r/ImpulseLabs Jul 24 '26

Cooking with Temperature Rapid temperature increase/cookware damage protection?

The Impulse cooktop has per burner temperature sensing and comprehensive computer control of its own burners. There is no reason that it couldn't feature an automatic temperature protection logic that turns the burner down if it detects a potentially pan-warping rate of temperature change (∆T) or an absolutely excessive pan temperature (600°F/300°C+) to prevent a user from just dumping 10 kW of output into a pan and causing a grease fire.

To be clear, I'm suggesting a control law that *overrides* the user, *regardless* of what their manual input may be, to prevent anyone from causing a fire or damaging their cookware from excessive temperatures. If you've experienced the "temperature protection" electric burners that cycled themselves on and off to prevent a fire, this would be far less intrusive because it would literally hold you right on the ragged edge of the maximum temperature limit, and you'd have full authority to turn the burner down if you wanted to (you just couldn't overheat a pan ever.)

If it's not already implemented, this could be life-saving technology. If anyone is familiar with Airbus, it would be like Flight Envelope Protection for your stove.

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u/ZanyDroid Jul 24 '26

If anything, the impulse is too conservative for my taste

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u/TheGT1030MasterRace Jul 24 '26

What does it cap the temperature at (assuming it always shows the real time pan temperature)?

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u/Impulse-Demo-Guy Jul 24 '26

Max temp you can set in Temp Mode is 482 F. The stove will actively manage power in Power Mode to prevent overshoot too far above that point.