Induction Furnace 1 - 3 Kw Information Please !
Hello ElectroTech Community
I haven't had any luck with my post about a 10 - 12.5 kW Induction Furnace, so lets scale it down a bit to 1 - 3 kW.
There are plenty of people placing their achievements on YOU TUBE, but they don't give the circuits.
May be if I build a smaller one first, this may help in the overall picture
My Mentor is an Electronics Engineer ex Royal Australian Navy who did his Honours Degree part time [ Hard Yakka]. He is letting me do the ground work myself as this will be of more benefit to me.
Note: This is NOT a Commercial project. I am nearly 63 years of age and I want to start doing some things for myself for a change.
Current information.
1. Incoming Power 415V 3 Phase 50 Hz 16 Sq mm Mains.
2. I have collected an number of components so far eg
1000V 75A IGBTs,
40 A 3 Phase Bridge Rectifier,
High Current Diodes
High Current SCRs
Refrigeration components for the cooling of the heat sunk electronics and Induction Coil and many more smaller components.
3. A foundary friend of mine runs a new commercial 125kW [Cast Iron] and 75 kW [Non Ferrous] Induction Furnace for a Technical College. The operating frequencies vary between 2.5 -3.5 kHz.
Question ?
Has anyone else built a unit in the 1 - 3 kW Range ? as I would like to contact them.
Kind regards
meanu
Hello ElectroTech Community
I haven't had any luck with my post about a 10 - 12.5 kW Induction Furnace, so lets scale it down a bit to 1 - 3 kW.
There are plenty of people placing their achievements on YOU TUBE, but they don't give the circuits.
May be if I build a smaller one first, this may help in the overall picture
My Mentor is an Electronics Engineer ex Royal Australian Navy who did his Honours Degree part time [ Hard Yakka]. He is letting me do the ground work myself as this will be of more benefit to me.
Note: This is NOT a Commercial project. I am nearly 63 years of age and I want to start doing some things for myself for a change.
Current information.
1. Incoming Power 415V 3 Phase 50 Hz 16 Sq mm Mains.
2. I have collected an number of components so far eg
1000V 75A IGBTs,
40 A 3 Phase Bridge Rectifier,
High Current Diodes
High Current SCRs
Refrigeration components for the cooling of the heat sunk electronics and Induction Coil and many more smaller components.
3. A foundary friend of mine runs a new commercial 125kW [Cast Iron] and 75 kW [Non Ferrous] Induction Furnace for a Technical College. The operating frequencies vary between 2.5 -3.5 kHz.
Question ?
Has anyone else built a unit in the 1 - 3 kW Range ? as I would like to contact them.
Kind regards
meanu