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Do modern electric cooktops not operate by PWM?



Only if you measure the pulse width in terms of seconds and not milliseconds.

What is interesting is the hot plate on my 3d printer uses millisecond PWM, but not my stove. I'm not quite sure what the advantages of either method are?


PWM normally works with a constant DC voltage. If you’re driving a resistive heater with AC, the duty cycle loses its meaning unless the PWM frequency is much less than the AC frequency.


Good point!




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