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In high frequency induction heating systems, the effective load parameters change during the different operating conditions. It is necessary to maintain constant input voltage to the induction heating load to improve the quality of the heating. The resonant based high frequency converter is generally used for these applications for the reduction of switching losses. The resonant condition is also affected during the variation in load parameters. The controller should provide a good voltage regulation with less response time and less overshoot during the loading conditions. In this paper, a load adaptive fuzzy logic control scheme is proposed to perform the voltage control of the high frequency inverter under variable load conditions. A frequency tracking control system is also employed for the inverter system using the phase lock loop. The phase lock loop ensures the resonant frequency operation of the inverter during the change in load parameters. The state space model of the system is discussed to study the inverter during different operating conditions. The fuzzy logic controller based closed loop control scheme is developed using the MATLAB simulation tool. The responses of the conventional and fuzzy logic controllers are studied for load voltage regulation and the effectiveness of the control schemes is verified. The dynamic behavior of the system is studied under no load and loaded conditions with the two controllers. The fuzzy based closed loop control scheme improves the dynamic response of the system compared to the conventional controller. The response of the induction heating system is validated with a hardware prototype. The results are presented in order to confirm the proposed control strategy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]