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DOI Prefix: 10.47001/IRJIET
An
inductive heating of system (IHS) of 5 kVA has been developed for heating and
melting material that their temperature is below 900oC. The IHS
consist of the following units: three phase rectifier, microcontroller base
varying frequency generator, MOSFET driver (IR2110), array of MOSFET bridge
inverter, and inductive-capacitor resonant tank. The frequency generated can
vary from 5 kHz to 1 MHz. The power supply to system was obtained from three
phase rectifier and properly with high capacitance value. The MOSFET driver and
MOSFET bridge inverter was connected a load comprises of inductive-capacitor
resonant tank. The inductance value is 3.3 µH and capacitance value is 2.2 µF
but practically obtained 2.0 µF at resonant frequency of 51.5 kHz. The result
of testing
and performance evaluation of the fabricated IHS carried out under open
laboratory environmental condition produced were: heated iron rod to red up to
856 oC in 12 minutes at frequency of 51.5 kHz, coil current 82 A and
coil voltage of 48 V; and 1.5 kg of cast Al block with Al flex was melted and
temperature rise to 670oC after 42 minutes of inductive heating at
frequency of 51.5 kHz, average coil current of 82 A and coil voltage of 48 V.
Country : Nigeria
IRJIET, Volume 5, Issue 5, May 2021 pp. 29-34