Title :
High efficiency DC-AC converters suitable for high frequency induction process heating applications
Author :
Hinchcliffe, S. ; Hobson, Leslie
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Loughborough Univ. of Technol., UK
Abstract :
An outline is given of recent work on solid-state units suitable for high-frequency induction heating applications. High-efficiency, high-frequency units suitable for application in the 1 to 10 MHz range have been successfully constructed and tested using standard power MOSFET packages. Power levels in excess of 150 W at 7 MHz and 500 W at 3.3 MHz with conversion efficiencies of over 90% have been achieved.
Keywords :
induction heating; invertors; power convertors; 1 to 10 MHz; 150 W; 3.3 MHz; 500 W; 7 MHz; DC-AC converters; efficiency; high-frequency induction heating; invertors; power MOSFET; power convertors; power transistors; Costs; Frequency conversion; Oscillators; Power MOSFET; Radio frequency; Resistance heating; Solid state circuits; Thyristors; Valves; Zero voltage switching;
Conference_Titel :
Power Electronics Specialists Conference, 1988. PESC '88 Record., 19th Annual IEEE
Conference_Location :
Kyoto, Japan
DOI :
10.1109/PESC.1988.18266
