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Inductive heating unit

US4969158A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 10, 1989
Grant dateNov 6, 1990
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Expiry dateOct 10, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05B6/24
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An inductive heating unit for a magnetically permeable ladle containing molten steel has a cylindrical permeable wall for receiving the ladle and on which is wound an induction coil with an outer cylindrical permeable wall surrounding and enclosing the coil. The coil is wound from a conductor formed by a plurality of superposed flat metal strips which are insulated from each other. The outer wall is formed with a vertical channel in which a power lead for the coil is positioned.

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