2008 Volume 16 Issue 4 Pages 31-37
In inductive heating, eddy currents are generated when an alternating magnetic flux created by application of alternating current to an exciting coil passes through metal, and the eddy current loss becomes Joule's heat, Compared with radiative heating by a halogen lamp, which is conventionally employed in the fusing sections of copiers, inductive heating should be more efficient because it generates heat directly in the heated body. In the present study, several conceptual systems that emerged from the exploratory phase of a project to use inductive heating for fusing were narrowed down to a single system by using CAE to perform a parameter design of each system and comparing the systems in terms of their S/N ratios. In addition to the comparison ef optimum conditions obtained through CAE, prototypes with near-optimum parameters were built and their performance was evaluated. The results showed excellent agreement with the results of the CAE parameter design. This method of system selection by in-depth exploration through parameter design is proposed as a suitable method for system selection in studies aimed at the development of new technology.
