Design of a microwave applicator for sterilization using multiobjective optimization and phase control scheme

Author

Oliveira, Diogo B. ; Santos, Jésus J S ; Silva, Elson J. ; Neto, Oriane M.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Fed. Univ. of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

fYear

2010

fDate

9-12 May 2010

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

1

Abstract

In this paper, we present a multiobjective evolutionary approach to design a microwave heating applicator. The goal for the device is to heat the maximum amount of water spending minimum energy. A set of optimal solutions is obtained, the Pareto front. A decision-making strategy was applied for selecting the point that corresponds to the most efficient device. The efficiency is improved by using a phase control scheme to obtain constructive interference inside the load.

Keywords

Pareto optimisation; microwave heating; phase control; Pareto front; constructive interference; decision-making strategy; microwave applicator; microwave heating; multiobjective evolutionary optimization; phase control scheme; water spending minimum energy; Applicators; Design optimization; Electromagnetic heating; Glass; Interference; Microwave devices; Phase control; Resistance heating; Temperature; Water heating;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electromagnetic Field Computation (CEFC), 2010 14th Biennial IEEE Conference on

Conference_Location

Chicago, IL

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-7059-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CEFC.2010.5481812

Filename

5481812