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by dll 1685 days ago
I wonder how the licensing issue referenced in the Wikipedia article is handled in the UK. I imagine Ofcom will have had to approve and license these installations, or will they have made these exempt (I can't find any evidence of this)?
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I can't see these devices specifically mentioned in https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0028/84970/i..., though the frequency range they operate in (20-140kHz) is allowed to be used by induction loop type applications, at a suitably low power.
... but the cave link uses relatively high power levels (20-30 Watts if I remember correctly)
Inductive stove tops are also In the KW range
as far as I know similar general licensing exists for such purposes. Lots of inductive applications need it.