An apparatus and method for electromagnetic heating of a hydrocarbon formation is presented. The apparatus is a radio frequency antenna module in a radio frequency antenna for delivering electromagnetic energy generated by a generator into the hydrocarbon formation. The antenna module comprises: a conductive member; at least one conductive sheath with a first and second end surrounding at least one portion of the conductive member; at least one electrical coupler electrically coupled to the conductive member and the at least one conductive sheath for receiving the electrical energy; and an electrically insulating seal inserted at the first and second end of each of the at least one conductive sheath between the conductive member and the conductive sheath to maintain an enclosed cavity defined by the conductive member, the conductive sheath and the electrically insulating seal.

A lossy dielectric heat source transducer or other transducer can be formed using a multi-layer substrate, such as can include a power layer (to receive an applied electromagnetic input signal), a polyurethane or other polymeric electromagnetic energy absorption layer, and a coupling layer therebetween. The absorption layer can be doped with carbon or another dopant material to increase electromagnetic energy absorption. The coupling layer can be doped with barium titanate or another dopant material to focus electromagnetic energy passing through the coupling layer toward the absorption layer. Frequency-selective addressing of particular transducers can include using a plurality of planar resonators, which can be configured to resonate at the same or different specified frequencies of the applied electromagnetic input. Such addressing of such frequency-sensitive structures can permit location-specific actuation of one or more transducers.

A coil assembly for an induction heating device comprises: a first coil part which has, on one surface thereof, a first cooling-pipe insertion groove indented to the inside thereof; a first cooling pipe coupled to the first cooling-pipe insertion groove so that a part of the outer surface can be exposed; a second coil part which is disposed to be opposite to one surface of the first coil part provided with the first cooling-pipe insertion groove and has, on one surface opposite to the one surface of the first coil part, a second cooling-pipe insertion groove indented to the inside thereof; and a second cooling pipe coupled to the second cooling-pipe insertion groove so that a part of the outer surface can be exposed.

A coil assembly for an induction heating device comprises: a first coil part which has, on one surface thereof, a first cooling-pipe insertion groove indented to the inside thereof; a first cooling pipe coupled to the first cooling-pipe insertion groove so that a part of the outer surface can be exposed; a second coil part which is disposed to be opposite to one surface of the first coil part provided with the first cooling-pipe insertion groove and has, on one surface opposite to the one surface of the first coil part, a second cooling-pipe insertion groove indented to the inside thereof; and a second cooling pipe coupled to the second cooling-pipe insertion groove so that a part of the outer surface can be exposed.

A dielectric heating device includes a first heater, configured to heat and dry the liquid, having first electrode and the second electrode facing a medium on which is deposited a liquid containing water, and a first coil electrically coupled in series with the first electrode, and a voltage application section that applies an AC voltage having a predetermined driving frequency to the first electrode and the second electrode. The first heater is configured such that a difference between a resonant frequency of the first heater and the driving frequency when the water content of the medium is in a first range is smaller than the difference between the resonant frequency of the first heater and the driving frequency when the water content is in a second range smaller than the first range, and a heat amount, when the water content is in the first range, is larger than a heat amount, when the water content is in the second range.