The proposed induction heater circuit exhibits the use of high frequency magnetic induction principles for generating

substantial
magnitude of heat over a small specified radius.
The discussed induction cooker circuit is truly simple and uses just a few active and passive ordinary components for the required
actions.
According to the involved principle when a change in magnetic field is forced around a metal, electrons inside the metals get agitated
and begins flowing across the metal, this is termed as eddy current. This flow of current in the metal or the introduced conductor
causes a heat to be generated in the metal making it warmer.
The generated heat is proportional to (current!" x resistance of the metal.
The above heat is also directly proportional to the induced frequency and that#s why ordinary iron stamped transformers are not used
in high frequency switching applications, instead ferrite materials are used as cores.
$owever here the above drawback is exploited for acquiring heat from high frequency magnetic induction.
%eferring to the proposed induction heater circuit below, we find the concept utili&ing the '() or &ero voltage switching technology
for the required triggering of the mosfets. The technology ensures minimum heating of the devices making the operation very efficient
and effective.
*urther to add, the circuit being self resonant by nature automatically gets sets at the resonant frequency of the attached coil and
capacitor quite identical to a tank circuit.
The circuit fundamentally makes use of a %oyer oscillator which is marked by simplicity and self resonant operating principle.
$owever the main downside of the design is that it employs a center tapped coil as the transformer, which makes the winding
implementation a bit trickier. $owever the center tap allows an efficient push pull effect over the coil through just a couple of active
devices such as mosfets.
As can be seen, there are fast recovery or high speed switching diodes connected across the gate+source of each mosfet. These diodes
perform the important function of discharging the gate capacitance of the respective mosfets during their non,conducting states
thereby making the switching operation snappy and quick.
-ou can use .%*/01 as the mosfets which are rated at good 221(, 33amps. $eatsinks could be used for them, although the heat
generated is not to any worrying level, yet still it#s better to reinforce them on heat absorbing metals.
The inductor 4" terminating from center of the main induction coil is a kind of choke for eliminating any possible entry of the high
frequency content into the power supply and also for restricting the current to safe limits.
%elatively the value of 4" should be high enough, a "m$ will do the job well. $owever it must be built using high gauge wires for
enabling high current usage through it safely.
52 and 42 constitute the tank circuit here for the interned high resonant frequency latching. Again these too musts be rated to
withstand high magnitudes of current and heat.
$ere we can see the incorporation of a 331n*+011( metali&ed 66 capacitors.
%2, %" 7 331 ohms 2+" watt
82, 8" 7 *%219
T2, T" 7 .%*/01
52 7 "u*+011( made by attaching :nos 331n*+011( caps in parallel
6;<=% )>664-? >se regulated 2/( "1 amp 85 power supply.
8esign of induction cooker for solar powered system
)olar power usage increased now days tremendously in all over the world. 5oming to the home application most of the cases using
the solar system with battery or with battery
5ooking methods have improved tremendously over the years. <hile many still prefer cooking with 46@ stoves and
firewood, induction cooking is increasingly becoming more popular now a day.
which was created by rectifying the single phase supply by using bridge circuit in case of grid connected systems. .f
solar power is used, rectification stage is avoided so that cost of the system wills reduces.
The aim of this project is study and design of direct connected solar based induction cooker. To produce
substantial magnitude of heat, .nduction cookers are required high frequency magnetic field. The circuit
fundamentally makes use of a %oyer oscillator which is marked by simplicity and self resonant operating
principle. &ero voltage switching technology for the required triggering of the mosfets. The technology
ensures minimum heating of the devices making the operation very efficient and effective.
Benefits of Induction Cooking
.nduction is the first technology that offers all of the benefits of cooking with gas, with
none of the drawbacks. >ntil now, gas has always outperformed electric cooking
surfaces. A professional chef would have never believed that an electric induction
cooktop could be superior to gas ... but now it#s a fact, and seeing is believingA
.nduction offers the following benefits and performance advantages?
Faster. Because energy is directly transferred within the pan metal, cooking on an
electric induction range is extremely fast , even faster than gas. .n the foodservice
industry time is money, and a faster cooking surface results in shorter preparation time.
And we all know what that means ... increased profitsA
Safer. =lectric induction cooktops are much safer than gas or other electric surfaces,
since there is no open flame, red,hot coil or other radiant heat source to ignite fumes or
flammable materials.
Cleaner. <ith no grates or grease catch to worry about, clean up is a bree&e. Cust use a
damp cloth and wipe over the flat, easy,to,clean surface.
Cooler. Traditional gas or electric ranges waste up to (and usually more than half the
heat they generate. The waste heats the kitchen instead of the food and contributes
massively to structural cooling costs. <ith an electric induction range, almost no ambient
heat is produced, since all the heat is being generated in the pan itself.
Cheaper. .nduction cooking is far more energy efficient than gas or traditional electric
ranges. .n fact, when using an electric induction cooktop, D1E of every dollar you spend
on energy goes right where you want it , in the panA @as delivers only //E to the pan and
traditional electric about :/E. .n addition, when you remove the pan from the induction
cooking surface, the induction cooktop immediately goes into standby mode, which uses
almost no energy whatsoever.