NETAJI SUBHASH
ENGINEERING COLLEGE
TOPIC: - ELECTRIC HEATING
S U B M I T T E D B Y:
TUHIN SADHUKHAN
U N I V E R S I T Y R O L L : 10 9 016 210 6 0 , ( C L A S S R O L L : 4 9 )
E L E C T R I C A L E N G I N E E R I N G D E PA R T M E N T
8 T H S E M E ST E R 4 T H Y E A R
What is Electric Heating?
Heating is required for both industrial and domestic purposes. In industries, heating is
required for the melting of metals, moulding of glass, enamelling of copper, baking of
insulator and welding etc. In domestic purposes the heating is required for cooking, water
heating, room heating in winter, pressing clothes and many more.
All those purposes of heating can be fulfilled by electricity. Electric heating has some
advantages.
1.Electric heating is free from dirt hence minimum effort for cleaning is required.
2.Electric heating is free from flue gases hence no need of exhaust system for heat generation.
3.Temperature control can be done very easily.
4.An electric heating system is economical compared to other conventional heating systems
available in the industry. Both the installation cost and running costs are quite low.
5.Automatic protection against any abnormality in the heating system can easily be provided in
electrical heating.
6.The efficiency of the system is quite high compared to other equivalent heating systems.
7.The electric heating system is noise free.
8.Starting of the system is quite faster than other heating systems.
Types of Electric Heating
Power Frequency Heating
In this method, electrical power is directly utilised to heat any substance. The power frequency heating is again
subdivided into two categories
Resistance Heating
Arc Heating
Resistance Heating can be of direct resistance heating, indirect resistance heating.
Direct Resistance Heating
In the direct resistance heating, the current flows directly through the substance to be heated. The substance which to
be heated in an electric heating system is called charge. As here the charge itself provides the path for passing current
and heat gets produced in the charge itself, the efficiency of the system is quite high. The popular examples of direct
resistance heating are resistance welding and electrode boiler.
Arc Heating
The of very high temperatures can be obtained from the arc. Arc can be formed either between two
electrodes of sufficient potential difference or between one electrode and the charge itself. In the
second case, the charge itself behaves like the other electrode.
Indirect Arc Heating
In the electric furnace where the arc is produced between two electrodes and the heat generated in
the arc is transferred to the charge is known as the indirect-arc furnace.
Direct Arc Heating
In the electric furnace where the arc is produced between the electrode and the charge itself is
called a direct arc furnace.
Direct Induction Heating
In the direct induction heating, the current gets induced in the charge itself due to changing current nearby. Due to the
inherent resistance of the charge, there is heat produced in the charge itself. Induction furnace and eddy current heater are
two well-known examples of direct induction electric heating.
Indirect Induction Heating
In this method, heating elements of the furnace are heated up by the current induced in them by mutual induction of source
coil. This heat then gets transferred to the charge by radiation and convection. The indirect induction ovens are mainly used
for melting of metals.
Direct Arc Heating
In the electric furnace where the arc is produced between the electrode and the charge itself is called a direct arc furnace.
High Frequency Heating
This type of electric heating can be categorised as
•Induction Heating
•Dielectric Heating
•Infrared Heating
Induction Heating
Induction Heating is of two types
•Direct Induction Heating
•Indirect Induction Heating
