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- the present disclosure relates to improving the reliability of RF energy emitting devices.
- a conventional RF (radio frequency) energy emitting device detects the reflected wave power and suppresses the output power according to the level of the reflected wave power.
- Conventional RF energy emitting devices provide output signals as bursts so that the reflected power does not exceed acceptable values.
- Supplying the output power as a burst wave means radiating RF energy while alternately providing an ON time during which the output power is continued and an OFF time during which the output power is stopped (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
- Patent Document 2 describes an RF energy emitting device for protecting the device with high accuracy through hardware control and software control based on the detected value of the reflected wave power and the detected value of the temperature of the RF power element.
- the RF energy emission device described in Patent Document 2 includes a cavity for housing an object to be heated, an RF signal generation section, an RF amplification section, a radiation element, a temperature sensor, and a control section.
- RF power elements are, for example, transistors included in RF power amplifiers that amplify RF signals, and RF power connectors that constitute power supplies. If the RF energy emitting device comprises a circulator, the RF power element further includes a terminator or the like for consuming reflected waves.
- a conventional RF energy emitting device continuously performs a heating operation in a state in which the load impedance between the device and the object to be heated is matched to some extent. Therefore, in order to protect the RF power element from reflected waves, the output power is reduced or the heating operation is stopped when a predetermined condition is met. As a result, depending on the object to be heated, it may not be sufficiently heated.
- the predetermined condition is, for example, when a reflected wave power of a predetermined magnitude is detected, or when the ambient temperature of the RF power element rises above a predetermined value.
- the ON time is set so that the level of the reflected wave power falls within the allowable range of the RF power element.
- the load impedance may be in conditions that cause total internal reflection of the RF energy at the start of operation.
- the heating operation can be performed by supplying the output power as a burst wave while changing the ON time without changing the peak power.
- output power is supplied continuously instead of supplying output power in bursts. Even in this case it is difficult to protect the device.
- An RF power element is, for example, a transistor included in an RF power amplifier for amplifying an RF signal, and an RF power connector that constitutes a power supply. If the RF energy emitting device includes a circulator, a terminator for absorbing reflected waves is also an RF power element.
- a matching box includes not only a device containing a distributed constant and a lumped constant for adjusting load impedance, but also means for changing the angle and rotation angle of the radiation part for emitting microwaves.
- An object of the present disclosure is to provide a highly reliable RF energy radiation device for a heated object that is a load.
- An RF energy emitting device includes an oscillator, a power amplifier, a radiating element, a detector, a controller, and a protection circuit.
- the oscillator oscillates an RF signal with a variable pulse width and a variable pulse period.
- the power amplifier amplifies the RF signal and outputs traveling wave power.
- the radiating element radiates traveling wave power.
- a detector detects reflected wave power returning from the radiating element.
- the controller controls the oscillator and the power amplifier according to the reflected wave power to set the operation mode to the first control mode or the second control mode.
- the control unit sets the pulse width and pulse period to the first pulse width and first pulse period, respectively, and performs pulse width control to intermittently output traveling wave power.
- the controller causes the oscillator to oscillate a pulsed RF signal having a first pulse width and a first pulse period.
- the protection circuit does not shut off the power amplifier.
- the control unit sets the pulse width and the pulse period to the second pulse width and the second pulse period, respectively, and performs pulse width control to intermittently output the traveling wave power.
- the second pulse width is different from the first pulse width and the second pulse period is different from the first pulse period.
- the controller causes the oscillator to oscillate a pulsed RF signal having the second pulse width and the second pulse period, or causes the oscillator to continuously oscillate the RF signal.
- the protection circuit cuts off the power amplifier when the reflected wave power exceeds a predetermined threshold.
- the oscillator is prevented from being destroyed by performing pulse width control in the first control mode at the start of operation.
- the RF energy emitting device continues its operation until the load impedance of the object to be heated stabilizes.
- pulse width control the pulse time is varied according to the temperature of the oscillator so as not to destroy the oscillator. According to the present disclosure, the reliability of RF energy emitting devices can be improved.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an RF radiant energy device according to Embodiment 1 of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a protection circuit and its peripheral components in the RF radiant energy device according to Embodiment 1.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an operation sequence in the RF radiant energy device according to Embodiment 1.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an operation sequence in the RF radiant energy device according to Embodiment 1.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an operation sequence in the RF radiant energy device according to Embodiment 1.
- FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing the operation of the RF radiant energy device according to Embodiment 1.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an operation sequence in the RF radiant energy device according to Embodiment 2 of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 8 is an operation flowchart in the RF radiant energy device according to Embodiment 2.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram showing frequency characteristics of reflectance obtained by frequency sweeping in the RF radiant energy device according
- An RF energy emitting device includes an oscillator, a power amplifier, a radiating element, a detector, a controller, and a protection circuit.
- the oscillator oscillates an RF signal with a variable pulse width and a variable pulse period.
- the power amplifier amplifies the RF signal and outputs traveling wave power.
- the radiating element radiates traveling wave power.
- a detector detects reflected wave power returning from the radiating element.
- the controller controls the oscillator and the power amplifier according to the reflected wave power to set the operation mode to the first control mode or the second control mode.
- the control unit sets the pulse width and pulse period to the first pulse width and first pulse period, respectively, and performs pulse width control to intermittently output traveling wave power.
- the controller causes the oscillator to oscillate a pulsed RF signal having a first pulse width and a first pulse period.
- the protection circuit does not shut off the power amplifier.
- the control unit sets the pulse width and the pulse period to the second pulse width and the second pulse period, respectively, and performs pulse width control to intermittently output the traveling wave power.
- the second pulse width is different from the first pulse width and the second pulse period is different from the first pulse period.
- the controller causes the oscillator to oscillate a pulsed RF signal having the second pulse width and the second pulse period, or causes the oscillator to continuously oscillate the RF signal.
- the protection circuit cuts off the power amplifier when the reflected wave power exceeds a predetermined threshold.
- the RF energy emitting device of this aspect can continue its operation even if the traveling wave power is substantially totally reflected at the start of operation. This can improve the reliability of the RF energy emitting device.
- the controller in addition to the first aspect, in the first control mode, causes the oscillator to oscillate a pulsed RF signal having a first pulse speed.
- the controller causes the power amplifier to output pulsed traveling wave power having a first pulse rate.
- the control unit causes the oscillator to oscillate a pulsed RF signal having a second pulse speed slower than the first pulse speed.
- the controller causes the oscillator to continuously oscillate the RF signal.
- the controller causes the power amplifier to output pulsed traveling wave power or continuous wave traveling wave power having the second pulse rate.
- the protection circuit includes a conversion section and a gate control section.
- the converter blocks the pulsed reflected wave power having the first pulse rate and does not block the pulsed reflected wave power having the second pulse rate and the continuous wave reflected wave power.
- the gate control section cuts off the traveling wave power according to the output signal from the conversion section.
- the forward wave power is not blocked even if the reflected wave power exceeds the predetermined threshold. That is, in the first control mode, the protection circuit does not function regardless of the reflected wave power. In the second control mode, the protection circuit functions according to the reflected wave power.
- the operation mode in addition to the first aspect, in the first control mode, after a predetermined period of time has passed after the load state is stabilized, the operation mode is changed to the first control mode to the second control mode. After shifting the operation mode from the first control mode to the second control mode, the control unit shifts the operation mode from the second control mode to the first control mode according to the load state.
- the operation mode can be set to the first control mode again.
- control unit determines the stability of the load state based on the reflected wave power, and the pulse width and pulse period of the RF signal to the oscillator. variable.
- the controller changes the threshold voltage for determining the stability of the load state according to the pulse width and pulse period.
- the conversion unit determines the stability of the load state based on the reflected wave power.
- the RF power element has different tolerances for the reflected power.
- the threshold voltage can be changed according to these conditions.
- the conversion unit converts the pulse-shaped reflected wave power into a voltage. This makes it possible to determine the stability of the load state.
- the RF energy emitting device further includes a memory that stores in advance the unstable time and the stable time of the load state as a lookup table.
- the control unit varies the pulse width or pulse period of the pulsed RF signal oscillated by the oscillator based on the lookup table and the elapsed operating time.
- the memory is provided with a lookup table with various data obtained in advance by experiment as setting conditions for processing when the load state is stable and when the load state is unstable in the first control mode and the second control mode. This allows the emission of RF energy to be terminated without determining the stability of the load condition.
- the following setting conditions are stored in the lookup table according to the ambient temperature of the RF power element:1. output power;2. frequency;3. frequency sweep interval;4. 5. operating time; pulse time;6. 7. pulse period; Pulse duty ratio.
- the second control mode For the second control mode, the following setting conditions are stored in the lookup table according to the ambient temperature of the RF power element:1. output power;2. frequency;3. 4. operating time; 5. pulse time; 5. pulse period; 7. pulse duty ratio; Threshold for load stability judgment. Note that the pulse time in the second control mode is longer than that in the first control mode. Further, the second control mode includes supplying continuous wave traveling wave power in addition to pulse width control providing pulsed traveling wave power.
- the RF energy emitting device in addition to the first aspect, includes a memory that stores in advance the frequency of the RF signal capable of stabilizing the load state as a lookup table in association with the passage of operation time. Prepare more.
- the oscillator can vary the frequency of the oscillating RF signal.
- the control section causes the oscillator to vary the frequency based on the lookup table and the elapsed operating time. According to this aspect, it is possible to promote stabilization of the load state.
- the oscillator can vary the frequency of the oscillating RF signal.
- the controller determines the stability of the load state based on the output signal from the detector.
- the controller causes the oscillator to vary the frequency of the RF signal as the operating time elapses.
- the stabilization of the load state can be promoted by performing the frequency sweep.
- An RF energy emitting device includes, in addition to the first aspect, a terminator for terminating reflected wave power and a temperature sensor for detecting temperatures of the power amplifier and the terminator. Prepare more.
- the oscillator can vary the frequency of the oscillating RF signal.
- the control unit causes the oscillator to vary the pulse width or pulse period based on the temperature of the power amplifier and the terminator in the first control mode. This provides a safe area where the power amplifiers and terminators are not destroyed by reflected wave power. According to this aspect, the reliability of the RF energy emitting device can be improved.
- the control unit causes the power amplifier to set the traveling wave power during the ON time to the first power level in the pulse width control, and is set to a second power level.
- the second power level is a non-zero power level less than the first power level.
- a certain amount of idling current can continue to flow through the output circuit of the power supply to the power amplifier 2a during the OFF time in the pulse width control. Thereby, the output voltage of the power supply to the power amplifier can be stabilized.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an RF energy emitting device 100 according to Embodiment 1 of the present disclosure.
- the RF energy emitting device 100 includes an oscillator 1, a power amplifier 2, a detector 3, a circulator 4, a terminator 5, a temperature sensor 6, a radiating element 7, a processor 9, a protection circuit 20 and a memory 30. have.
- the oscillator 1 includes two oscillators (1a, 1b).
- Power amplifier 2 includes two power amplifiers (2a, 2b).
- Detector 3 includes two detectors (3a, 3b).
- Circulator 4 includes two circulators (4a, 4b).
- the terminator 5 includes two terminators (5a, 5b).
- the temperature sensor 6 includes four temperature sensors (6a, 6b, 6c, 6d).
- the radiating element 7 comprises two radiating elements (7a, 7b).
- Each of the oscillators 1a and 1b oscillates and outputs an RF signal.
- the power amplifiers 2a and 2b respectively amplify the RF signals amplified by the oscillators 1a and 1b and output them as traveling wave power.
- Both detector 3a and detector 3b detect forward wave power and reflected wave power.
- Forward wave power means RF energy from the power amplifiers 2a, 2b going to the radiating elements 7a, 7b via the circulators 4a, 4b respectively.
- Reflected wave power means the RF energy of the traveling wave power that returns from the radiating elements 7a, 7b to the circulators 4a, 4b, respectively.
- the circulators 4a and 4b are arranged in the path of the forward wave power and the path of the reflected wave power.
- the circulators 4a and 4b respectively protect the power amplifiers 2a and 2b from the reflected wave power that fluctuates according to the load fluctuation of the object to be heated.
- Each of the terminator 5a and the terminator 5b has a specific impedance that acts as a load for the reflected wave power from the circulators 4a and 4b.
- the radiating element 7a radiates into the cavity 8 the RF energy transmitted from the power amplifier 2a via the circulator 4a.
- Radiating element 7b radiates into cavity 8 RF energy transmitted from power amplifier 2b through circulator 4b. The RF energy heats the object placed in the cavity 8 .
- a temperature sensor 6a and a temperature sensor 6b are arranged near the power amplifiers 2a and 2b, respectively, and detect the temperature of the power amplifiers 2a and 2b.
- a temperature sensor 6c and a temperature sensor 6d are arranged near the termination devices 5a and 5b, respectively, and detect the temperature of the termination devices 5a and 5b.
- the memory 30 is, for example, a semiconductor memory that stores software and data used by the processor 9.
- the data stored in memory 30 includes a pre-prepared lookup table for setting the appropriate RF energy for the temperatures sensed by temperature sensors 6a-6d.
- the processor 9 is a general-purpose microprocessor that functions as a control section for controlling the RF energy emitting device 100 .
- Processor 9 controls oscillators 1a, 1b and power amplifiers 2a, 2b according to the temperature detected by each of temperature sensors 6a-6d.
- the processor 9 causes the oscillators 1a and 1b to oscillate an RF signal having an arbitrary frequency within a predetermined frequency band.
- the processor 9 also controls the pulse width by causing the oscillators 1a and 1b to oscillate an RF signal having a variable pulse width and a variable pulse period. Pulse width control, pulse width and pulse period will be described later.
- the processor 9 can refer to the temperature detected by each of the temperature sensors 6a to 6d, for example, 50 times per second.
- the processor 9 can output instructions to the oscillators 1a, 1b and the power amplifiers 2a, 2b depending on their temperature, eg 50 times per second. That is, the period of software control in the processor 9 (hereinafter referred to as control period) is 20 ms.
- the protection circuit 20 functions to protect the circuits in the device based on the forward wave power and reflected wave power detected by the detectors 3a and 3b and the temperatures of the temperature sensors 6a to 6d.
- the reflected wave power that fluctuates due to load fluctuation reaches the terminator 5 via the circulator 4 and is consumed by the terminator 5 .
- the influence of the reflected wave power on the power amplifier 2 is mitigated, and characteristic changes in the power amplifier 2 due to load fluctuations are reduced.
- circulator 4 protects power amplifier 2 .
- the terminator 5 generates heat as the reflected wave power is consumed, and this heat generation limits the operation of the RF energy emitting device 100 .
- the terminator 5 is used so that the temperature rise due to heat generation is within a safe range in the usage environment. Therefore, continuous use of the RF energy emitting device 100 is limited whenever the level of reflected wave power is high.
- the RF energy emitting device 100 includes two systems of RF energy emitting devices having the same configuration. One of the two systems is provided on the radiation element 7a side, and the other is provided on the radiation element 7b side.
- the processor 9, protection circuit 20 and memory 30 are common to the two systems of RF energy emitting devices.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing details of the protection circuit 20 of the RF energy emitting device 100a of the present embodiment and peripheral components of the protection circuit 20. As shown in FIG.
- the RF energy emitting device 100a includes an oscillator 1a, a power amplifier 2a, a detector 3a, a circulator 4a, a terminator 5a, a radiating element 7a, a traveling A wave power feedback 25 , a second FV converter 26 , a first directional coupler 27 and a second directional coupler 28 are provided.
- the detector 3a includes a first detector 3a1 and a second detector 3a2.
- the first directional coupler 27 is arranged between the power amplifier 2a and the circulator 4a.
- the first directional coupler 27 transmits a portion of the traveling wave power from the power amplifier 2a to the circulator 4a to the first detector 3a1.
- the first detector 3 a 1 detects a portion of the traveling power and sends the detected signal to the traveling power feedback 25 .
- the traveling wave power feedback 25 receives the signal from the first detector 3a1 and detects the level of traveling wave power based on the signal.
- the second directional coupler 28 is arranged between the circulator 4a and the terminator 5a.
- the second directional coupler 28 transmits part of the reflected wave signal from the circulator 4a to the terminator 5a to the second detector 3a2.
- the second detector 3 a 2 detects part of the reflected wave power and transmits the detected signal to the second FV converter 26 .
- the second FV converter 26 is a low-pass filter that receives the signal from the second detector 3a2 and outputs a smoothed signal. That is, the second FV converter 26 converts a portion of the reflected wave power detected by the second detector 3a2 into a voltage level corresponding to the level of the reflected wave power. Reflected wave power feedback 24 detects the level of reflected wave power based on the voltage level from second FV converter 26 .
- the RF energy emitting device 100a further comprises a processor 9, a protection circuit 20, and a memory 30, which are common components with the RF energy emitting device 100b.
- the protection circuit 20 includes a first FV conversion section 21 , a reflected wave power cutoff feedback 22 and a gate control section 23 .
- the first FV converter 21 is also a low-pass filter that receives the signal from the second detector 3a2 and outputs a signal obtained by smoothing the signal. That is, the first FV converter 21 converts a portion of the reflected wave power detected by the second detector 3a2 into a voltage level corresponding to the level of the reflected wave power.
- the circuit constant of the first FV converter 21 is set so that the pulse-shaped reflected wave power having a first pulse speed (described later) in the first control mode does not pass.
- the circuit constant of the first FV converter 21 is set so that the pulse-like reflected wave power having a second pulse rate (described later) and the continuous wave reflected wave power in the second control mode pass. Therefore, in the first control mode, the output power level from the first FV converter 21 is always zero.
- the first FV converter 21 outputs a voltage level corresponding to the reflected wave power (see waveform (c) in FIG. 3).
- the reflected wave power cutoff feedback 22 does not cut off the power amplifier 2a, and the forward wave power is not cut off.
- the reflected wave power cutoff feedback 22 cuts off the power amplifier 2a according to the voltage level from the first FV converter 21 to cut off the traveling wave power.
- FIG. 1 The operation and action of the RF energy emitting device 100 configured as above will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5.
- FIG. 1 The operation and action of the RF energy emitting device 100 configured as above will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5.
- FIG. 1 The operation and action of the RF energy emitting device 100 configured as above will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5.
- FIG. 1 The operation and action of the RF energy emitting device 100 configured as above will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5.
- FIG. 3 shows an example of an operation sequence when the operation mode shifts from the first control mode to the second control mode.
- the processor 9 sets the operation mode to the first control mode and starts the operation of the RF energy emitting device 100a.
- the processor 9 causes the oscillator 1a to oscillate an RF signal of a desired frequency, and alternately turns on and off the power supply to the oscillator 1a. As a result, the oscillator 1a oscillates the RF signal while alternately providing an on-time for continuously oscillating the RF signal and an off-time for stopping the oscillation of the RF signal.
- the processor 9 causes the power amplifier 2a to amplify the RF signal so that the RF energy has the desired output value.
- pulsed microwaves are supplied to the cavity 8 as traveling wave power.
- the supply of pulsed microwaves means that the power amplifier 2a outputs microwaves (traveling wave power) while alternately providing on-time and off-time.
- the ON time is the time during which the power amplifier 2a continuously outputs traveling wave power.
- the off-time is the time during which the power amplifier 2a stops outputting forward wave power.
- pulse width control refers to supplying pulsed microwaves (traveling wave power) while adjusting the amplification degree of the RF signal and adjusting the on-time and off-time.
- the pulse width (pulse time) is the length of the ON time
- the pulse period is the sum of the ON time and the OFF time.
- pulse width control is outputting pulsed microwaves (traveling wave power), that is, intermittently outputting microwaves (traveling wave power).
- the processor 9 calculates the pulse width and pulse period based on the temperature of the terminator 5a measured by the temperature sensor 6c (see FIG. 1) and the use safe area of the terminator 5a with respect to temperature.
- the use safety range of the terminator 5a regarding temperature is stored in the memory 30 in advance.
- the safe use area of the power amplifier 2a is considered as a condition for setting the pulse width and pulse period. That is, in the first control mode, the pulse width and the pulse period are adjusted based on the temperatures of the power amplifier 2a and the terminator 5a so as to provide a safe region in which the power amplifier 2a and the terminator 5a are not destroyed by the reflected wave power. may be controlled.
- the RF energy is output as a pulsed microwave (travelling power) having a predetermined pulse width and/or a predetermined pulse period. be.
- the waveform (b) in FIG. 3 is the output signal of the second detector 3a2 and indicates the voltage corresponding to the reflected wave power detected by the second detector 3a2.
- a waveform (c) in FIG. 3 is an output signal of the first FV conversion section 21, and indicates a voltage corresponding to the reflected wave power that has passed through the first FV conversion section 21.
- FIG. Waveform (d) in FIG. 3 is the output signal of the reflected wave power feedback 24 . This signal is a voltage indicating the level of the reflected wave power detected by the reflected wave power feedback 24 and is input to the A/D (analog/digital) converter of the processor 9 .
- a second FV conversion section 26 is usually arranged before the reflected wave power feedback 24 .
- the second FV converter 26 functions as a low-pass filter (LPF) for removing noise such as power ripple.
- Waveform (d) in FIG. 3 is a differentiated waveform after passing through the LPF.
- the pulse width and pulse period in pulse width control are adjustable.
- the pulse period can be set to any value within the range of 10 ⁇ s to 2 ms depending on the environmental temperature and load condition of the terminator 5a.
- the threshold voltage for determining load state stability can be changed by pulse width and/or pulse period. It is also necessary to consider the load response characteristics of the power supply to the oscillator 1a, and there are cases where the optimal cycle is selected for the capacitor capacity of the lead wire for power supply.
- the first FV converter 21 does not transmit the pulse-shaped reflected wave power in the first control mode.
- the first FV converter 21 transmits a pulsed reflected wave power having a slower pulse rate than in the first control mode, and a continuous wave reflected wave power.
- the pulse speed is the reciprocal of the pulse period in microwave pulse width control.
- the pulse speed in the first control mode is called the first pulse speed
- the pulse speed in the second control mode is called the second pulse speed.
- the second pulse rate is slower than the first pulse rate.
- the processor 9 causes the oscillator 1a to oscillate a pulsed RF signal having a second pulse rate slower than the first pulse rate in the first control mode or a continuous RF signal. Consequently, in the second control mode, the radiating element 7a emits a pulsed traveling wave power having a second pulse rate lower than the first pulse rate of the first control mode, or a continuous wave traveling wave power.
- the pulse width and the pulse period in the first control mode are referred to as the first pulse width and the first pulse period, respectively.
- the pulse width and pulse period in the second control mode are referred to as the second pulse width and the second pulse period, respectively.
- the first pulse width and first pulse period are different from the second pulse width and second pulse period, respectively.
- the first FV converter 21 is a filter circuit using passive elements (resistors, capacitors, inductors).
- the first FV converter 21 may be an active filter that adaptively changes the time constant by means of passive elements, operational amplifiers, and digital potentiometers.
- the first FV converter 21 does not transmit the voltage corresponding to the protection threshold for reflected wave power to the reflected wave power cutoff feedback 22 .
- the processor 9 does not cut off the oscillator 1a even in a load condition that causes total reflection. That is, in the first control mode, even if the level of the reflected wave power detected by the second detector 3a2 exceeds the predetermined threshold, the oscillator 1a does not cut off the RF energy.
- the RF energy emitting device 100a can continue to operate without stopping.
- the processor 9 determines that the load state has stabilized (time T32).
- the first threshold is a predetermined threshold for judging the load state by software. Determining the load state by software means determining the stability of the load state by the processor 9 based on the output signal of the reflected wave power feedback 24 shown in waveform (d) of FIG.
- the processor 9 shifts the operation mode from the first control mode in which pulsed microwaves are emitted to the second control mode in which continuous wave power is emitted.
- the second control mode pulsed traveling wave power or continuous wave traveling wave power is output.
- the pulsed microwave in the second control mode differs in pulse width and pulse period from those in the first control mode, and has a slower pulse speed than in the first control mode.
- the reflected wave power detected by the second detector 3 a 2 is transmitted to the reflected wave power cutoff feedback 22 via the first FV converter 21 .
- the load state may become unstable and the reflected wave power may increase. Therefore, reflected wave power cutoff feedback 22 determines whether the level of reflected wave power exceeds a predetermined threshold set by hardware. When the reflected wave power exceeds this threshold (see waveform (c) in FIG. 3), the gate controller 23 cuts off the power amplifier 2a (see waveform (a) in FIG. 3).
- the protection circuit 20 operates to protect the RF power element from reflected wave power. Thereafter, no determination is made for activation of protection circuit 20 .
- the first control mode in order to maintain the stability of the load state, the first control mode is continued for a predetermined period after the load state is stabilized, and then the operation mode is switched from the first control mode to the second control mode.
- the first FV converter 21 outputs the input reflected wave power as it is.
- the gate controller 23 cuts off the power amplifier 2a (time T33). This stops the emission of RF energy and protects the terminator 5a from excessive reflected wave power.
- An example of the hardware configuration of the reflected wave power cutoff feedback 22 is a comparator.
- the safe use area of the terminator 5a changes depending on the environmental temperature. Therefore, processor 9 varies the threshold voltage of the comparator via a D/A (digital/analog) converter.
- Waveforms (a) to (d) in FIG. 4 are signals corresponding to waveforms (a) to (d) in FIG. 3, respectively.
- the vertical and horizontal axes of waveforms (a) to (d) in FIG. 4 are the same as waveforms (a) to (d) in FIG. 3, respectively.
- the reflected wave power feedback 24 determines that the output signal of the first FV converter 21 has exceeded the second threshold.
- the second threshold is a predetermined threshold higher than the first threshold for judging the load state by software. In this case, the operation mode transitions from the second control mode to the first control mode.
- the processor 9 continues operation in the first control mode until the load is stabilized by pulse width control that allows the terminator 5a to operate within its safe range of use.
- stabilizing the load state means that the output signal of the reflected wave power feedback 24 shown in the waveform (d) of FIG. 4 becomes equal to or less than the first threshold.
- the processor 9 determines that the load state has stabilized. When the load condition stabilizes, the processor 9 shifts the operation mode from the first control mode to the second control mode again.
- the first control mode by shortening the pulse period, it is possible to continue the operation within the safe use area of the RF power element with respect to the reflected wave power.
- the current abruptly increases when the traveling wave power rises in pulse width control.
- the output voltage of the power source supplied to power amplifier 2a may be transiently suppressed. In this case, the forward power is turned off before the forward power reaches the desired value.
- FIG. 5 shows an example of a pulse width control operation seal case for solving this problem.
- Waveforms (a) to (d) in FIG. 5 are signals corresponding to waveforms (a) to (d) in FIG. 3, respectively.
- the vertical and horizontal axes of waveforms (a) to (d) in FIG. 5 are the same as waveforms (a) to (d) in FIG. 3, respectively.
- the level of the traveling wave power during the ON time in pulse width control is set to the same first power level as in FIG.
- the off-time forward power is set to a second non-zero power level less than the first power level.
- the second power level is a power level that does not affect the object to be heated.
- the process after the operation mode shifts to the second control mode is the same as in FIG.
- the gate control unit 23 cuts off the power amplifier 2a (time T53).
- the on/off ratio ie the ratio of the first power level to the second power level of the forward power, is adjustable between 20 dB and 30 dB. Therefore, for a traveling wave power of 250 W, a traveling wave power of 0.25 W to 2.5 W is output during the off time. This on/off ratio is appropriately set according to the level of the traveling wave power.
- the detector 3a includes a logarithmic amplifier having an input range of 20 dB, and the range that can be converted into voltage with respect to the input power is about 20 dB.
- a temperature sensor 6c (see FIG. 1) monitors the temperature of the terminator 5a. If the load condition is unstable, the processor 9 will deactivate the RF energy emitting device 100a when a temperature outside the safe operating range of the terminator 5a is detected.
- FIG. 6 is an example of a flowchart showing the operation of the RF energy emitting device 100a according to this embodiment.
- the processor 9 sets the operation mode to the first control mode.
- Processor 9 causes oscillator 1a to oscillate an RF signal having a desired frequency.
- processor 9 causes power amplifier 2a to amplify the RF signal so that the desired power level of RF energy is output.
- processor 9 In the first control mode, processor 9 outputs RF energy by pulse width control.
- the duty in pulse width control is set to 50%.
- the duty is the ratio of the ON time to the total of the ON time during which RF energy is continuously output and the OFF time during which RF energy output is stopped.
- the processor 9 In the first control mode, when the processor 9 recognizes that the software has stabilized the load state from the output signal of the reflected wave power feedback 24 (decision “stable” in step S62), it shifts the operation mode to the second control mode. In the second control mode, the processor 9 controls the oscillator 1a and the power amplifier 2a to radiate continuous wave forward power. The processor 9 starts a timer count of operation time and performs the operation in the second control mode (step S63).
- step S62 if the load state is not stabilized by the software (determination “unstable” in step S62), the processor 9 takes the temperature of the terminator 5a into consideration (step S64). When the temperature outside the use safe range of the terminator 5a is detected (decision "prescribed value or higher” in step S64), the processor 9 stops the operation of the RF energy emitting device 100a (step S65).
- the reflected wave power cutoff feedback 22 monitors the output voltage of the first FV converter 21 (step S66).
- the processor 9 regards this state as a sudden load change, and changes the temperature of the terminator 5a to Monitor (step S68).
- the processor 9 stops the operation of the RF energy emitting device 100a (step S69).
- step S66 when the timer count of the operation time in the second control mode reaches zero (determination "count zero" in step S66), the processor 9 stops the operation of the RF energy emitting device 100a (step S67).
- step S64 when the temperature within the safe use range of the terminator 5 is detected (determination "less than specified value” in step S64), the processor 9 returns the process to step S61.
- step S68 when the temperature within the use safe range of the terminator 5 is detected (determination "less than specified value” in step S68), the processor 9 returns the process to step S61.
- the memory 30 may store the unstable time and stable time of the load state in advance as a lookup table in association with the elapsed operating time.
- the processor 9 may cause the oscillator 1a to vary the pulse width or pulse period of the pulsed RF signal based on the lookup table and the elapsed operating time.
- the unstable time of the load state is the length of the period during which the load state is unstable, and is obtained in advance by experiment.
- the stable time of the load state is the length of the period during which the load state is stable, and is obtained in advance by experiments. That is, the processor 9 can switch the operation mode by feedforward control based on the lookup table instead of feedback control based on reflected wave power.
- the RF energy emitting device 100a executes the first control mode and the second control mode by hardware and software.
- Pulse width control is performed in the first control mode.
- the pulse time is set such that the reflected power is within the RF power device tolerance when the forward power is totally reflected.
- the RF power elements include an oscillator 1a, a power amplifier 2a and a terminator 5a. Also, the pulse time is set so that the temperature rise of the RF power element during operation of the RF energy emitting device 100a is within the safe use range of the RF power element.
- the RF energy emitting device 100a comprises components for deactivating the protection circuit 20 for protecting the RF power elements from reflected wave power in the first control mode.
- This component includes a first FV converter 21 and a second FV converter 26 .
- pulsed traveling wave power having a slower pulse speed than in the first control mode or continuous wave traveling wave power is radiated. This can protect the RF energy emitting device 100a from the level of the reflected wave power and the temperature rise of the temperature sensor.
- the operation can be continued until the load impedance becomes stable with respect to the heated object having load characteristics that cause total reflection.
- the operation mode shifts to the second control mode.
- RF energy can continue to be emitted for the required time. It is also possible to adaptively change the use safe area of the RF power element according to the ambient temperature of the RF power element.
- the stable load impedance means that the load impedance is in a region close to the output impedance of the RF energy emitting device 100a.
- An RF energy emitting device 100a according to Embodiment 2 of the present disclosure will be described below.
- An RF energy emitting device 100a according to the present embodiment has a configuration similar to that of the first embodiment. The difference between this embodiment and the first embodiment is that the processor 9 first sweeps the frequency when the RF energy emitting device 100a starts operating.
- FIG. 7 shows the operation sequence of the RF energy emitting device 100a according to Embodiment 2 of the present disclosure. As shown in the waveform (a) of FIG. 7, when the RF energy emitting device 100a starts operating, the processor 9 sweeps the frequency in the first control mode (time T71).
- the processor 9 causes the oscillator 1a to oscillate the RF signal over a predetermined frequency band (eg, 2.4 GHz to 2.5 GHz) while sequentially changing the frequency at predetermined frequency intervals.
- a predetermined frequency band eg, 2.4 GHz to 2.5 GHz
- the oscillator 1a first oscillates microwaves of frequency F1 for a predetermined on-time, and stops operating after that time elapses. After a predetermined off-time, the oscillator 1a oscillates microwaves of frequency F2 for a predetermined on-time, and stops operating when that time elapses. In this manner, the oscillator 1a sequentially oscillates RF signals having frequencies F1 to F8 with predetermined pulse widths and pulse periods (time T71 to time T72).
- n is a natural number equal to or greater than 1 and equal to or less than 7, frequency Fn+1 is greater than frequency Fn, and the frequency interval between frequency Fn+1 and frequency Fn is constant.
- the oscillator 1a may be composed of a VCO (voltage-controlled oscillator) and a PLL (phase locked loop), or may be composed of a DDS (direct digital synthesizer) with a fast frequency shift time. Which one to choose depends on the pulse period of the pulse width control used. Also, the frequency change period in the frequency sweep depends on the control period of the processor 9 .
- the second detector 3a2 detects the level of the reflected wave power for any one of the frequencies F1 to F8 within the control period.
- the information is input to the A/D (analog/digital) converter of processor 9 via reflected wave power feedback 24 .
- the processor 9 selects the frequency that produces the smallest reflected wave power among the reflected wave powers measured during the frequency sweep or a frequency in the vicinity thereof as the frequency to be used (time T72). Processor 9 performs pulse width control in the first control mode using microwaves having the frequency selected as the frequency to be used. In waveform (a) of FIG. 7, frequency F5 is selected as the frequency to be used.
- the processor 9 shifts the operation mode from the first control mode to the second control mode (time T73).
- stabilizing the load state means that the output signal of the reflected wave power feedback 24 shown in the waveform (d) of FIG. 7 becomes equal to or less than the first threshold.
- the processor 9 shifts the operation mode to the first control mode and sweeps the frequency again. I do. As a result, it becomes possible to search again for a frequency at which the load state can be stabilized.
- FIG. 8 is an operation flowchart of the RF energy emission device 100a of this embodiment.
- step S81 the processor 9 sets the operation mode to the first control mode and causes the oscillator 1a to oscillate an RF signal for frequency sweeping.
- processor 9 causes power amplifier 2a to amplify the RF signal and output RF energy at the desired output level.
- the pulse width in pulse width control is set to half the pulse period. That is, the duty in pulse width control is set to 50%.
- the processor 9 selects the frequency to be used by frequency sweeping. Processor 9 continues pulse width control with microwaves having the frequency selected as the frequency to be used.
- the processor 9 In the first control mode, when the processor 9 recognizes that the software has stabilized the load state from the output signal of the reflected wave power feedback 24 (determination "stable" in step S83), it shifts the operation mode to the second control mode. In the second control mode, the processor 9 controls the oscillator 1a and the power amplifier 2a to radiate continuous wave forward power. The processor 9 starts the timer count of the operation time and operates in the second control mode (step S84).
- step S83 if the load state is not stabilized by the software (judgment “unstable” in step S83), the processor 9 takes the temperature of the terminator 5a into consideration (step S85). When the temperature outside the use safe range of the terminator 5a is detected (determination "prescribed value or higher” in step S85), the processor 9 stops the operation of the RF energy emitting device 100a (step S86).
- the reflected wave power cutoff feedback 22 monitors the output voltage of the first FV converter 21 (step S87). If the level of the output signal of the first FV converter 21 does not exceed the predetermined threshold value (determination “stable” in step S87), the processor 9 returns the process to step S84.
- step S87 When the level of the output signal of the first FV converter 21 exceeds a predetermined threshold value (determination “unstable” in step S87), the processor 9 regards the state as a sudden load change, and changes the temperature of the terminator 5a. Monitor (step S89). When the temperature outside the use safe range of the terminator 5a is detected (judgment "prescribed value or higher” in step S89), the processor 9 stops the operation of the RF energy emitting device 100a (step S90).
- step S87 when the timer count of the operation time in the second control mode reaches zero (determination "count zero" in step S87), the processor 9 stops the operation of the RF energy emitting device 100a (step S88).
- step S85 when the temperature within the safe use range of the terminator 5 is detected (determination "less than specified value” in step S85), the processor 9 returns the process to step S81.
- step S89 when the temperature within the use safe range of the terminator 5 is detected (determination "less than specified value” in step S89), the processor 9 returns the process to step S81.
- processor 9 may perform frequency sweep again to select the frequency to be used, and perform the same operation again.
- the processor 9 performs frequency sweep and selects the frequency F5 as the frequency to be used.
- Processor 9 may select the frequencies to use based on the reflectance obtained during the frequency sweep.
- FIG. 9 shows the frequency characteristics of reflectance obtained by frequency sweeping.
- the horizontal axis represents the frequency of the traveling wave power
- the vertical axis represents the reflectance.
- Reflectance is the ratio of reflected wave power (Pr) to forward wave power (Pf), and is an index of load stability.
- the processor 9 selects, for example, a frequency near 2.42 GHz, which gives the lowest reflectivity, as the frequency to be used.
- the memory 30 may store in advance the operating conditions (pulse width, frequency, operating time, etc.) for pulse width control in the first control mode as a menu corresponding to the type of object to be heated.
- the memory 30 may store in advance a lookup table in association with the frequency at which the load state can be stabilized and the elapsed operating time.
- the processor 9 may vary the frequency of the oscillator 1a based on the elapsed operating time and the lookup table.
- the processor 9 may obtain the signal from the detector 3a, determine the frequency at which the load state can be stabilized, and cause the oscillator 1a to vary the frequency according to the elapsed operating time.
- the RF energy radiation device according to the present disclosure can be applied to a heating device that requires high accuracy in RF energy output control, such as a commercial heating device.
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図1は、本開示の実施の形態1に係るRFエネルギー放射装置100の概略構成図である。
以下、本開示の実施の形態2に係るRFエネルギー放射装置100aについて説明する。本実施の形態に係るRFエネルギー放射装置100aは、実施の形態1と同様の構成を有する。本実施の形態が実施の形態1と異なるのは、RFエネルギー放射装置100aが動作を開始すると、プロセッサ9はまず周波数掃引を行うことである。
2、2a、2b 電力増幅器
3、3a、3b 検出器
3a1 第1検出器
3a2 第2検出器
4、4a、4b サーキュレータ
5、5a、5b 終端器
6、6a、6b、6c、6d 温度センサ
7、7a、7b 放射素子
8 キャビティ
9 プロセッサ(制御部)
20 保護回路
21 第1F-V変換部
22 反射波電力遮断帰還
23 ゲート制御部
24 反射波電力帰還
25 進行波電力帰還
26 第2F-V変換部
27 第1方向性結合器
28 第2方向性結合器
30 メモリ
100、100a、100b RFエネルギー放射装置
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- 可変のパルス幅および可変のパルス周期を有するRF信号を発振するように構成された発振器と、
前記RF信号を増幅して進行波電力を出力するように構成された電力増幅器と、
前記進行波電力を放射するように構成された放射素子と、
前記放射素子から戻る反射波電力を検出するように構成された検出器と、
前記反射波電力に応じて前記発振器と前記電力増幅器とを制御するように構成された制御部と、
保護回路と、を備え、
前記制御部は、動作モードを第1制御モードまたは第2制御モードに設定するように構成され、
前記第1制御モードでは、前記制御部は、前記パルス幅と前記パルス周期とをそれぞれ第1パルス幅と第1パルス周期とに設定して前記進行波電力を断続的に出力するパルス幅制御を行うように構成され、前記制御部は、前記発振器に前記第1パルス幅および前記第1パルス周期を有するパルス状のRF信号を発振させるように構成され、
前記第1制御モードでは、前記保護回路は前記進行波電力を遮断しないように構成され、
前記第2制御モードでは、前記制御部は、前記パルス幅と前記パルス周期とをそれぞれ第2パルス幅と第2パルス周期とに設定して前記進行波電力を断続的に出力する前記パルス幅制御を行うように構成され、前記第2パルス幅は前記第1パルス幅と異なり、前記第2パルス周期は前記第1パルス周期と異なり、
前記制御部は、前記発振器に前記第2パルス幅および前記第2パルス周期を有するパルス状のRF信号を発振させ、または、前記発振器に前記RF信号を連続的に発振させるように構成され、
前記第2制御モードでは、前記保護回路は、前記反射波電力が所定閾値を超えると前記進行波電力を遮断するように構成された、
RFエネルギー放射装置。 - 前記第1制御モードでは、前記制御部は、前記発振器に第1パルス速度を有する前記パルス状のRF信号を発振させるように構成され、前記制御部は、前記電力増幅器に前記第1パルス速度を有するパルス状の進行波電力を出力させるように構成され、
前記第2制御モードでは、前記制御部は、前記発振器に前記第1パルス速度より低速の第2パルス速度を有する前記パルス状のRF信号を発振させ、または、前記発振器に前記RF信号を連続的に発振させるように構成され、前記制御部は、前記電力増幅器に前記第2パルス速度を有するパルス状の進行波電力、または連続波の進行波電力を出力させるように構成され、
前記保護回路は変換部とゲート制御部とを含み、
前記変換部は、前記第1パルス速度を有するパルス状の反射波電力を遮断し、前記第2パルス速度を有するパルス状の反射波電力、および連続波の反射波電力を遮断しないように構成され、
前記ゲート制御部は、前記変換部からの出力信号に応じて前記進行波電力を遮断するように構成された、
請求項1に記載のRFエネルギー放射装置。 - 前記制御部は、前記第1制御モードにおいて負荷状態が安定してから所定期間の経過後に、前記動作モードを前記第2制御モードに移行させ、
前記制御部は、前記動作モードを前記第1制御モードから前記第2制御モードに移行させた後、前記負荷状態に応じて前記動作モードを前記第2制御モードから前記第1制御モードに移行させるように構成された、
請求項1に記載のRFエネルギー放射装置。 - 前記制御部は、前記反射波電力に基づいて負荷状態の安定性を判定し、前記発振器に前記RF信号の前記パルス幅および前記パルス周期を可変させるように構成され
前記制御部は、前記負荷状態の安定性を判定するための閾値電圧を前記パルス幅および前記パルス周期に応じて変更するように構成された、
請求項1に記載のRFエネルギー放射装置。 - 負荷状態の不安定時間および安定時間を動作時間の経過に関連付けて予めルックアップテーブルとして格納するメモリをさらに備え、
前記制御部は、前記ルックアップテーブルと前記動作時間の経過とに基づいて、前記発振器が発振する前記パルス状のRF信号の前記パルス幅または前記パルス周期を可変するように構成された、
請求項1に記載のRFエネルギー放射装置。 - 負荷状態の安定化が可能な前記RF信号の周波数を動作時間の経過に関連付けて予めルックアップテーブルとして格納するメモリをさらに備え、
前記発振器は、発振する前記RF信号の前記周波数を可変可能であり、
前記制御部は、前記ルックアップテーブルと前記動作時間の経過とに基づいて前記発振器に前記周波数を可変させるように構成された、
請求項1に記載のRFエネルギー放射装置。 - 前記発振器は、発振する前記RF信号の周波数を可変可能であり、
前記制御部は、前記検出器からの出力信号に基づいて負荷状態の安定性を判定し、
前記制御部は、動作時間の経過とともに前記発振器に前記RF信号の前記周波数を可変させるように構成された、
請求項1に記載のRFエネルギー放射装置。 - 前記反射波電力を終端するように構成された終端器と、
前記電力増幅器および前記終端器の温度を検出するように構成された温度センサと、をさらに備え、
前記発振器は、発振する前記RF信号の周波数を可変可能であり、
前記制御部は、前記第1制御モードにおいて、前記電力増幅器および前記終端器の前記温度に基づいて、前記電力増幅器および前記終端器が前記反射波電力で破壊されない安全領域を提供するように、前記パルス幅または前記パルス周期を前記発振器に可変させるように構成された、
請求項1に記載のRFエネルギー放射装置。 - 前記制御部は、前記電力増幅器に、前記パルス幅制御において、オン時間の前記進行波電力を第1電力レベルに設定させ、オフ時間の前記進行波電力を、ゼロではない、前記第1電力レベルよりも小さな第2電力レベルに設定させるように構成された、
請求項1に記載のRFエネルギー放射装置。
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