Induction Heating

This paper has examined structures used in the field of induction heating. The system has been tested in real industrial applications, proving its reliability and flexibility. Experimental results using equipment designed and constructed by the authors have been presented. Although there are some divergences between the experimental and simulation results, these are mainly due to the complexity of the converter control system and the difficulty of determining the parasitic components. Nevertheless, the results obtained are sufficiently accurate and demonstrate a strong correspondence between experimentation and simulation.

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