Induction Furnace/Research Development

Overview
Research in creating the Induction Furnace with the goal of creating a design that fully complies with OSE Spec.


 * Induction Furnace Overview
 * Induction Furnace blog posts
 * induction furnace steel process

=Research=

Design



 * IGBT-based induction furnace power supply -
 * Category: Induction Furnace
 * Induction Furnace Forum
 * Induction Furnace Request for Bids
 * Open Pario

Resources

 * Articlesfactory: Furnace Selection
 * Inductionheater.org
 * Dansworkshop: Induction Heating
 * Educypedia: Induction-related Articles
 * Induction Heating
 * Home made induction heater
 * Allaboutcircuits: Articles on Electricity and Electronics
 * 1974 US Patent 3798344 Channel Type Induction Furnace (Many induction furnace patents are more than 20 years old, and therefore public domain.)
 * Foundry Magazine trade rag
 * Foundry Practice vendor house rag
 * Furnace rebuilder

DIY Furnaces

 * 10 kW heater + inverter circuit -
 * http://www.richieburnett.co.uk/indheat.html
 * http://www.hvguy.4hv.org/ih/
 * http://webpages.charter.net/dawill/tmoranwms/Elec_IndHeat1.html
 * Achieved 10 kW; Induction Furnace Kit: http://webpages.charter.net/dawill/tmoranwms/Elec_IndHeat8.html
 * http://www.dansworkshop.com/electricity-and-electronics/induction-heating.htm
 * Roy 1200 is an open source induction heater. Fluxeon sell a kit versions between $196.50 and $326.31 depending on whether all parts are included.

Commercial

 * Across International - induction heaters -
 * India supplier of induction furnaces -
 * Commercial induction furnace power supplies from Superior Induction -
 * EPRI works with induction - The EPRI Center for Materials Production at Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA, 412-268-3243
 * List of chinese induction furnace manufacturers
 * 110kw 3.1kHz melts 110kg in 1hr. Video

Forums

 * Open Source Induction Furnace Forum
 * CNC Zone - Induction furnace topic
 * Metal Casting Zone - Furnace Info
 * Metal and Metallurgy engineering Forum
 * Electronics and electricity
 * Electronics

=Links=
 * Technical basics and applications of induction furnaces - excellent PDF -