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. An apparatus for electromagnetically heating an object in a cavity, the apparatus comprising: a plurality of feeds configured to feed UHF (Ultra High Frequency) or microwave energy into the cavity;at least one detector configured to measure power coupled between at least two feeds from among the
1. An apparatus for electromagnetically heating an object in a cavity, the apparatus comprising: a plurality of feeds configured to feed UHF (Ultra High Frequency) or microwave energy into the cavity;at least one detector configured to measure power coupled between at least two feeds from among the plurality of feeds during a sweep over a plurality of frequencies within a frequency band; anda controller configured to: determine, for each of the plurality of frequencies within the frequency band, a heating efficiency based on the measured power coupled between the at least two feeds from among the plurality of feeds; andcontrol one or more characteristics of the heating process based on the determined heating efficiency for each of the plurality of frequencies within the frequency band. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more characteristics of the heating process comprise an amount of energy fed into the cavity. 3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more characteristics of the heating process comprise an input power level at each transmitted frequency. 4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to control the one or more characteristics of the heating process by choosing frequencies at which the energy is fed into the cavity. 5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to control the one or more characteristics of the heating process by causing movement of the object in the cavity. 6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more characteristics of the heating process comprises one or more antenna characteristics. 7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to determine the heating efficiency based on return loss. 8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to adjust energy application to a first feed based on power coupled between the first feed and at least one second feed. 9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to control the one or more characteristics based on changes in the object. 10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to determine the heating efficiency based on S parameters indicative of the coupled power. 11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to adjust the one or more characteristics of the heating process one or more times during the heating process. 12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to control the one or more characteristics based on measurements of energy absorption during the heating process or during a hiatus in the heating process. 13. A method for electromagnetically heating an object in a cavity, the method comprising: feeding UHF (Ultra High Frequency) or microwave energy into the cavity through a plurality of feeds;measuring power coupled between at least two feeds from among the plurality of feeds, during a sweep over a plurality of frequencies within a frequency band;using a controller to determine, for each of the plurality of frequencies within the frequency band, a heating efficiency based on the measured power coupled between the at least two feeds from among the plurality of feeds; andcontrolling one or more characteristics of the heating process based on the determined heating efficiency for each of the plurality of frequencies within the frequency band. 14. The method of claim 13, wherein the one or more characteristics of the heating process comprise an amount of energy fed into the cavity. 15. The method of claim 13, wherein the one or more characteristics of the heating process comprise an input power level at each transmitted frequency. 16. The method of claim 13, wherein controlling the one or more characteristics of the heating process comprises choosing frequencies at which the energy is fed into the cavity. 17. The method of claim 13, wherein controlling the one or more characteristics of the heating process comprises moving the object in the cavity. 18. The method of claim 13, wherein the one or more characteristics of the heating process comprises one or more antenna characteristics. 19. The method of claim 13, wherein determining the heating efficiency further comprises determining based on return loss. 20. The method of claim 13, comprising adjusting energy application to a first feed based on coupled power between the first feed and at least one second feed. 21. The method of claim 13, wherein controlling the one or more characteristics comprises controlling based on changes in the object. 22. The method of claim 13, wherein determining the heating efficiency comprises determining based on S parameters indicative of the coupled power. 23. The method of claim 13, wherein controlling the one or more characteristics of the heating process is repeated one or more times during the heating process. 24. The method of claim 13, comprising controlling the one or more characteristics of the heating process based on measurements of energy absorption during the heating process or during a hiatus in the heating process. 25. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein each of the feeds includes an antenna. 26. The method of claim 13, wherein each of the feeds includes an antenna. 27. An apparatus for electromagnetically heating an object in a cavity, the apparatus comprising: a plurality of antennas configured to feed UHF (Ultra High Frequency) or microwave energy into the cavity at a plurality of frequencies;at least one detector configured to measure power coupled between at least two antennas from among the plurality of antennas during a sweep over a plurality of frequencies within a frequency band; anda controller configured to: determine, for each of the plurality of frequencies within the frequency band, the measured power coupled between the at least two antennas from among the plurality of antennas; andcontrol one or more characteristics of the heating process based on the measured power determined at one or more of the plurality of frequencies within the frequency band. 28. A method for electromagnetically heating an object in a cavity, the method comprising: feeding UHF (Ultra High Frequency) or microwave energy into the cavity at a plurality of frequencies through a plurality of antennas;measuring power coupled between at least two of antennas from among the plurality of antennas, during a sweep over a plurality of frequencies within a frequency band;using a controller to determine, for each of the plurality of frequencies within the frequency band, the measured power coupled between the at least two antennas from among the plurality of antennas; andcontrolling one or more characteristics of the heating process based on the measured power determined at one or more of the plurality of frequencies within the frequency band.
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