An inverter system for inductive tube welding utilizing resonance transformation

Author

Fischer, Gerhard L. ; Doht, Hans-Christian

Author_Institution

Siemens AG, Erlangen, Germany

fYear

1994

fDate

2-6 Oct 1994

Firstpage

833

Abstract

The following paper presents a tube welding inverter system based on a three-state resonant circuit. The advantages of this resonance transformation approach in comparison to the classical series or parallel resonant schemes are highlighted. The derivation of the resonance transformation circuit is presented together with an easy to use formula for its current transfer ratio. The effect of varying circuit parameters is evaluated. The circuit offers a simple method of connecting inverter modules in parallel. This resonant circuit is driven by a voltage-fed MOSFET inverter. It makes effective use of the parasitic inductances and internal diodes of the power semiconductors. Experimental results demonstrate system efficiency and the immunity of the system against load shorts. Due to the resonant transformation topology, no system shut-down is necessary during load shorts

Keywords

electric welding; field effect transistor switches; induction heating; invertors; power MOSFET; power field effect transistors; power semiconductor switches; resonant power convertors; switching circuits; thyristor convertors; current transfer ratio; efficiency; inductive tube welding; internal diode; load shorts immunity; parasitic inductance; power semiconductor; resonance transformation; three-state resonant invertor circuit; voltage-fed MOSFET inverter; Electron tubes; Frequency; Inductors; Inverters; MOSFET circuits; RLC circuits; Resonance; Semiconductor diodes; Voltage; Welding;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, 1994., Conference Record of the 1994 IEEE

Conference_Location

Denver, CO

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1993-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IAS.1994.377515

Filename

377515