Study on the Uniformity of Temperature Distribution of Transverse Flux Induction Heating Based on a New Magnetic Pole

Abstract

A new magnetic pole is designed and proposed for the transverse flux induction heating (TFIH) device, since the TFIH device with the original magnetic pole has the deficiencies of uneven temperature distribution on the strip surface at the outlet of the heater and large magnetic resistance of the alternating magnetic field through the magnetic circuit. Using the magnetic–thermal coupling calculation method proposed in this paper, the eddy current field and temperature field of the TFIH device with the original and new magnetic poles are calculated and analyzed under the same excitation. At the same time, the temperature distribution on the strip surface of the TFIH device with the new magnetic pole is calculated under different excitation parameters, and the magnitude and frequency are obtained when the uniformity of the temperature distribution is best.