Patent ID: 11946351
Assignee: ACCELEWARE LTD.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  H | IPC E  H

Claim 0:
1. A system for controlling electromagnetic heating of a hydrocarbon medium using a signal generator and a load having a frequency dependent and time dependent and amplitude dependent impedance, the system comprising:
a processor configured to:
determine a desired heating life cycle for the hydrocarbon medium;
determine a current operational state, using a model of at least the hydrocarbon medium and the load;
determine a desired operational state based on the current operational state and the desired heating life cycle, wherein the desired operational state is selected to maximize a fit between the desired operational state and the desired heating life cycle;
determine at least one desired signal generator control setting for the signal generator, wherein the at least one desired signal generator control setting is selected to provide the desired operational state; and
apply the at least one desired signal generator control setting to the signal generator, wherein the signal generator generates an output signal in response to the applied at least one desired signal generator control setting, and wherein the output signal is defined to excite the load and thereby heat the hydrocarbon medium.