Induction Heating Technology and Its Applications: Past Developments, Current Technology, and Future Challenges

Oscar Lucia , Pascal Maussion (1) , Enrique J. Dede (2) , Jose Burdio

1 LAPLACE-CODIASE - COmmande et DIAgnostic des Systèmes Electriques
2 UV - Universitat de València

Induction heating technology is nowadays the heating technology of choice in many industrial, domestic, and medical applications due to its advantages regarding efficiency, fast heating, safety, cleanness, and accurate control. Advances in key technologies, i.e. power electronics, control techniques, and magnetic component design, have allowed the development of highly reliable and cost-effective systems, making this technology readily available and ubiquitous. This papers reviews induction heating technology summarizing the main milestones in its development, and analyzing the current state-of-art of induction heating systems in industrial, domestic and medical applications, paying special attention to the main technologies involved. Finally, an overview of future research trends and challenges is given, highlighting the promising future of induction heating technology.

Mots clés: Electromagnetic analysis; Resonant power conversion; Induction heating

Domaines: Electronique

Oscar Lucia, Pascal Maussion, Enrique J. Dede, Jose Burdio. Induction Heating Technology and Its Applications: Past Developments, Current Technology, and Future Challenges. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 2013, vol. 61 (n°5), pp. 2509-2520. ⟨10.1109/TIE.2013.2281162⟩. ⟨hal-01107267v2⟩