Patent ID: 8761950
Filing Date: 2014-06-24
Classification: H02J,Y02B,Y04S

Abstract:
1. A power control system comprising: an induction heating (IH) cooker heater connected wirelessly or via cable through a communication network section; and a power control device, wherein the IH cooker heater comprises: wherein during operation of the IH cooker heater, an inquiry about whether the IH cooker heater is usable is transmitted to the power control device, and an operation of the IH cooker heater is controlled according to an inquiry result, and wherein the power control device outputs a power control instruction to a device which has a lower priority set by the priority setting section than the IH cooker heater which has transmitted the inquiry, based on a content of the inquiry and the detection information of the current detecting section; and during operation of transitioning the IH cooker heater to a mode of increased output power, an inquiry is transmitted to the power control device together with information including an amount of required power,