New VVVF control-based high-frequency resonant inverters using static induction transistors

Abstract

Abstract Voltage-fed high-frequency resonant inverters are proposed having a variable-voltage variable-frequency (VVVF) control function based on new circuit topologies called resonant voltage phasor controlled type and current phasor controlled type. The steady-state characteristics of the circuit topologies proposed are illustrated and the circuit design algorithm is described. A resonant voltage phasor controlled type high-frequency resonant inverter newly developed by using a static induction transistor (SIT) is applied as a 100-500 kHz induction-heating power supply. This paper thus refers to the results of an experiment including the optimum drive circuit of SITs.