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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2014
Applicant:
Behr-hella Thermocontrol Gmbh, Lippstadt, DE;
Inventors:
Harri Pankratz, Soest, DE;
Hans-Joachim Thiemann, Bueren, DE;
Assignee:
Behr-Hella Thermocontrol GmbH, Lippstadt, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 6/06 (2006.01); H05B 6/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 6/06 (2013.01); H05B 6/105 (2013.01); H05B 2213/07 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device and method is provided for inductively heating a heating element, particularly via a magnetic field generated by an induction coil, having an induction coil connected to a resonant circuit, whereby the resonant circuit has at least one first capacitor and at least one first current source, and the coil has a specific inductance and a resistance, and the material of the heating element has a constant permeability at least in temperature subranges, and a method for determining a temperature of a heating element.