Ocsimize Simulations : Induction heating (10 kHz)
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Analysis types
  • AC magnetics
  • Transient and Steady-state Heat Transfer
  • Coupling (if results are available for stress and thermal analysis)
  • LabelMover (for Robust Design)


keywords :

eddy current, induction heating

Useful informations :

skin depth = sqrt(resistivity/(π*μ*f))
supply voltage = LwI=L*2π*f

induction heating geometry

(Description)
Expected results
  • System temperature field (right image)
  • Temperature change in the billet (image below)
evolution temperature

(Internal and surface temperature from 0 to 40 s)
temperature filed

(Temperature field)
Other results
  • Best schematics to limit current consumption (image below)
  • Use of LabelMover for optimization (right image)
circuit

(Supply schematics)
variation de parametre

(Minimum current according to power capacitor)

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