Development of Induction Heated Hot Water Producer using Soft Switching PWM High Frequency Inverter

  • Fujita Kentarou (Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, The Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Yamaguchi University) ;
  • Moisseev Serguei (Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, The Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Yamaguchi University) ;
  • Gaimage Laknath (Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, The Graduate School of Science and Engineering. Yamaguchi University) ;
  • Chandhaket Sarawouth (Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, The Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Yamaguchi University) ;
  • Muraoka Hidekazu (Department oi Electrical and Electronics Engineering, The Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Yamaguchi University) ;
  • Nakaoka Mutsuo (Department oi Electrical and Electronics Engineering, The Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Yamaguchi University)
  • Published : 2003.07.01

Abstract

This paper presents a new conceptual electromagnetic induction eddy current-based stainless steel plate spiral type heater for heat exchanger or Dual Packs Heater in hot water producer, boiler steamer and super heated steamer, which is more suitable and acceptable for new generation consumer power applications. In addition, all active clamped edge resonant PWM high frequency inverter using trench gate IGBTs power module can operate under a principle oi zero voltage soft communication with PWM is developed and demonstrated for a high efficient Induction heated hot water producer and boiler in the consumer power applications. This consumer induction heater power appliance using active clamp soft switching PWM high frequency inverter is evaluated and discussed on the basis of the simulation and experimental results.

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