A control algorithm for waveguide path induction soldering with product positioning11The reported study was funded by Russian Foundation for Basic Research, Government of Krasnoyarsk Territory, Krasnoyarsk Region Science and Technology Support Fund to the research project № 16-48-242029

Abstract

In the article, the problem of developing a control algorithm is described for the induction soldering process of aluminium alloy waveguide paths. The authors suggest a solution using logic controllers in two loops: controlling the speed at which product elements heat up and controlling the waveguide assembly movement relative to the plane of the inductor. The proposed solutions are based on the analysis of the thermal processes occurring in the waveguide pipe and the flange/coupler. Based on the results of numerical experiments, forms of control actions in the system and their parameters were selected. The proposed approach to generating such a control was tested in a series of waveguide path soldering field experiments and the obtained graphs showing the heating of product elements allow the efficiency of the developed logic controllers to be confirmed. The application of the proposed approach provides the high quality regulation of the induction heating process and also the possibility to obtain reliable permanent connections between elements of waveguide paths. Through the flexible adjustment of the proposed logic controller parameters, the high versatility of their use can be demonstrated.