An electromagnetic heater for heating an irregularly shaped object, including: a cavity within which an object is to be placed;at least one feed which feeds UHF or microwave energy into the cavity; anda controller that controls one or more characteristics of the cavity or energy to assure that the U
An electromagnetic heater for heating an irregularly shaped object, including: a cavity within which an object is to be placed;at least one feed which feeds UHF or microwave energy into the cavity; anda controller that controls one or more characteristics of the cavity or energy to assure that the UHF or microwave energy is deposited uniformly in the object within ±30% over at least 80% of the volume of the object.
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1. A method of delivering energy to an object in a cavity, the method comprising: transmitting an initial amount of electromagnetic energy to the cavity at each of a plurality of frequencies;measuring an amount of the transmitted electromagnetic energy absorbed by the object at each of the plurality
1. A method of delivering energy to an object in a cavity, the method comprising: transmitting an initial amount of electromagnetic energy to the cavity at each of a plurality of frequencies;measuring an amount of the transmitted electromagnetic energy absorbed by the object at each of the plurality of frequencies;determining, using a controller, input power levels using the measured amounts of the transmitted electromagnetic energy absorbed by the object, wherein one input power level is selected for each of the plurality of frequencies, such that the determined input power levels vary across the plurality of frequencies inversely with respect to the measured amounts of the transmitted electromagnetic energy absorbed by the object; anddelivering electromagnetic energy to the cavity at the determined input power levels, such that for each of the plurality of frequencies, electromagnetic energy is delivered to the cavity at the selected input power level. 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising adjusting at least one characteristic associated with the cavity according to the amount of the transmitted electromagnetic energy absorbed by the object. 3. The method of claim 1, further comprising changing a frequency of at least one of said plurality of frequencies according to the amount of the transmitted electromagnetic energy absorbed by the object. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the delivering provides a selected net efficiency of electromagnetic energy delivery into the cavity. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein the object is frozen at the commencement of transmitting. 6. The method of claim 5, further including continuing to deliver electromagnetic energy to the cavity until the object is thawed. 7. The method of claim 6, wherein a temperature differential within the object when thawing is complete is less than 5° C. 8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of frequencies are within a frequency band, wherein the frequency band has a width greater than 0.5% of a center frequency of the frequency band. 9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the frequency band has a width greater than 20% of the center frequency of the frequency band. 10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of frequencies cover a band having a width of at least 100 MHz. 11. An electromagnetic heater for heating an object, comprising: a cavity configured to receive the object;at least one feed configured to transmit an initial amount of electromagnetic energy at each of a plurality of frequencies to the cavity;a measurement device configured to provide an output indicative of an amount of the transmitted electromagnetic energy absorbed in the object at each of the plurality of frequencies; anda controller configured to: determine input power levels using the output of the measurement device, wherein one input power level is selected for each of the plurality of frequencies, such that the determined input power levels vary across the plurality of frequencies inversely with respect to the measured amounts of the transmitted electromagnetic energy absorbed by the object; andcause to deliver electromagnetic energy to the cavity at the determined input power levels, such that for each of the plurality of frequencies, electromagnetic energy is delivered to the cavity at the selected input power level. 12. The electromagnetic heater of claim 11, wherein said controller is further configured to cause at least one field adjusting element to adjust at least one characteristic of said cavity based on the amount of the transmitted electromagnetic energy absorbed in the object for at least one of the plurality of frequencies. 13. The electromagnetic heater of claim 12, wherein the at least one characteristic includes a position, an orientation, or a combination of a position and orientation of the at least one field adjusting element inside the cavity. 14. The electromagnetic heater of claim 11, wherein said at least one feed comprises a plurality of feeds. 15. The electromagnetic heater of claim 11, wherein the at least one feed includes at least one of an ultrahigh frequency (UHF) feed, a microwave energy feed, or combinations thereof. 16. The method of claim 1, wherein measuring the amount of the transmitted electromagnetic energy absorbed by the object comprises measuring at least one of an input power and a reflected power, or determining an absorbed power. 17. The method of claim 1, wherein measuring the amount of the transmitted electromagnetic energy absorbed by the object comprises determining an efficiency of net power transferred into the cavity. 18. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the initial amount of energy to the object comprises transmitting the energy via a plurality of antennas, andmeasuring the amount of the transmitted electromagnetic energy absorbed by the object comprises determining a coupled power, coupled between a first antenna and at least one second antenna. 19. The method of claim 17, wherein the efficiency of the net power transferred into the cavity is determined according to the following equation: η1=1−(Reflected power from feed 1+Coupled power to other feeds)/Input power to feed 1). 20. The method of claim 1, wherein measuring an amount of the transmitted electromagnetic energy absorbed by the object comprises measuring at least one of: input reflection coefficients and transfer coefficients. 21. The method according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of frequencies cover a band having a width of at least 20 MHz.
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