An Approach to the Design of DC Powered Induction Cooker

About 80 % of total energy consumption in Nepal is being consumed in the residential sector and about 60 % of total residential energy application includes cooking application. At present, in urban area, there is heavy dependence on LPG for cooking purpose whereas in rural area, there is heavy dependence on biomass. Clearly, there is a need to switch towards clean and efficient fuel: electricity. Load shedding problem has been a reason preventing Nepalese people to switch towards electricity based cooking. Even though at present (2017), NEA has been able to reduce load shedding for residential consumers, there is still a condition of inadequate supply of electricity if all of the consumers will switch towards electricity for cooking purpose. The experimental and simulation efficiency of conventional AC based induction cooker has been found to be 85.56 % and 87 % respectively. DC powered induction cooker has been designed and simulated. The simulation efficiency of which has been measured to be 90.10 %.

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Er. Bikal Adhikari is an interdisciplinary Engineer. He received his B.E. degree in Electronics & Communication Engineering and M.Sc. Engg. in Energy Systems Planning and Management. Both of his degrees are from Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan Univesity, Nepal. He is currently working as lecturer at Kathford Int'l College of Engg. and Mgmt.