unit including a water boiling button configured to select a water boiling function, and a control unit configured, if a water boiling function selection signal is input through manipulation of the water boiling button, to vary an operating frequency of the driving unit based on an output of the heating coil, and to determine whether water contained in a vessel placed on the heating coil is boiling by use of a difference between the operating frequencies that is calculated at a predetermined period of time, so that the water boiling or the food boiling is detected during boiling water or cooking foods. | 06-27-2013 |
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20140176019 | MOOD LAMP SYSTEM, METHOD OF CONTROLLING MOOD LAMP, AND MOOD LAMP CONTROLLING APPARATUS - A mood lamp system, a method of controlling a mood lamp, and a mood lamp controlling apparatus that include a mood lamp and a mood lamp controlling apparatus that is configured to select a mode of the mood lamp from a plurality of modes including an off mode, a mood mode, and a music mode. In addition, a mood lamp controller is configured to operate the mood lamp based on the mode of the mood lamp. The mood lamp may emit light of a single color in the music mode. | 06-26-2014 |
20150116104 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE HAVING WARNING FUNCTION - A control system and method for a vehicle having a warning function are provided. The system includes a control device that is configured to determine whether an amplifier is installed within the vehicle based on an occurrence of an alert situation. The control device is configured to transmit an alarm sound to an amplifier when the amplifier is installed therein and transmit the alarm sound to a cluster speaker when the amplifier is not installed within the vehicle. The amplifier is configured to transmit amplifier installation information to the control device and output an alarm sound received from the control device and the cluster speaker is configured to output the alarm sound received from the control device. | 04-30-2015 |
20150158434 | REMOTE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLE DEVICE - A remote system for controlling a vehicle device includes: a device provided in a vehicle; a input signal receiver that receives a input signal for remotely controlling the device from a user of the vehicle, remotely provided from the device; a input signal determiner that analyzes the input signal, determines a control method of the device, and generates a control signal according to the determined control method, remotely provided in the vehicle from the device; and a communication unit that transfers the control signal to the device. | 06-11-2015 |
20150158519 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING SOUND VOLUME FOR VEHICLE - An apparatus for controlling sound volume for a vehicle includes a steering wheel remote controller and a head unit. The steering wheel remote controller includes a scroll-type button disposed at a portion of a steering wheel and configured to increase or decrease the sound volume depending on a rotational direction of the button. A counter is configured to count the number of volume variation steps due to rotation of the scroll-type button for a predetermined time and generate a volume signal. A communicator is configured to transmit the volume signal to the head unit. | 06-11-2015 |
20160117922 | DISPLAY SYSTEM OF VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE DISPLAY SYSTEM - A vehicle includes a control unit configured to control a first display unit not to display a first speed limit and to control a second display unit to display a second speed limit when speed limit display function of the first display unit is deactivated and a traffic information detection function of a traffic information detection unit is performed, and to control the second display unit to display the first speed limit instead of the second speed limit when the first speed limit differs from the second speed limit. It is possible to provide up-to-date accurate traffic information by allowing a traffic information detection function and navigation of the vehicle to interwork with each other. | 04-28-2016 |
20160123762 | NAVIGATION DEVICE, VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE - A navigation device includes a reception unit configured to receive vehicle information including a position of a steering wheel of a vehicle; a determination unit configured to determine positions of a driver's seat and a passenger seat of the vehicle based on the received vehicle information; and a display unit configured to display the positions of the driver's seat and the passenger seat in the vehicle based on the determination result. | 05-05-2016 |
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20100075842 | POTASSIUM OXIDE-INCORPORATED ALUMINA CATALYSTS WITH ENHANCED STORAGE CAPACITIES OF NITROGEN OXIDE AND A PRODUCING METHOD THEREFOR - Disclosed herein is a method of producing a catalyst for storing nitrogen oxides, including: supporting a potassium oxide on alumina, which serves as a support, and then calcining the alumina supported with the potassium oxide at a high temperature, thus chemically bonding potassium oxide with the alumina. The method is advantageous in that a catalyst for storing nitrogen oxides, having high nitrogen oxide storage capacity and excellent hydrothermal stability, can be produced at low cost through a simple process. | 03-25-2010 |
20110150742 | CATALYSTS FOR NOX REDUCTION EMPLOYING H2 AND A METHOD OF REDUCING NOX - Disclosed is a catalyst composition for reducing NOx through two steps including reacting NOx with H2 thus producing ammonia which is then reacted with NOx, instead of direct NOx reduction by H2, and a method of reducing NOx using the catalyst composition. | 06-23-2011 |
20130156669 | CATALYSTS FOR NOX REDUCTION EMPLOYING H2 AND A METHOD OF REDUCING NOX - Disclosed is a catalyst composition for reducing NOx through two steps including reacting NOx with H2 thus producing ammonia which is then reacted with NOx, instead of direct NOx reduction by H2, and a method of reducing NOx using the catalyst composition. | 06-20-2013 |