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Power adjustment with variable frequency and duty-cycle control for induction heating apparatus

US4147910A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 6, 1977
Grant dateApr 3, 1979
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Expiry dateJun 6, 1997

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05F1/455
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In an induction heating cooking apparatus, the frequency of electromagnetic energy is varied in response to a desired power setting level within an allowable range and the duty cycle of the energy is varied in response to the setting level while the frequency is set at the lower limit of the allowable range. The combined effects of frequency and duty cycle controls permit the power to vary from as low as 50 watts to as high as 2 kilowatts.

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