Solid State Microwave oven

[Alex Fraser]

I had to look that up. The proof is in the pidding...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PID_controller

On 6/27/2019 12:19 PM, Bill Danielson wrote:
>
> Hmm so it is a PID controlled microwave heater of a 3D solid more or 
> less ??
>
>
> Bill
>
> On 6/27/19 11:50 AM, Alex Fraser wrote:
>> Looking around it seems you could own one for $5k for a consumer 
>> model. As I said the only thing keeping me from getting one is the 
>> price. I've learned to cook with the current microwave technology.  
>> I've learned the tricks and have reached the limits.  I now do hybrid 
>> cooking using both the klystron oven, gas heated convection oven and 
>> naked flame burner under a pot or pan.
>> I think what will happen is some group will raise the capital to 
>> build a plant to produce the key device at a good price on a large 
>> scale and then in a couple of years everyone will have one.  There 
>> are still a few people left using CRT standard definition TV's (with 
>> converters), but they are getting rare these days.
>>
>>
>> On 6/27/2019 1:34 AM, Richard Barth wrote:
>>> The article mentions that the probable first use of the things will 
>>> be in the commercial market, with consumers following after. I still 
>>> have the first microwave oven I ever bought for a hundred bucks or 
>>> so, and it's still performing flawlessly. How much do these solid 
>>> state gizmos cost?
>>>
>>> On Jun 27, 2019 12:00 AM, Alex Fraser <beatnic50 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>     It could be we are at the point were the first to market a new
>>>     device goes bust and a few years later every one has one or perhaps
>>>     it is a case of the rich getting it first and the technology
>>>     trickles down?
>>>     Solid State Microwave ovens are in the market now. They ain't
>>>     cheap, which is all that keeps me from having one.
>>>     In this promo page they cook a piece of fish inside a block of ice.
>>>     https://www.mieleusa.com/brand/gourmet-meals-at-home-31958.htm
>>>     You should do a search "solid state microwave oven" as there are
>>>     a few hits worth reading.
>>>     The basic idea is multiple 250 watt solid state microwave
>>>     sources arranged around a cavity.  They are individually
>>>     frequency agile and their  power levels can also be controlled
>>>     individually.  There are sensors which monitor the foods
>>>     reaction to the energy.  The sensors report to a computer and
>>>     the computer uses algorithms to control frequencies, power and
>>>     phasing, even different modulation methods.  It's a loop.
>>>     https://www.electronicdesign.com/power/here-comes-solid-state-rf-energy-evolution
>>>     https://youtu.be/fg-UtHjkkfM
>>>
>>>     On 6/26/2019 5:54 PM, Phil via Tacos wrote:
>>>
>>>         Living in that sorry backwater of technology (Britain), |’d
>>>         never heard of such a thing as a solid-state microwave oven.
>>>         Tell me more! All I know is that I took a busted
>>>         six-year-old microwave apart last year and it yielded no
>>>         useful parts for future projects whatsoever. I felt cheated!
>>>
>>>         Phil M1GWZ
>>>
>>>
>>>             On 26 Jun 2019, at 21:53, Alex Fraser
>>>             <beatnic at comcast.net <mailto:beatnic at comcast.net>> wrote:
>>>
>>>             Has anyone bought one of the new solid state microwave
>>>             ovens?  What do you think?
>>>
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