HOME APPLIANCE AND POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE FOR DETECTING EMPTY HEATING

A wireless power transmission apparatus for determining empty heating is provided. The wireless power transmission apparatus includes a processor configured to control a communication interface configured to communicate with a cooking appliance, wherein the communication interface is further configured to receive, from the cooking appliance, a temperature of a bottom surface of the cooking appliance and an internal temperature of the cooking appliance for a first time period during which a heating operation is performed and for a second time period following the first time period, during which the heating operation is stopped, and the processor controls to stop the heating operation for the second time period, and determine whether the cooking appliance undergoes empty heating based on a relationship between the temperature of the bottom surface and the internal temperature for the second time period.