Thesis (MTech(Electrical engineering))--Cape Technikon, Cape Town, 2000 / The development of an automatic frequency control system for a miniature high
frequency induction furnace is described.
A background study into the fields of induction-heating, resonance, power electronic
resonant converters and phase locked-loops are performed with relevance to this
research. An analysis of the resonant load circuit is performed by means of a
combination of measurement and numerical simulations. The study of the load
behavior and power source is used as a :001 to aid effective implementation of the
automatic frequency control system. This Jimulation data is used to detenninc the
operating frequency range of the RLL system.
A background study is performed in whieh several frequency-control schemes for
power electronic converters are investigated. A brief summary, in which the basic
requirements for a frequency control system with regards to this research are
presented.
Two revisions of the Automatic Frequency Control system (RLL) were implemented,
on the induction furnace. Experimental results on both systems (Revl and Rev2),
illustrating the necessity for frequency control are also presented.
Future suggestions for optimizing the loop performance are presented. Further steps in
the developmental process of the miniature high frequencj induction furnace are also
discussed.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:cput/oai:localhost:20.500.11838/1092 |
| Date | January 2000 |
| Creators | Khan, Irshad |
| Publisher | Cape Technikon |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/za/ |
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