Multi-wire induction heating
US4788394A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 29, 1987 |
| Grant date | Nov 29, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 29, 2007 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P10/25
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In the induction heating of thin (e.g. 0.5 to 3 mm diameter) steel wires (W) in continuous heating processes, relatively low field strengths of e.g. up to 20,000 Am.sup.-1 are employed but are chosen so as to set the relative magnetic permeability .mu.r at 40 or more. The wire are passed through coil blocks (1), which are wound flat around a row of ceramic tubes (3) to guide and insulate the wires. The coil blocks are energized at frequencies typically up to 30 kHz. The direction of winding and/or the phase of the current is changed between adjacent coil blocks (1), or groups of blocks, to reduce voltage build-up along the wires.
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