Multiobjective design optimization of an induction heating device: A benchmark problem

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Article type: Research Article

Authors: Di Barba, Paolo^a | Forzan, Michele^{b; *} | Sieni, Elisabetta^b

Affiliations: [a] Department of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering Via Ferrata, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy | [b] Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Padova, Padova, Italy

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Michele Forzan, Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Padova, Via Gradenigo 6/A, 35131 Padova, Italy. Tel.: +39 049 8277591; Fax: +39 049 8277599; E-mail:michele.forzan@unipd.it

Abstract: In the paper, a benchmark in the field of induction heating is described in order to test optimization methods. The optimal design of a pancake inductor for the controlled heating of a graphite disk is considered. The direct problem is characterized by a coupledmagneto-thermal field analysis.

Keywords: Multiobjective optimization, finite elements, induction heating, coupled problems, benchmark

DOI: 10.3233/JAE-140108

Journal: International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, vol. 47, no. 4, pp. 1003-1013, 2015