Performance evaluation of graphite thin slabs for induction heating domestic applications

Author

Acero, Jesus ; Lope, Ignacio ; Burdio, Jose M. ; Carretero, Claudio ; Alonso, Rafael

Author_Institution

Dept. Ing. Electron. y Comun., Univ. de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain

fYear

2014

fDate

16-20 March 2014

Firstpage

2654

Lastpage

2660

Abstract

The inductive characteristics of graphite thin slabs are investigated with the objective of designing convenient loads for domestic induction heating uses. For this purposes it is defined a figure of merit consisting of the increment of the resistance of a loaded planar coil with respect to the resistance of the coil in the air. The equivalent resistance of the coupled coil-slab system is obtained by means of analytical calculations which are compared to resistance measurements. Performance of graphite slabs of different thicknesses and a ferromagnetic conventional material are compared.

Keywords

graphite; induction heating; slabs; analytical calculations; coupled coil-slab system; equivalent resistance; ferromagnetic conventional material; figure of merit; graphite thin slabs; induction heating domestic applications; loaded planar coil; performance evaluation; resistance measurements; Coils; Electromagnetic heating; Graphite; Media; Resistance; Slabs;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), 2014 Twenty-Ninth Annual IEEE

Conference_Location

Fort Worth, TX

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APEC.2014.6803679

Filename

6803679