Design of efficient loads for domestic induction heating applications by means of non-magnetic thin metallic layers

Abstract

The inductive performance of non-magnetic thin metallic layers is investigated with the objective of designing convenient loads for domestic induction heating applications. Thin layers of copper and aluminum with thicknesses ranging from one hundred of nanometers to tens of micrometers are fabricated using the phase vapor deposition (PVD) technique. Performance of layers of different thicknesses and a ferromagnetic conventional material are compared by using the inductive resistance and the inductive efficiency as figures of merit.