I found this pretty interesting. A few companies are working on putting batteries directly inside induction stoves. My first thought was that seems wasteful -why not use that capacity in a whole house battery. But there’s a lot of good reasons why connecting the battery to an appliance makes sense. Basically it sips a little bit of power all day and if needed uses the battery to boost to the equivalent of a standard stove / oven to not overrun the 120 volt circuit it’s connected to.
It allows retrofits on gas ovens since this can run on a 120 volt circuit. It doesn’t impact the max load of the house so less likely to need service line updates. Simpler / no permitting requirements since this just plugs in. Cooking is still available during a power outage. It uses DC to power the magnets so there’s no pot singing and performs better than other induction stoves when using a wok.
Seems like a creative solution.
Here’s a good discussion with some guys working in the startups that are producing them.
www.volts.wtf
It allows retrofits on gas ovens since this can run on a 120 volt circuit. It doesn’t impact the max load of the house so less likely to need service line updates. Simpler / no permitting requirements since this just plugs in. Cooking is still available during a power outage. It uses DC to power the magnets so there’s no pot singing and performs better than other induction stoves when using a wok.
Seems like a creative solution.
Here’s a good discussion with some guys working in the startups that are producing them.
Induction stoves with batteries built in, and why they matter
What's the big deal about an induction stove with a battery built in? That's a new product that's set to hit the market next year. I talk about it with one of the entrepreneurs behind it and a scientist at the Department of Energy who helped secur it funding.
www.volts.wtf
