SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROL OF A WORKPIECE HEATING SYSTEM

摘要

A heating system includes a heating head assembly configured to move relative to a workpiece. The heating system may also include a temperature sensor assembly configured to detect a temperature of the workpiece and/or a travel sensor assembly configured to detect a position, movement, or direction of movement of the heating head assembly relative to the workpiece, and to transmit feedback signals to a controller configured to adjust the power provided to the heating head assembly by a power source based at least in part on the feedback signals. In addition, certain control techniques that take into account certain parameters, such as physical parameters of the workpiece being heated, the heating process parameters, and so forth, may be implemented.

主权项

1. A heating system comprising:
control circuitry configured to automatically control a rate of change of an output power delivered from a power source to a heating device configured to generate heat using the output power to heat a workpiece, wherein the control circuitry is configured to automatically control the rate of change of the output power based at least in part on a model relating to the workpiece.