JP2006294287A - Induction heating device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an induction heating device which lowers a load on components by detecting a working condition of a power factor improvement means and gives little influence on other equipment. <P>SOLUTION: A control means 10 controls to stop a power factor improvement means 13 and an inverter, when an output of a voltage detector 9 which detects a voltage of a smoothing means connected on an output side of the power factor improvement means 3 exceeds a predetermined range, so that the induction heating device with a load on components lowered and with little influence on other equipment. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an induction heating device used in general homes, offices, restaurants, factories, and the like, and more specifically, as a material to be heated, a low permeability and high electrical conductivity material such as aluminum or copper. The present invention relates to an induction heating apparatus that can heat aluminum, copper, and the like, particularly with an induction heating cooker that heats a heated object, an induction heating water heater, an induction heating iron, or another induction heating apparatus.

  Conventionally, this type of induction heating device has a switching means for shaping an input current waveform with respect to an electromagnetic cooker, and in particular, a force for heating an object to be heated formed of a material other than a ferromagnetic material such as iron. The rate is improved (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  FIG. 8 is a circuit diagram showing an embodiment of a conventional induction heating apparatus described in Patent Document 1, and FIG. 9 is a signal waveform diagram of each part of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 8, a commercial power supply 101 with an AC voltage Vac is connected to the bridge circuit 105. The bridge circuit 105 is configured by bridge-connecting two thyristors 107a and 107b and two diodes 109a and 109b, and converts the AC current of the commercial power supply 101 into a DC current. The capacitor 111 is set to a relatively large capacity in order to remove the ripple current, and is a smoothing means for smoothing the pulsating current rectified by the bridge circuit 105. The input control circuit 133 is connected to a current transformer 134 provided on the commercial power supply 101 side. The current transformer 134 detects the input current Iin input from the commercial power supply 101 and sends information corresponding to the detected current value of the input current Iin to the input control circuit 133. The input control circuit 133 has a built-in arithmetic processing unit such as a microcomputer, and executes optimum PWM control based on information on the actual input current Iin from the current transformer 134. That is, the input control circuit 133 performs the input current Iin In order to improve the power factor so that the current waveform is substantially a sine wave, a pulse signal 133a as shown in FIG. 9C is output to the transistor Tr1. The transistor Tr1 is a switching means for shaping the waveform of the input current Iin by performing a switching operation at a predetermined waveform shaping period based on the pulse signal 133a. The reactor L is tank means for accumulating electric power from the commercial power source 101 when the transistor Tr1 is turned on and supplying the accumulated electric power to the capacitor 111 when the transistor Tr1 is turned off.
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  However, in the conventional configuration, when the object to be heated is inductively heated by the voltage fluctuation of the capacitor 111 serving as the power source of the inverter, the high-frequency magnetic field intensity also fluctuates. In particular, when heating an object to be heated formed of a material other than a ferromagnetic material such as iron (a material having a high electrical conductivity and a low magnetic permeability such as aluminum), the fluctuation of the magnetic field strength causes the magnetic field and The repulsive force with the induced current induced in the heated object generates periodic vibration and vibration sound of the heated object, which impairs the convenience for the user. For this reason, as in the prior art, the capacitor 111 is selected to have a large capacity that does not cause voltage fluctuation, and an electrolytic capacitor that can easily be increased in capacity is usually used. However, due to the increase in the capacity of the capacitor 111, the charging current of the capacitor 111 flows from the commercial power source 101 only during a period when the voltage of the capacitor 111 is lower than the output voltage of the bridge circuit 105. That is, the charging current of the capacitor 111, that is, the input current does not flow during the period before and after the commercial power supply 101 in which the output voltage of the bridge circuit 105 is low becomes zero voltage, so the input current cannot maintain a sine wave shape. It becomes a distorted waveform. Due to the distortion of the input current, the power factor decreases, and an input current having a very high peak flows to charge the capacitor 111 serving as a smoothing means. However, the electrolytic capacitor 111 generally used as the smoothing means has a limit on the allowable ripple current. If the current flows beyond the limit, internal heat generation will increase, leading to a shortened component life and capacitor breakdown. In addition, since a current equivalent to the input current flows also in the reactor L, a high peak current flows, and magnetic saturation is likely to occur. In some cases, the operation as the reactor cannot be performed. In addition, since the power factor is reduced, there is a possibility that other devices connected to the commercial power supply 101 will be affected and malfunction of other devices may occur. Therefore, in particular, the capacitor 111 does not fluctuate in voltage in order to heat an object to be heated formed of a material other than a ferromagnetic material such as iron (a material having high electrical conductivity and low permeability such as aluminum). In the case of such a large capacity, means for improving the power factor such as the transistor Tr1 in the prior art is required. However, in the conventional technique, the transistor Tr1 that should continue to operate originally has a transistor Tr1 for some reason, for example, the failure of the transistor Tr1, the failure of the transistor Tr1 drive circuit, the disconnection / connection of the lead connector connecting the substrates. If the drive signal is not output, the power is not supplied, etc., or if it does not operate or has stopped, the power factor will decrease due to the power factor improving function being stopped, causing the problems described above To do.

  In other words, when the means for improving the power factor does not operate normally due to some trouble, it is necessary to quickly detect, stop heating, and notify.

  The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and provides an induction heating device that reduces the load on components and has little influence on other devices by detecting the operating state of the power factor improvement means. With the goal.

  In order to solve the above-described conventional problems, the induction heating apparatus of the present invention includes voltage detection means for detecting the voltage of the smoothing means connected to the output side of the power factor improvement means, and the inverter is a second switching element group. A high-frequency current is supplied to the heating coil by turning on / off the induction coil to heat the object to be heated. The power factor improving means improves the power factor by turning on / off the first switching element, and the control means is voltage detecting means When the output exceeds the predetermined range, the power factor improving means and the inverter are controlled to stop.

  The power factor improving means shapes the input current by turning on and off the included switching element to improve the power factor, but the circuit configuration itself is a converter that converts voltage. Therefore, if the power factor improving means is operating normally, the smoothing means voltage should be equal to the set value of the power factor improving means. In other words, the smoothing means voltage should be higher or lower than the output voltage of the rectifying means. Since the control means can recognize the smoothing means voltage by the voltage detecting means, if the smoothing means voltage is outside the voltage range to be originally set, the power factor improving means has some trouble and operates. It is also possible to judge that it is not.

  Therefore, it is possible to control the power factor improving means and the inverter to stop, to quickly stop heating, to reduce the load on the components, and to suppress the influence on other devices.

  The induction heating apparatus of the present invention can provide an induction heating apparatus that reduces the load on components and has little influence on other devices by detecting the operating state of the power factor improving means.

  According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a rectifying unit that rectifies an AC voltage from a commercial power source, a power factor improving unit connected to an output side of the rectifying unit, and a first switching element included in the power factor improving unit. A smoothing means connected to the output side of the power factor improving means, a voltage detection means for detecting the voltage of the smoothing means, an inverter connected to the smoothing means, and a plurality of elements included in the inverter. A heating coil for inductively heating an object to be heated, which is connected to the inverter and made of aluminum, copper, or a low permeability material having an electric conductivity substantially equal to or higher than the switching element group; And a control means for controlling the inverter, and the inverter supplies a high-frequency current by turning on / off the second switching element group. The heating element is supplied to a heating coil to inductively heat the object to be heated, the power factor improving means improves the power factor by turning on / off the first switching element, and the control means outputs the output of the voltage detecting means. In the case of exceeding a predetermined range, an induction heating device that controls the power factor improving means and the inverter to stop is provided.

  When induction heating is performed on an object to be heated made of aluminum, copper, or a low-permeability material having an electric conductivity substantially equal to or higher than these, the object to be heated is caused by the repulsive force between the high frequency magnetic field generated from the heating coil and the object to be heated. In order to suppress the vibration noise of an object, a smoothing means that smoothes the inverter power supply voltage and makes the inverter output substantially constant is necessary.

  Further, since the input current is distorted by providing the smoothing means, a power factor improving means for shaping the input current into a sine wave and improving the power factor is also required.

  As described above, the power factor improvement means shapes the input current by turning on and off the included switching element to improve the power factor, but the circuit configuration itself is a converter that converts voltage. . Therefore, if the power factor improving means is operating normally, the smoothing means voltage should be equal to the set value of the power factor improving means. In other words, the smoothing means voltage should be higher or lower than the output voltage of the rectifying means.

  Since the control means can recognize the smoothing means voltage by the voltage detecting means, if the smoothing means voltage is outside the voltage range to be originally set, the power factor improving means has some trouble and operates. It is also possible to judge that it is not.

  Therefore, the power factor improving means and the inverter can be controlled to be stopped, heating can be stopped quickly, the load on the parts can be reduced, and the influence on other devices can be suppressed.

  Further, the voltage detection means is generally constituted by a voltage dividing circuit using a resistor. In addition to the simple configuration, the voltage detection means can be easily converted into a voltage that can be input by the control means.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the second aspect further includes a second voltage detection unit that detects an output voltage of the rectification unit, and the second voltage detection unit outputs a detection signal to the control unit and the control The means is an induction heating device that controls the power factor improving means and the inverter to stop when the output of the voltage detecting means exceeds a predetermined range set according to the output of the second voltage detecting means. is there.

  The power factor improving means has a circuit configuration equivalent to a converter that converts voltage. In the case of excessive voltage conversion, for example, the smoothing means voltage is set very high or low with respect to the output voltage of the rectifying means. In this case, the load such as the first switching element constituting the power factor improving means is large, and heat generation increases.

  Therefore, it is necessary to change the output set value of the power factor improving means according to the output voltage of the rectifying means to suppress the load. Moreover, like patent document 1, the heating output of a to-be-heated material may be adjusted by changing the output set value of a power factor improvement means.

  At this time, if the control means defines that the normal range of the smoothing means voltage is the predetermined range, the operation of the power factor improvement means cannot be detected correctly.

  However, in the present invention, even when the output set value of the power factor improving unit, that is, the smoothing unit voltage is not constant, the control unit recognizes the output voltage of the rectifying unit, so It is possible to correct the voltage range of the smoothing means voltage for judging abnormality. That is, it is possible to correctly detect the operation of the power factor improving means.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a rectifying unit that rectifies an AC voltage from a commercial power supply, a power factor improving unit connected to an output side of the rectifying unit, and a first switching element included in the power factor improving unit. A current detecting means for detecting a current of the first switching element; a smoothing means connected to the output side of the power factor improving means; an inverter connected to the smoothing means; and a plurality of elements included in the inverter A second switching element group comprising: a heating coil for inductively heating an object to be heated, which is connected to the inverter and made of aluminum, copper, or a low-permeability material having an electrical conductivity substantially equal to or higher than these; Control means for inputting a signal from the detection means and controlling the inverter, and the inverter is turned on / off by the second switching element group. A frequency current is supplied to the heating coil to inductively heat the object to be heated, the power factor improving means improves the power factor by turning on and off the first switching element, and the control means detects the current detection When the output of the means is less than or equal to a predetermined value, the induction heating apparatus is controlled to stop the power factor improving means and the inverter.

  When the first switching element is not operating, that is, when OFF is continued, the power factor improving means is in a stopped state. Therefore, the control means can detect that the power factor improvement means is stopped when the current of the first switching element is detected by the current detection means, if the current is less than the predetermined value.

  In addition, the current detection means generally has a problem that the number of components increases as compared to the voltage detection means, and the board occupation area increases. However, since the current detection means in the present invention detects the current of the first switching element, it is also possible to suppress overload of the first switching element by serving as overcurrent detection.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to third aspects of the invention, the operation means for outputting a signal to the control means for heating / stopping the object to be heated by the operation by the user, and the inclusion in the operation means Display means for displaying the state of the apparatus, and ringing means included in the operation means for notifying the state of the apparatus by a notification sound or voice, wherein the control means has an output of the voltage detection means within a predetermined range. If the output of the voltage detection means exceeds a predetermined range set according to the output of the second voltage detection means, or if the output of the current detection means is less than a predetermined value, the operation means A signal is output, and the operation means is an induction heating device that performs notification by either or both of the display means and the ringing means.

  Appropriate measures can be taken promptly by detecting the operation stop of the power factor improvement means that should continue to operate for some reason and notifying the user through the display and ringing accordingly. Therefore, it is possible to improve the production efficiency at the time of production of the apparatus, improve the serviceability of the repair person, and improve the convenience of the user in the market.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 shows an induction heating apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and is a schematic circuit diagram of a main part of an induction heating cooker in particular.

  In FIG. 1, a power factor improving means 3 is connected to an output side of a rectifying means 2 composed of a diode bridge that rectifies an AC voltage from a commercial power source 1.

  The power factor improving means 3 includes a first switching element 4, a first choke coil 5, and a first diode 6. One of the first choke coils 5 is connected to the diode bridge 2 high potential output side. The other is connected to the first switching element 4 high potential terminal (collector in the case of IGBT, drain in the case of MOSFET).

  The low potential terminal (emitter in the case of IGBT, source in the case of MOSFET) of the first switching element 4 is connected to the low potential output side of the diode bridge 2 via a minute resistor 7.

  The cathode of the first diode 6 is connected to the high potential terminal of the first switching element 4.

  Between the anode of the first diode 6 on the output side of the power factor improving means 3 and the first switching element 4 low potential terminal, a smoothing means 8 made of a large capacity electrolytic capacitor is connected. In this embodiment, two electrolytic capacitors having a capacity of 820 μF are connected in parallel, and the voltage is boosted by the power factor improving means 3 so that it becomes approximately 350 V in a normal case (when the commercial power source 1 is AC 200 V and peak is about 280 V). Will be.

  Both ends of the electrolytic capacitor 8 are connected to voltage detection means 9 made of a resistor so as to detect the voltage of the electrolytic capacitor 8. The divided voltage divided by this resistor is input at a voltage dividing ratio so as to be equal to or lower than the power supply voltage (5 V in the present embodiment) of the control means 10 comprising a microcomputer.

  Similarly, the output side of the diode bridge 2 is connected to a second voltage detecting means 11 made of a resistor in order to detect the output voltage of the diode bridge 2, and a voltage dividing resistor divided by this resistor. Is input to the control means 10.

  An inverter 12 is connected to the smoothing means 8, and the smoothing means 8 serves as a power source for the inverter 12 when viewed from the inverter 12 side.

  In the inverter 12, the smoothing means 8 is connected in parallel to the boosting means 13 that boosts the voltage, the second smoothing means 14 that smoothes the boosted voltage, and the second smoothing means 14, and each is connected in series. A series connection of a resonance coil 17 and a heating coil 16 connected in parallel to a high potential terminal and a low potential terminal of a second switching element group 15 made of a plurality of IGBTs and a low potential side switching element 15a of the second switching element group 15 The body is contained.

  Each second switching element group 15 includes a reverse conducting diode.

  Similar to the smoothing unit 8, the second smoothing unit 14 serves as a power source for the inverter 12 when viewed from the inverter 12.

  The circuit configuration of the boosting unit 13 is the same as that of the power factor improving unit 3, and includes a third switching element 18, a second choke coil 19, and a second diode 20. Similar to the second switching element group 15, the third switching element 18 includes a reverse conducting diode.

  One end of the second choke coil 19 is connected to the high potential side of the smoothing means 8 and the other end is connected to the high potential terminal of the third switching element 18. The low potential terminal of the third switching element 18 is connected to the low potential side of the smoothing means 8. The second diode 20 has an anode connected to the third switching element 18 high potential terminal and a cathode connected to the second smoothing means 14 high potential side.

  The second smoothing means 14 voltage is about 700 V by boosting the smoothing means 8 voltage (350 V), so a film capacitor is used instead of an electrolytic capacitor in which the withstand voltage cannot be set high. In the present embodiment, the capacitance of the film capacitor 14 is set to 5 μF.

  Tempered glass is disposed above the heating coil 16 (not shown), and an object to be heated 21 made of aluminum, copper, or a low magnetic permeability material having an electric conductivity substantially equal to or higher than these is disposed thereon. It is burned.

  Further, the heating coil 16 is configured by winding a stranded wire bundled with strands on a flat plate in order to suppress loss.

  As described above, the control means 10 is supplied with signals from the voltage detection means 9 and the second voltage detection means 11 and also has an input current detection means comprising a current transformer for detecting the input current from the commercial power source 1. A signal from both ends of the minute resistor 7 connected to the low-potential output side of the rectifying means 2 corresponding to the signal from 22 and the instantaneous input current is also input.

  Further, the control unit 10 operates the first switching element 4 and the first switching unit 4 so as to obtain a predetermined output based on signals from the voltage detection unit 9, the second voltage detection unit 11, the input current detection unit 22, and the like. The operations of the second switching element group 15 and the third switching element 18 are controlled.

  In addition, an operation means 23 that outputs a signal to heat / stop the article to be heated 21 by an operation by the user is connected to the control means 10. The operation means 23 includes a display means 24 composed of a liquid crystal for displaying information on the state of the apparatus, that is, a thermal power display, a timer display, a temperature display, and the like, and a ringing sound constituted by a buzzer or a speaker for generating a notification sound or a sound. Means 25 are included.

  About the induction heating apparatus comprised as mentioned above, the operation | movement and an effect | action are demonstrated below.

  First, the operation of the inverter 12 will be mainly described.

  When the commercial power source 1 is turned on, the control means 10 starts detection of the voltage detection means 9 and starts driving the first switching element 4.

  Further, the control means 10 recognizes the commercial power supply 1 voltage from the output of the second voltage detection means 11, and if the commercial power supply 1 is 200V AC or more, the first switching element is set so that the smoothing means 8 voltage becomes 350V. 4 is controlled. On the other hand, when the commercial power supply 1 voltage does not reach AC 200 V, the smoothing means 8 voltage is 350 V or less, the set value is appropriately changed so that the first switching element 4 is not overloaded, and the first switching element 4 Control the drive.

  When the user performs a heating start operation of the article to be heated 21 by the operation means 23, a heating start signal is output from the operation means 23 to the control means 10. At the same time, signals are output from the operation means 23 to the display means 24 and the sounding means 25, and the start of heating is notified by sounding such as display and sound according to the user's operation.

  The control means 10 receiving the heating start signal from the operation means 23 outputs a drive signal to operate the second switching element group 15. At this time, control is performed so that the on-time of the low-potential side switching element 15a of the second switching element group 15 is minimized, the on-time of the high-potential side switching element 15b is maximized, and each is exclusively turned on. I do.

  The control means 10 is a low-potential-side switching element that maintains a constant drive frequency (period) of 33 kHz, which is a frequency that is about 1/3 of the resonance frequency of about 90 kHz of the resonance element composed of the resonance capacitor 17, the heating coil 16, and the heated object 21. While continuing the exclusive drive of 15a and the high potential side switching element 15b, the ON time of the low potential side switching element 15a is gradually extended. When the on-time of the low-potential side switching element 15a reaches 1/2 of the driving cycle, the control means 10 keeps the on-time ratio between the low-potential side switching element 15a and the high-potential side switching element 15b constant. Decrease (cycle).

  When the output of the capacitor voltage detecting means (not shown) for detecting the voltage of the resonant capacitor 17 exceeds a threshold set according to the output from the input current detecting means 22 during the series of operations, the control is performed. The means 10 determines that an object to be heated 21 is placed above the heating coil 16 and starts driving the third switching element 18.

  The on-time of the third switching element 18 is set to be minimum, but the second smoothing means 14 voltage has reached about 700 V by the second smoothing means 14 voltage detection means (not shown). The on-time is gradually extended until it is detected. Thereafter, the on-time of the third switching element 18 is controlled by the control means 10 so that the voltage of the second smoothing means 14 is maintained at about 700V.

  A current for short-circuiting the smoothing means 8 flows through the second choke coil 19 during the ON time of the third switching element 18, and energy is stored in the second choke coil 19. When the third switching element 18 is turned off, the energy accumulated in the second choke coil 19 charges the second smoothing means 14 via the second diode 20. As a result, the voltage of the second smoothing means 14 is boosted with respect to the smoothing means 8 voltage.

  This boosting operation is also the same in the power factor improving means 3. The first switching element 4 corresponds to the third switching element 18, the smoothing means 8 corresponds to the output of the rectifying means 2, and the second choke. The coil 19 is the first choke coil 5, the second diode 20 is the first diode 6, and the second smoothing means 14 is the smoothing means 8.

  Note that the third switching element 18 is controlled to operate at a constant frequency of about 20 kHz.

  After starting the driving of the third switching element 18, the control means 10 compares the output of the input current detection means 22 with the heating output setting by the operation means 23, and appropriately drives the driving frequency of the second switching element group 15, and The on-time of the third switching element 18 is controlled.

  That is, the inverter 12 turns on / off the second switching element group 15 under the control of the control means 10, supplies a high-frequency current to the heating coil 16, and inductively heats the object to be heated 21.

  FIG. 2 shows an operation waveform of each part in a state where a predetermined input current is obtained in the present embodiment.

  2A shows the voltage (Vce) between the high potential terminal and the low potential terminal of the low potential side switching element 15a, FIG. 2B shows the current (Ic) of the low potential side switching element 15a, and FIG. The voltage (Vce) between the high potential terminal and the low potential terminal of the high potential side switching element 15b, FIG. 2 (d) shows the high potential side switching element 15b current (Ic), and FIG. 2 (e) shows the heating coil 16 current (IL). 2 (f) shows the voltage (Vce) between the high potential terminal and the low potential terminal of the third switching element 18, and FIG. 2 (g) shows the current (Ic) of the third switching element 18.

  In the present embodiment, the control means 10 operates the second switching element group 15 at a frequency that is about 1/3 of the resonance frequency of the resonance element including the resonance capacitor 17, the heating coil 16, and the article to be heated 21. This is related to the material 21 to be heated being made of a material having high electrical conductivity and low magnetic permeability such as aluminum.

  When the material of the object to be heated 21 is aluminum or the like, the high frequency resistance of the object to be heated 21 viewed from the heating coil 16 is very low, so that sufficient Joule heat is generated even if an induced current is induced in the object to be heated 21. Does not occur.

  In order to inductively heat such an object 21 to be heated, there is a method in which the strength of the high-frequency magnetic field generated by the high-frequency current flowing in the heating coil 16 is increased, or the frequency is increased to increase the high-frequency resistance of the object to be heated 21. It is valid.

  In the present embodiment, the strength of the high frequency magnetic field generated by increasing the number of turns of the heating coil 16 is increased, and further the magnetic field frequency is increased from about 20 kHz to about 90 kHz, thereby inducing the object to be heated 21 such as aluminum with sufficient thermal power. Heating is possible.

  However, increasing the magnetic field frequency increases the drive frequency of the second switching element group 15, which increases the number of times of switching, leading to an increase in loss. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the resonance frequency is used to select the second switching element group 15 driving frequency so that three resonances can be obtained during one driving period of the second switching element group 15. . That is, the second switching element group 15 is operated at a frequency that is about 1/3 of the resonance frequency of the resonance element including the resonance capacitor 17, the heating coil 16, and the object to be heated 21.

  Thereby, while increasing the magnetic field frequency, it is possible to suppress an increase in the number of switching times of the second switching element group 15 and to suppress an increase in the loss of the second switching element group 15.

  Further, when the material to be heated 21 is aluminum or the like, since the electrical conductivity is high, the induced current induced at the time of induction heating is larger than that of a material such as iron. Since this induced current is generated so as to repel the high-frequency magnetic field generated from the heating coil 16, the heated object 21 is easy to move.

  When the capacity of the smoothing means 8 or the second smoothing means 14 is small, the instantaneous output of the inverter 12 fluctuates in synchronization with the commercial power source 1, and vibration noise is generated from the article to be heated 21 due to this fluctuation. .

  In the present embodiment, the capacity of the smoothing means 8 is set to two 820 μF, and the capacity of the second smoothing means 14 is set to 5 μF, so that a sufficient capacity is secured and the output of the inverter 12 synchronized with the commercial power source 1 is output. Fluctuation has been greatly reduced.

  FIG. 3 shows an overall view of the operation waveform of each part in the present embodiment.

  3A is the smoothing means 8 voltage (VC2), FIG. 3B is the second smoothing means 14 voltage (VCc), and FIG. 3C is the heating coil 16 current (IL) correlated with the inverter 12 output. Is shown. 3D, 3E, and 3F show VC2, VCc, and IL when the capacity of the smoothing means 8 and the second smoothing means 14 is not sufficient.

  Further, when the capacity of the smoothing unit 8 is set to be large, the input current flowing from the commercial power source 1 is distorted and the power factor is reduced. It is possible to maintain power factor.

  Next, the operation of the power factor improving means 3 will be mainly described.

  After the commercial power source 1 is turned on, the control means 10 always recognizes the output signal of the voltage detection means 9 in order to detect the smoothing means 8 voltage. Similarly, the output signal of the second voltage detecting means 11 for detecting the output voltage of the rectifying means 2 is taken in and recognized at a timing that is always synchronized with the commercial power source 1.

  The control means 10 recognizes the commercial power supply 1 voltage from the output of the second voltage detection means 11, and if the commercial power supply 1 is 200V AC or more, the first switching element 4 is set so that the smoothing means 8 voltage becomes 350V. Control the drive. On the other hand, when the commercial power supply 1 voltage does not reach 200 VAC, the smoothing means 8 voltage is 350 V or less, and the setting value corresponding to the commercial power supply 1 voltage is appropriately changed so that the first switching element 4 is not overloaded. The driving of the first switching element 4 is controlled.

  Here, when AC 200 V or more, the voltage of the smoothing means 8 is fixed to 350 V. In order to suppress overloading of the electrolytic capacitor 8 due to overvoltage, the smoothing means 8 generally uses an electrolytic capacitor having a low withstand voltage. It is.

  FIG. 4 shows a set value of the smoothing unit 8 voltage with respect to the commercial power supply 1 voltage and a normal operation determination range (predetermined range) of the power factor improvement unit 3 as will be described later.

  The control means 10 includes an oscillation circuit therein, and drives the first switching element 4 in synchronization with the oscillation frequency. The control means 10 compares the set value of the output of the voltage detection means 9, the voltage across the minute resistor 7 connected to the low potential output side of the rectification means 2 corresponding to the instantaneous input current, and the smoothing means 8 voltage. Calculate.

  Based on the calculation result, the control means 10 changes the ON time of the first switching element 4 so that the input current becomes substantially sinusoidal, the power factor is improved, and the voltage of the smoothing means 8 becomes the set value. PWM control is performed.

  FIG. 5 schematically shows the input current shaping by the power factor improving means 3. 5A is an input current waveform when the power factor improving means 3 is not operating, FIG. 5B is an input current waveform when the power factor improving means 3 is operating, and FIG. The 1st switching element 4 drive signal in Drawing 5 (b) is shown typically.

  For example, when the commercial power source 1 is 200V AC, the control unit 10 recognizes it by the second voltage detection unit 11, and sets the normal operating range of the power factor improvement unit 3 from 340V to 360V as shown in FIG. When the voltage of the smoothing means 8 is lower than 340V or higher than 360V due to forgetting to connect the lead connector to the power factor improving means 3, disconnection, or other problems, the control means 10 recognizes the abnormality by the output signal of the voltage detecting means 9 Immediately thereafter, driving of the first switching element 4, the second switching element group 15, and the third switching element 18 is stopped, and an output signal corresponding to the malfunction of the power factor improving means 3 is sent to the operating means 23.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, by detecting the operating state of the power factor improving means, it is possible to provide an induction heating device that reduces the load on components and has little influence on other devices. .

  In addition, the operation unit 23 that has received the output signal from the control unit 10 displays an error on the display unit 24 and notifies the user of an abnormality by a notification sound from the ringing unit 25.

  That is, the control means 10 determines the set value of the smoothing means 8 voltage according to the output of the second voltage detection means 11, and sets a predetermined range in which the power factor improvement means 3 is determined to be in the normal operating range. Set.

  Further, the control means 10 outputs a signal to the operation means 23 when the output of the voltage detection means 9 exceeds a predetermined range, and the operation means 23 is both or both of the display means 24 and the ringing means 25. Notification.

  Similarly, if the control means 10 cannot recognize the outputs of the voltage detection means 9 and the second voltage detection means 11 due to forgetting to connect the lead connector, or if the output is too low, the output signal is operated accordingly. Send to means 23.

  In the present embodiment, the control unit 10 controls the driving of all of the first switching element 4, the second switching element group 15, and the third switching element 18, but the present invention is not limited to this. is not. For example, the same effect can be obtained by using a dedicated control means (such as an IC) for controlling the driving of the first switching element 4.

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 6 shows an induction heating apparatus according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention, and is a schematic circuit diagram of a main part of the induction heating cooker in particular.

  Since the present embodiment has substantially the same configuration as that of the first embodiment, only different parts will be described.

  In FIG. 6, voltage detecting means 9 made of a resistor is connected to both ends of the second smoothing means 14 in order to detect the voltage of the second smoothing means 14. The divided voltage divided by this resistor is input at a voltage dividing ratio so as to be equal to or lower than the power supply voltage (5 V in the present embodiment) of the control means 10 comprising a microcomputer.

  After the commercial power supply 1 is turned on, the control means 10 starts driving control of the first switching element 4 in a state of waiting for a heating start signal input from the operation means 23 (standby state).

  At this time, since the second switching element group 15 and the third switching element 18 are stopped, the boosting means 13 does not operate, and the voltage of the smoothing means 8 and the second smoothing means 14 is the second diode. It becomes almost the same potential with a difference of only 20 minute forward voltages.

  The control means 10 recognizes the commercial power supply 1 voltage or the rectifying means 2 output voltage by the second voltage detection means 11, and when the commercial power supply 1 is AC200V as shown in FIG. 4, the power factor improvement means 3 operates normally. Set the range from 340V to 360V.

  The control means 10 forgets to connect the lead connector to the power factor improvement means 3, disconnection, or other problems, and the voltage of the smoothing means 8 that is substantially the same potential as the voltage of the second smoothing means 14 is lower than 340V or higher than 360V. If it is higher, the abnormality is indirectly recognized by the output signal of the voltage detection means 9, the drive of the first switching element 4 is immediately stopped, and an output signal corresponding to the malfunction of the power factor improvement means 3 is sent to the operation means 23. .

  The operation unit 23 that has received the output signal from the control unit 10 displays an error on the display unit 24 and notifies the user of an abnormality by a notification sound from the ringing unit 25.

  That is, the control means 10 determines the set value of the smoothing means 8 voltage according to the output of the second voltage detection means 11, and sets a predetermined range in which the power factor improvement means 3 is determined to be in the normal operating range. Set. The control means 10 performs control to stop the power factor improvement means 3 when the output of the voltage detection means 9 exceeds a predetermined range.

  For example, when checking the operation of the apparatus in a factory, if the operation of the power factor improvement means 3 cannot be determined unless heating is started, productivity is reduced.

  In the present embodiment, particularly after the commercial power supply 1 is turned on, the control means 10 starts driving control of the first switching element 4 in a state of waiting for a heating start signal input from the operation means 23 (standby state). Then, the operation of the power factor improvement means 3 is detected.

  Therefore, when the cause of the malfunction of the power factor improvement means 3 is forgetting to connect the lead connector at the time of production, disconnection, etc., it is not necessary to start heating just by turning on the commercial power source 1. It is possible to quickly determine malfunctions and improve productivity.

  Moreover, since the voltage detection means 9 will also detect the voltage of the 2nd switching element group 15 and the 3rd switching element 18, it will prevent destruction of the 2nd switching element group 15 and the 3rd switching element 18. It is also possible to serve as overvoltage detection means.

  That is, depending on the drive start timing of the first switching element 4, the voltage detecting means 9 detects the second smoothing means 14 voltage instead of the smoothing means 8 voltage, and the control means 10 causes the power factor improving means 3 to malfunction. It is possible to detect.

  Note that the detection of the operation of the power factor improvement means 3 in the state waiting for the heating start signal input from the operation means 23 (standby state) after the commercial power source 1 is turned on is also the first embodiment. This is possible by starting the drive control of the switching element 4 first.

(Embodiment 3)
FIG. 7 shows an induction heating apparatus according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention, and is a schematic circuit diagram of a main part of the induction heating cooker in particular.

  Since the present embodiment has substantially the same configuration as that of the first embodiment, only different parts will be described.

  In FIG. 7, the first switching element 4 is connected in series with a minute resistor serving as a current detection means 26 for detecting the current of the first switching element 4, and a detection signal is input to the control means 10. It is the composition which becomes.

  The control means 10 to which the commercial power source 1 is turned on and the heating start signal from the operation means 23 by the user's operation is input is the control means 10 of the first switching element 4, the second switching element group 15, and the third switching element 18. Start drive control.

  At that time, if the detection signal from the current detection means 26 is less than or equal to a predetermined value, the control means 10 determines that the first switching element 4 is not turned on, that is, the power factor improvement means 3 is not operating, Each switching element is immediately stopped and an output signal corresponding to the malfunction of the power factor improvement means 3 is sent to the operation means 23.

  The operation unit 23 that has received the output signal from the control unit 10 displays an error on the display unit 24 and notifies the user of an abnormality by a notification sound from the ringing unit 25.

  That is, the control means 10 controls to stop the power factor improvement means 3 and the inverter 12 when the output of the current detection means 26 is below a predetermined value.

  Further, when an instantaneous overcurrent flows through the first switching element 4 due to a sudden load fluctuation (for example, a sudden movement of the article 21 to be heated, an abnormality in the commercial power supply 1 or the like), the output of the current detection means 26 increases rapidly. . When the output of the current detection means 26 exceeds a predetermined value, the control means 10 determines that an overcurrent has flowed through the first switching element 4, and immediately turns off each switching element to stop the high-frequency current supply to the heating coil 16. The inverter 12 is controlled to stop.

  In the present embodiment, an example of a minute resistance is given as the current detection means 26. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a similar effect can be obtained by a current transformer or the like.

  As described above, the induction heating device according to the present invention provides an induction heating device that reduces the load on components and has little influence on other devices by detecting the operating state of the power factor correction means. Therefore, it is useful not only as an induction heating cooker, but also as an induction heating water heater, induction heating iron, or other induction heating heating apparatus.

Main part schematic circuit diagram of induction heating apparatus (induction heating cooker) in Embodiment 1 of the present invention Operation waveform diagram of each part in a state where a predetermined input current of the induction heating device (induction heating cooker) is obtained Overall view of operation waveforms of each part of the induction heating device (induction heating cooker) The figure which shows the setting value of the smoothing means 8 voltage with respect to the commercial power supply 1 voltage of the same induction heating apparatus (induction heating cooking appliance), and the normal operation determination range (predetermined range) of the power factor improvement means 3 Schematic diagram of input current shaping by power factor improvement means 3 of the same induction heating device (induction heating cooker) The principal part schematic circuit diagram of the induction heating apparatus (induction heating cooking appliance) in Embodiment 2 of this invention The principal part schematic circuit diagram of the induction heating apparatus (induction heating cooking appliance) in Embodiment 3 of this invention Circuit diagram showing an embodiment of a conventional induction heating device Signal waveform diagram of each part in the same induction heating device

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Commercial power supply 2 Rectification means 3 Power factor improvement means 4 1st switching element 8 Smoothing means (electrolytic capacitor)
9 Voltage detection means 10 Control means 12 Inverter 15 Second switching element group 16 Heating coil 21 Object to be heated

Claims (4)

Rectifying means for rectifying an AC voltage from a commercial power supply, power factor improving means connected to the output side of the rectifying means, a first switching element included in the power factor improving means, and the power factor improving means Smoothing means connected to the output side, voltage detection means for detecting the voltage of the smoothing means, an inverter connected to the smoothing means, and a plurality of second switching element groups included in the inverter, A heating coil that is connected to the inverter and induction-heats an object to be heated made of aluminum, copper, or a low permeability material having an electrical conductivity substantially equal to or higher than these, and inputs a signal from the voltage detection means; Control means for controlling the inverter, and the inverter supplies high-frequency current to the heating coil by turning on / off the second switching element group. The power factor improving means improves the power factor by turning on / off the first switching element, and the control means has an output of the voltage detecting means within a predetermined range. An induction heating device that controls the power factor improving means and the inverter to stop. And a second voltage detecting means for detecting an output voltage of the rectifying means, wherein the second voltage detecting means outputs a detection signal to the control means, and the control means outputs the second voltage to the control means. The induction heating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the power factor improving means and the inverter are controlled to be stopped when exceeding a predetermined range set according to the output of the detecting means. Rectifying means for rectifying an AC voltage from a commercial power supply, power factor improving means connected to the output side of the rectifying means, a first switching element included in the power factor improving means, and the first switching Current detection means for detecting the current of the element, smoothing means connected to the output side of the power factor improvement means, an inverter connected to the smoothing means, and a plurality of second switching included in the inverter An element group, a heating coil connected to the inverter and induction-heating an object to be heated made of aluminum or copper or a low permeability material having an electric conductivity substantially equal to or higher than these, and a signal from the current detection means Control means for inputting and controlling the inverter, wherein the inverter supplies a high-frequency current by turning on / off the second switching element group. The heating element is supplied to a heating coil to inductively heat the object to be heated, the power factor improving means improves the power factor by turning on / off the first switching element, and the control means outputs the output of the current detecting means. An induction heating device that controls the power factor improving means and the inverter to stop when the power is less than or equal to a predetermined value. An operation means for outputting a signal to the control means for heating / stopping the object to be heated by an operation by a user; a display means included in the operation means for displaying the state of the apparatus; and included in the operation means; A sounding means for notifying the state of the apparatus by a notification sound or a voice, and the control means outputs an output of the second voltage detection means when the output of the voltage detection means exceeds a predetermined range. A signal is output to the operation means when the output of the current detection means is less than or equal to a predetermined value, and the operation means is output by the display means and / or the ringing means. The induction heating device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein notification is performed.