Abstract: An induction heated roll apparatus includes a roller main body, an induction heating mechanism, and a cooling mechanism. The induction heating mechanism heats the roller main body, while the cooling mechanism cools the roller main body and/or the induction heating mechanism using a cavity portion between the roller main body and the induction heating mechanism. The cooling mechanism has intake apertures and discharge apertures that are formed in a journal flange portion and communicate with the cavity portion, a suction mechanism that suctions a gas in the cavity portion through the discharge apertures, and a mist supply mechanism that supplies mist to the intake apertures.

Abstract: In order to supply sufficient electric power to an induction heating mechanism even with a small-diameter roller, an induction heated roll apparatus includes a roller body having a hollow cylindrical shape, a drive shaft provided at each of both ends of the roller body and rotatably supported, an induction heating mechanism that is provided inside the roller body and allows the roller body to inductively generate heat, and a support shaft that extends from both ends of the induction heating mechanism and supports the induction heating mechanism. The support shaft is rotatably supported on an inner peripheral surface at both ends of the roller body via a bearing.

Abstract: The present invention is intended to prevent lifetime degradation of a conductor tube by reducing heat deterioration at output ports of the conductor tube. A superheated steam generator generates superheated steam by heating steam flowing through a spirally wound cylindrical conductor tube. The conductor tube is axially short-circuited and subjected to induction heating by a magnetic flux generation mechanism disposed on one or both of inner and outer sides of the conductor tube. Output ports of the conductor tube are disposed at axial midportions of the conductor tube.

Abstract: The present invention is one that intends to reduce the number of working processes necessary to provide a secondary conductor on the inner circumferential surface of a roll main body, and an induction heated roll apparatus including: a roll main body that is rotatably supported; and an induction heating mechanism that is provided inside the roll main body and has an induction coil for allowing the roll main body to inductively generate heat. In addition, on the inner circumferential surface of the roll main body, the secondary conductor is formed by build-up welding.

Abstract: The present invention allows individual control of an output voltage of a main transformer and an output voltage of a teaser transformer while utilizing output characteristics of the respective transformer when a Scott connected transformer has control equipment arranged on the input side thereof, including first control equipment arranged in one of two phases of the main transformer on the input side in order to control a voltage or a current and second control equipment arranged in one end of a primary coil of the teaser transformer on the input side in order to control a voltage or a current, the control equipment controlling an output voltage of the main transformer and an output voltage of the teaser transformer individually.

Abstract: The present invention allows individual control of an output voltage of a main transformer and an output voltage of a teaser transformer while utilizing output characteristics of the respective transformer when a Scott connected transformer has control equipment arranged on the input side thereof, including first control equipment arranged in one of two phases of the main transformer on the input side in order to control a voltage or a current and second control equipment arranged in one end of a primary coil of the teaser transformer on the input side in order to control a voltage or a current, the control equipment controlling an output voltage of the main transformer and an output voltage of the teaser transformer individually.

Abstract: The present invention uniformly cools a roll body and/or an induction heating mechanism by gas without complicating the configuration around the roll body. An induction heated roll apparatus includes a roll body having a hollow part, an induction heating mechanism disposed in the hollow part to subject the roll body to induction heating, and a cooling mechanism to cool the roll body and/or the induction heating mechanism by generating a gas flow in a clearance between the roll body and the induction heating mechanism. The cooling mechanism includes a suction port disposed on one axial end side of the roll body that communicates with the clearance, an exhaust port disposed on an opposite axial end side of the roll body that communicates with the clearance, and a suction mechanism coupled to the exhaust port that sucks the gas in the clearance from the exhaust port.

Abstract: A power supply device that allows individual control of an output voltage of a main transformer and an output voltage of a teaser transformer while utilizing output characteristics of the respective transformer when a Scott connected transformer has control equipment arranged on the input side thereof, including first control equipment arranged in one of two phases of the main transformer on the input side in order to control a voltage or a current and second control equipment arranged in one end of a primary coil of the teaser transformer on the input side in order to control a voltage or a current, the control equipment controlling an output voltage of the main transformer and an output voltage of the teaser transformer individually.

Abstract: The present invention allows individual control of an output voltage of a main transformer and an output voltage of a teaser transformer while utilizing output characteristics of the respective transformer when a Scott connected transformer has control equipment arranged on the input side thereof, including first control equipment arranged in one of two phases of the main transformer on the input side in order to control a voltage or a current and second control equipment arranged in one end of a primary coil of the teaser transformer on the input side in order to control a voltage or a current, the control equipment controlling an output voltage of the main transformer and an output voltage of the teaser transformer individually.

Abstract: The present invention intends to suppress energy consumption while making it possible to generate superheated steam in a short period of time. Specifically, the present invention includes: a steam generating part that generates steam; a superheated steam generating part that generates superheated steam; an on/off valve that switches between supplying the steam to the superheated steam generating part or stopping the supply; and a control device that sends a control signal to the switching mechanism for switching between a waiting state in which the steam generating part generates the steam and the supply of the steam is stopped, and a supply state in which the steam is supplied to the superheated steam generating part. When switching from the waiting state to the supply state, the control device gradually increases an amount of the steam supplied to the superheated steam generating part.

Abstract: The present invention intends to highly accurately control a temperature of superheated steam at a high response speed, and provides a superheated steam generator that inductively heats a heating metal body in contact with steam using an induction coil, and thereby heats the steam in contact with the heating metal body to generate superheated steam. In addition, a frequency of an AC power supply connected to the induction coil is 50 Hz or 60 Hz, and a thickness between an induction coil side surface of the heating metal body facing toward the induction coil and a steam contact surface of the heating metal body in contact with the steam is 10 mm or less.

Abstract: The present invention intends to reduce unbalance among phase currents without use of a Scott connection transformer. The present invention is an induction heating system adapted to use a three-phase AC power source to operate a first induction heating apparatus including a first induction coil and a second induction heating apparatus including a second induction coil. In addition, the number of turns of the second induction coil is an even number. Also, one of a winding start point and a winding end point of the first induction coil is electrically connected to one phase of the three-phase AC power source, and the other one is electrically connected to a midpoint of the second induction coil. Further, the winding start point and the winding end point of the second induction coil are electrically connected to the remaining two phases of the three-phase AC power source.

Abstract: The present invention for eliminating a need for a temperature detecting element adapted to measure the temperature of a roll main body provides an induction heated roll apparatus including: a roll main body; a magnetic flux generating mechanism including an iron core and a winding; and a power supply circuit provided with a control element adapted to control AC current or AC voltage. The apparatus calculates the temperature of the roll main body using an AC current value obtained by an AC current detecting part, an AC voltage value obtained by an AC voltage detecting part, a power factor obtained by a power factor detecting part, a winding resistance value of the winding, and an excitation resistance obtained from characteristics of a relationship between a magnetic flux density and an excitation resistance of a magnetic circuit including the iron core and the roll main body as parameters.

Abstract: This invention provides a fluid heating device that is free from breakage even though a conductor tube is transformed due to being heated. Concretely, this invention is provided with an electrical connecting member that constitutes a short circuit by electrically connecting each of required portions of the conductor tube, and uses the electrical connecting member that is transformable in accordance with a transformation resulting from a temperature change of the conductor tube.

Abstract: The present disclosure, for the prevention of a possible degradation of an induction coil in insulating performance by preventing condensate formation on an induction coil, provides a device that is configured to include a roller main body, an induction heat generator provided in the roller main body and having the induction coil for heating the roller main body inductively, a cooling mechanism configured to introduce a coolant mist into a clearance portion between the roller main body and the induction heat generator for cooling the roller main body, an AC voltage application part configured to apply AC voltage to the induction coil, and a DC voltage application part configured to apply DC voltage to the induction coil.

Abstract: The present invention intends to eliminate the need for a temperature detecting element adapted to measure the temperature of a roll main body in an induction-heated roller apparatus, and includes an impedance calculation part that calculates the impedance of a winding, a relational data storage part that stores relational data indicating the relationship between the impedance of the winding and the temperature of the roll main body, and a roll temperature calculation part that calculates the temperature of the roll main body from the impedance obtained by the impedance calculation part and the relational data stored in the relational data storage part.

Abstract: In order to improve heat recovery efficiency in purifying oil from an organic substance using superheated steam, the present invention provides an oil purifying apparatus for thermally decomposing an organic substance with superheated steam and purifying oil from gas components generated by thermal decomposition, which includes: a heat treatment container for storing the organic substance; and a superheated steam generating part for generating the superheated steam to be supplied into the heat treatment container, and the superheated steam generating part is provided in the heat treatment container.

Abstract: The present invention intends to run one induction heating apparatus using a three-phase AC power supply without use of a Scott connection transformer while preventing an occurrence of a phase where no current flows. An induction heating system uses the three-phase AC power supply to run the induction heating apparatus including an induction heating coil, and has an intermediate apparatus including a coil that is wound on an iron core with an even number of turns, forming a closed magnetic circuit. Additionally, a winding start point of the induction heating coil is connected to the U phase of the three-phase AC power supply and a winding end point of the same is connected to a midpoint of the intermediate coil. The winding start point and end point of the intermediate coil are connected to the V and W phases of the three-phase AC power supply, respectively.

Abstract: For heating a mold efficiently and uniformly and for protecting an induction coil from corrosive gases, an upper plate that contacts an upper end face of a mold, and a lower plate that contacts a lower end face of the mold are provided, and an induction coil, provided to each plate, has a voltage applied by a commercial power supply. Each plate has a metal plate body in which a recessed housing portion that houses the induction coil is formed, and a cover that closes the recessed housing portion in a state where the induction coil is housed therein. A cover placement portion having a step that is greater than or equal to the thickness of the metal cover is formed in the metal plate body, and a plurality of jacket chambers in which a gas-liquid two phase heating medium is enclosed are formed in the metal plate body.