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Automatic Frequency Control of a Parallel
Resonant Inverter for an Induction Furnace
P. Thongprasri(1*)

(1)
Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering at Si Racha, Kasetsart University
Sriracha Campus, Thailand., Thailand
(*)
Corresponding author

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