A Comparison of Load Commutated Inverter Systems for Induction Heating and Melting Applications

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1991, Pages 430-441

  Dawson, Francis P ^a   Jain, Praveen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Canadian Astronautics Ltd ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC HEATING, INDUCTION; METAL MELTING;

LOAD COMMUTATED INVERTERS; SERIES-RESONANT INVERTERS; VOLTAGE SOURCE INVERTERS;

ELECTRIC INVERTERS;

EID: 0026187210     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: 19410107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/63.85911     Document Type: Article

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