Unit Cell Titanium Casting
    1.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20170326631A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-11-16

    申请号:US15588493

    申请日:2017-05-05

    摘要: A system (5) and method (800) for unit cell casting of titanium or titanium-alloys is disclosed herein. The system (5) comprises an external chamber (45), a crucible (10) positioned within the external chamber (45), an induction coil (15) positioned around the crucible, an internal chamber (40) positioned within the external chamber (45), and a mold (30) positioned within the internal chamber (40). The external chamber (45) is evacuated and a pressurized gas is injected into the evacuated external chamber (45) to create a pressurized external chamber (45). An ingot (20) is melted within the crucible utilizing induction heating generated by the induction coil (15). The internal chamber (40) is evacuated to create an evacuated internal chamber (40). The titanium alloy material of the ingot (20) is completely transferred into the mold (30) from the crucible (10) using a pressure differential created between the external chamber (45) and the internal chamber (40).

    GROUND-FAULT DETECTOR FOR MULTIFURNACE INSTALLATION
    2.
    发明申请
    GROUND-FAULT DETECTOR FOR MULTIFURNACE INSTALLATION 有权
    用于多功能安装的接地故障检测器

    公开(公告)号:US20150301098A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-10-22

    申请号:US14440606

    申请日:2013-11-07

    IPC分类号: G01R31/02

    摘要: An apparatus for detecting ground faults in a multifurnace installation with at least two induction furnaces and a multifurnace installation are described. A ground-fault sensor is associated with each induction furnace and is connected to the electrical supply line to the induction furnace coil. Furthermore, the apparatus has a ground-leak sensor. Moreover, the apparatus includes an additional ground-fault sensor that measures at the same location as the ground-leak sensor. In this manner an improvement of security during the operation of the system is obtained.

    摘要翻译: 描述了一种用于检测具有至少两个感应炉和多重装置的多重装置中的接地故障的装置。 接地故障传感器与每个感应炉相关联,并连接到到感应炉线圈的电源线。 此外,该装置具有接地泄漏传感器。 此外,该设备包括附加的接地故障传感器,其在与地漏传感器相同的位置处测量。 以这种方式获得系统操作期间的安全性的改善。

    INDUCTIVE COIL DESIGNS FOR THE MELTING AND MOVEMENT OF AMORPHOUS METALS
    3.
    发明申请
    INDUCTIVE COIL DESIGNS FOR THE MELTING AND MOVEMENT OF AMORPHOUS METALS 审中-公开
    用于非金属熔化和运动的电感线圈设计

    公开(公告)号:US20150298207A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-10-22

    申请号:US14397590

    申请日:2012-05-04

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    摘要: An apparatus with a vessel (20), a first induction source (30), and a second induction source (32) in the melt zone (12). The first induction source (30) is used to melt the material received in the vessel (20). The second induction source (32) is used to contain the material in a meltable form within the vessel (20) during melting. The coils (26) of each of the first and second induction sources (30, 32) can be arranged such that they intertwine in an alternate fashion or that they are in sets in a series. The coils (26) of the sources (30, 32) can also sequentially receive power such that the material is moved through the ejection path after melting and into an adjacent mold. The vessel (20) can be positioned along a horizontal axis (X). The apparatus can be used to melt and mold amorphous alloys; for example.

    摘要翻译: 具有容器(20),第一感应源(30)和熔化区(12)中的第二感应源(32)的装置。 第一感应源(30)用于熔化容纳在容器(20)中的材料。 第二感应源(32)用于在熔化期间将容器(20)中的可熔化形式的材料容纳。 第一和第二感应源(30,32)中的每一个的线圈(26)可以被布置成使得它们以交替的方式缠绕,或者它们以串联的形式组合。 源(30,32)的线圈(26)还可以顺序地接收功率,使得材料在熔化之后移动通过喷射路径并进入相邻的模具。 容器(20)可以沿水平轴线(X)定位。 该设备可用于熔化和模塑非晶合金; 例如。

    Melting and mixing of materials in a crucible by electric induction heel process

    公开(公告)号:US08532158B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-09-10

    申请号:US12268846

    申请日:2008-11-11

    申请人: Oleg S. Fishman

    发明人: Oleg S. Fishman

    IPC分类号: H05B6/34 H05B6/06 H05B6/22

    摘要: Apparatus and method are provided for electric induction heating and melting of a transition material that is non-electrically conductive in the solid state and electrically conductive in the non-solid state in an electric induction heating and melting process wherein solid or semi-solid charge is periodically added to a heel of molten transition material initially placed in a refractory crucible. Induction power is sequentially supplied to a plurality of coils surrounding the exterior height of the crucible at high power level and high frequency with in-phase voltage until a crucible batch of transition material is in the crucible when the induction power is reduced in power level and frequency with voltage phase shifting to the induction coils along the height of the crucible to induce a unidirectional electromagnetic stir of the crucible batch of material.

    Electric Induction Heating, Melting and Stirring of Materials Non-Electrically Conductive in the Solid State
    6.
    发明申请
    Electric Induction Heating, Melting and Stirring of Materials Non-Electrically Conductive in the Solid State 有权
    电磁感应加热,熔融和固体非导电材料的搅拌

    公开(公告)号:US20080063025A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-03-13

    申请号:US11942341

    申请日:2007-11-19

    IPC分类号: H05B6/44 H05B6/10

    CPC分类号: H05B6/067 H05B2213/02

    摘要: An apparatus and process are provided for controlling the heating and melting of a material that is non-electrically conductive in the solid state and is electrically conductive in the non-solid state. Power is selectively directed between coil sections surrounding different zones of the material in a susceptor vessel by changing the output frequency of the power supply to the coil sections. Coil sections comprise at least one active coil section, which is connected to the output of the power supply, and at least one passive coil section, which is not connected to the power supply, but is connected in parallel with a tuning capacitor so that the at least one passive coil section can be selectively operated at, or near, resonant frequency when the transition material in the vessel is molten. Depending upon the state of the transition material in the susceptor vessel, the frequency of the power applied to the active coil section can be changed to generate a magnetic field that selectively couples with the susceptor vessel, transition material in the vessel, and/or the passive coil section.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种装置和方法,用于控制在固态中非导电材料的加热和熔化,并且在非固态状态下导电。 通过将电源的输出频率改变为线圈段,功率被选择性地引向绕在基座容器中的材料的不同区域的线圈段之间。 线圈部分包括至少一个有源线圈段,其连接到电源的输出端,以及至少一个无源线圈段,其不连接到电源,但与调谐电容器并联连接, 当容器中的过渡材料熔化时,至少一个无源线圈部分可以选择性地在共振频率处或接近谐振频率操作。 根据感受体容器中的过渡材料的状态,施加到有源线圈段的功率的频率可以改变,以产生选择性地与基座容器耦合的磁场,容器中的过渡材料和/或 无源线圈段。

    Induction heating method and unit

    公开(公告)号:US20070125771A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-06-07

    申请号:US11474309

    申请日:2006-06-26

    IPC分类号: H05B6/04

    摘要: It is an object of the present invention to prevent temperature decrease in a border portion of each of heating coils and to enable to eliminate an influence given by the change in a load state. In order to attain this object, an induction heating unit according to the present invention is provided with control units respectively corresponding to a plurality of heating units. A phase detector of the control unit obtains a phase difference between an output current (heating coil current) of an inverter detected by a current transformer reference signal outputted by a reference signal generating section, and inputs it to a drive control section. The drive control section adjusts an output timing (phase) of a gate pulse to be given to the inverter so as to make a phase of the heating coil current of the inverter coincide with a phase of the reference signal outputted by the reference signal generating section. A phase control section controls a variable reactor so as to make the phases of an output voltage and the output current (heating coil current) of the inverter coincide with each other, and improves a power factor of the inverter. Each of the other control units also performs the same control operation.

    Induction heating method and unit
    8.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20060237450A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-10-26

    申请号:US11474311

    申请日:2006-06-26

    IPC分类号: H05B6/04

    摘要: It is an object of the present invention to prevent temperature decrease in a border portion of each of heating coils and to enable to eliminate an influence given by the change in a load state. In order to attain this object, an induction heating unit according to the present invention is provided with control units respectively corresponding to a plurality of heating units. A phase detector of the control unit obtains a phase difference between an output current (heating coil current) of an inverter detected by a current transformer reference signal outputted by a reference signal generating section, and inputs it to a drive control section. The drive control section adjusts an output timing (phase) of a gate pulse to be given to the inverter so as to make a phase of the heating coil current of the inverter coincide with a phase of the reference signal outputted by the reference signal generating section. A phase control section controls a variable reactor so as to make the phases of an output voltage and the output current (heating coil current) of the inverter coincide with each other, and improves a power factor of the inverter. Each of the other control units also performs the same control operation.

    High-frequency pulse oscillator
    9.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US07115843B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-10-03

    申请号:US11041221

    申请日:2005-01-25

    IPC分类号: H05B1/02

    摘要: The present invention generally relates to a high-frequency pulse oscillator, and more particularly to a high-frequency pulse oscillator adapted to provide pulse currents having a high frequency and large amplitude so as to transition metallic materials into a plastic state for ease of processing or for closing microcracks formed in metallic parts in order to recover mechanical characteristics thereof. The high-frequency pulse oscillator of the present invention comprises a controllable rectifier, a switching section, and a control system. The controllable rectifier rectifies alternating currents supplied from a current source to output currents having a predetermined waveform, according to a control signal from the control system. The switching section generates pulse currents using the currents from the rectifier, according to another control signal from the control system. The switching section comprises at least one switching block, which is connected so that the amplitude of the pulse currents is increased. The control system controls the rectifier and the switching section according to the signals to start, stop, and reset the operation of generating the pulse currents and the signals to specify or change the frequency and amplitude of the pulse currents, so that the generated pulse currents may have desired frequency and amplitude. The pulse currents generated in the high-frequency pulse oscillator enable the manufacture of various structural parts without degrading their structure.

    Induction heating apparatus and methods of operation thereof
    10.
    发明申请
    Induction heating apparatus and methods of operation thereof 失效
    感应加热装置及其操作方法

    公开(公告)号:US20060050762A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-03-09

    申请号:US10926900

    申请日:2004-08-25

    申请人: John Richardson

    发明人: John Richardson

    IPC分类号: H05B6/06

    CPC分类号: H05B6/067 H05B6/24

    摘要: Methods of operation of an induction melter are disclosed. Particularly, a cooled crucible and an inductor may be provided proximate thereto for heating at least one material therein. A desired electromagnetic flux skin depth for heating the at least one material within the crucible may be selected and a frequency of an alternating current for energizing the inductor therewith and for producing the desired skin depth may be selected. The inductor may be energized with the alternating current having the selected frequency. Optionally, the frequency of the alternating current may be selected in response to a difference between a desired skin depth and the indicated skin depth. The desired skin depth may be selected to be about 38% of a diameter of the at least one material. The desired skin depth may be substantially maintained as the temperature of the at least one material varies.

    摘要翻译: 公开了感应胶机的操作方法。 特别地,可以在其附近设置冷却的​​坩埚和电感器,用于在其中加热至少一种材料。 可以选择用于加热坩埚内的至少一种材料的期望的电磁通量趋肤深度,并且可以选择用于使感应器通电并产生所需趋肤深度的交流电流的频率。 电感器可以用具有选定频率的交流电来供电。 可选地,可以响应于期望的皮肤深度和所指示的皮肤深度之间的差异来选择交流电流的频率。 期望的皮肤深度可以选择为至少一种材料的直径的约38%。 随着至少一种材料的温度变化,可以基本上保持所需的皮肤深度。