POWER CONTROL METHOD OF HIGH FREQUENCY DIELECTRIC HEATING AND APPARATUS THEREOF

• US 20090065502A1
• Filed: 04/04/2006
• Published: 03/12/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/04/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Panasonic Corporation (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Panasonic Corporation (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Suenaga, Haruo, Yasui, Kenji
• Application Number:
  US11/814,174
• Publication Number:
  US 20090065502A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 219/716
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 6/04 Sources of current
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 6/685 the measurements being made at the low voltage side of the circuit

Abstract

The object of the invention is not only to simplify the structure of a high frequency dielectric heating power control apparatus and reduce the size of the apparatus but also to eliminate the need for control and design corresponding to the kind of a magnetron and thus enhance the running efficiency of the apparatus.

An input current to an inverter circuit is detected by a shunt resistor 71 and is converted to an input current wave form through an input current signal amplifier 72. On the other hand, based on an alternating current power supply voltage wave form from an alternating power supply voltage, there is obtained through a gain variable amplifier 91 a reference wave form following the size of the input current wave form. A wave form error detect circuit 92 compares the input current wave form with the reference wave form to obtain a wave form error signal. A comparison circuit 74 compares the input current wave form with an input current reference signal obtained from an output setting part 75 for obtaining a desired high frequency output to thereby obtain a current error signal. And, a mix and filter circuit 81 adds the wave form error signal and the current error signal to obtain a power control signal for driving a switching transistor 39 of the inverter circuit. Here, the reference wave form is generated based only on the alternating current power supply voltage wave form and on the feedback signal of the wave form error signal.

Claims

1. A high frequency dielectric heating power control method for controlling an inverter circuit for rectifying and high-frequency switching an alternating current power supply voltage to convert it to high frequency power, comprising the steps of:

detecting an input current to the inverter circuit to obtain an input current wave form;

obtaining a reference wave form following the size of the input current wave form according to an alternating current power supply voltage wave form from the alternating current power supply voltage;

comparing the input current wave form and the reference wave form to obtain a wave form error signal;

comparing the input current wave form and an input current reference signal for obtaining a desired high frequency output to obtain a current error signal;

adding the wave form error signal and the current error signal to obtain a power control signal for driving a switching transistor of the inverter circuit; and

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in the step of obtaining, generating the reference wave form based only on the alternating current power supply voltage wave form and on the feedback signal of the wave form error signal obtained in the comparing step.

2. A high frequency dielectric heating power control method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the reference wave form is obtained by converting a commercial power supply voltage wave form through a gain variable amplifier.

3. A high frequency dielectric heating power control method as set forth in claim 1, further including, before the adding step a step of limiting a wave form in the positive and negative directions of the wave form error signal.

4. A high frequency dielectric heating power control method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the generating step further includes a step of cutting the high frequency component of the feedback signal.

5. A high frequency dielectric heating power control apparatus for controlling an inverter circuit for rectifying and high-frequency switching an alternating current power supply voltage to convert it to high frequency power, comprising:

a current detect part for detecting an input current to the inverter circuit;

a first wave form conversion part for converting the input current to an input current wave form;

a second wave form conversion part for obtaining a reference wave form following the size of the input current wave form based on an alternating current power supply voltage wave form from the alternating current power supply voltage;

a wave form error detect circuit for comparing the input current wave form and the reference wave form to obtain a wave form error signal;

a comparison circuit for comparing the input current wave form with an input current reference signal for obtaining a desired high frequency output to obtain a current error signal; and

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a mix circuit for adding the wave form error signal and the current error signal to obtain a power control signal for driving a switching transistor of the inverter circuit,

wherein the reference wave form is generated based only on the alternating power supply voltage wave form and on the feedback signal of the wave form error signal.

6. A high frequency dielectric heating power control apparatus as set forth in claim 5, wherein the reference wave form is obtained by converting a commercial power supply voltage through the second wave form conversion part.

7. A high frequency dielectric heating power control apparatus as set forth in claim 5, wherein the second wave form conversion part includes a gain variable amplifier.

8. A high frequency dielectric heating power control apparatus as set forth in claim 5, further including a limiter for limiting a wave form in the positive and negative directions of the wave form error signal.

9. A high frequency dielectric heating power control apparatus as set forth in claim 5, further including a high frequency component cut filter for cutting the high frequency component of the feedback signal.

10. A high frequency dielectric heating power control apparatus as set forth in claim 5, wherein the first wave form conversion part includes an input current signal amplifier.

11. A high frequency dielectric heating power control apparatus as set forth in claim 5, wherein the current detect part is composed of a shunt resistor interposed between the alternating current power supply voltage and the inverter circuit.