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1. A switching power supply for heating a graphite crucible in an electrode furnace for providing maximum power to a transformer coupled load containing high inductive reactance comprising:
a supply of AC voltage; a rectifier circuit converting said AC voltage to a DC voltage; an inverter having an input coupled to said rectifier to receive said DC voltage, said inverter switching said DC voltage at a switching frequency of from 25 kHz to 1 MHz, said inverter having an output; at least one transformer having a primary winding and a secondary winding; a secondary circuit directly connected to said secondary winding, said secondary circuit including an electrode connected to a graphite crucible; and wherein said primary winding is coupled to said output of said inverter by a capacitor coupled in series with said primary winding and the capacitance of said capacitor and switching frequency is selected for providing operating power to said secondary circuit at a resonant frequency of said secondary circuit. |