KAMLA NEHRU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,

SULTANPUR

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL
ENGINEERING

DEVELOPING AN ENERGY HARVESTING MAT

SYNOPSIS

BY

1. VIVEK YADAV (20367)

2. DEEPAK KUSHWAHA (218304)
3. SUJIT CHAUHAN (20363)
4. KAUSHAL KUMAR PRAJAPATI (218303)

Under the supervision of -

Dr. Saurabh Mani Tripathi
Mr. P. N. Verma
INTRODUCTION
A dielectric heating furnace is specialized industrial heating equipment designed to
generate heat by utilizing the dielectric properties of materials, such as ceramics, polymers, and
certain types of minerals. Unlike traditional heating methods that rely on conduction or
convection, dielectric heating relies on the ability of dielectric materials to generate heat when
subjected to an alternating electromagnetic field, typically in the radiofrequency (RF) or
microwave range.

COMPONENTS USED IN PROJECT

1. Step up transformer
A step-up transformer is a transformer that has a primary voltage that is lower than the
secondary voltage. So, if your building is wired with 208v but you need 480v to power a
large machine, you'll need a step-up transformer to boost the voltage from 208v to 480v.

2. Bridge rectifier (power diode ):

A rectifier converts an AC signal into DC, and a bridge rectifier does this using a diode
bridge. A diode bridge is a system of four or more diodes in a bridge circuit
configuration, wherein two circuit branches are branched by a third. A bridge rectifier
provides full-wave rectification.
3. LC filter:
LC filters refer to circuits consisting of a combination of inductors (L) and capacitors
(C) to cut or pass specific frequency bands of an electric signal.
Capacitors block DC currents but pass AC more easily at higher frequencies.
Conversely, inductors pass DC currents as they are, but pass AC less easily at higher
frequencies.
In other words, capacitors and inductors are passive components with completely
opposite properties. By combining these components with opposite properties, noise can
be cut and specific signals can be identified.
.

4. Electrode:
There are using the two conducting plate.

5. RF Oscillator
The RF Oscillator is an electronic oscillator. It produces the signals at radiofrequency. The RF
frequency range is100 kHzto100 GHz. An RF oscillator is defined as the electronic circuit it
produces periodic, Oscillating signals. RF oscillator is known to convert the direct current
originating from the power supply into an alternating current signal.

6. Thermal insulating pad:

It prevents the flow of temperature out 1260 degree centigrade.
 7. Ac supply :
220v , 50z ac
Working Principle:
The proposed methodology for this project is as follows:
 The current flowing in the circuit is given by:
Ic = E/Xc
Where
Ic is current flowing through capacitor
E is high-frequency supply voltage
Xc is capacitive reactance.
 The phenomenon of dielectric loss (heating) taking place in insulating materials is just
analogous to the hysteresis loss in magnetic materials.

DESIGN PROCEDURE:
 The dielectric loss is given by
P = E2*2*π*f*A*K0*Kr*δ / d
Where
A is
area of
electrode
K0 is
absolute

permittivity
Kr is relative permittivity
 δ is phase angle (complement of power factor angle
d is distance between electrodes.

Basic mechanical design

Then, the basic 3D modelling was carried out in a 3D modelling software. The views
are as shown under:

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