Asymmetrical Duty Cycle Controlled Edge Resonant Soft Switching High Frequency Inverter for Consumer Electromagnetic Induction Fluid Heater

Abstract

In recent years, the electromagnetic induction eddy current-based fluid heat energy processing devices and systems using a variety of voltage source type and current source type high frequency inverters, which are based upon load resonant, edge resonant circuits, have attracted special interest [1-4].The high efficiency, safety, cleanliness, compactness in volumetric size, rapid heating of the induction heated dual packs fluid heating devices using the voltage source active voltage clamped edge resonant high frequency inverter can be achieved for specific high power applications in industry and consumer fields.