Inductive heating device for heating an aerosol-forming substrate comprising a susceptor

An inductive heating device for heating an aerosol-forming article comprising a susceptor, the inductive heating device comprising:

• a device housing comprising a cavity having an internal surface shaped to accommodate at least a portion of the aerosol-forming article,
• a coil arranged to surround at least a portion of the cavity
• an electrical power source, and
• a power supply electronics connected to the electrical power source and to the coil, for supplying an alternating current to the coil to generate in the portion of the cavity surrounded by the coil an alternating magnetic field suitable to heat the susceptor,
• wherein the coil is a single coil having a coil length and a plurality of connection taps which are arranged at different locations along the coil length to divide the single coil into a plurality of individual coil segments, the connection taps being connected to the power supply electronics,
• and wherein the power supply electronics is configured to be capable of individually supplying the alternating current to each individual coil segment of the plurality of coil segments, to generate the alternating magnetic field in that portion of the cavity surrounded by the respective individual coil segment supplied with the alternating current.