Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, an emission control system that includes an emission control device having a plurality of passages to facilitate emission control of an exhaust gas from a vehicle engine. A controller generates a control signal to control induction heating of the emission control device and determines a resonant frequency of a coil. An alternating current (AC) source responds to the control signal by generating a power signal applied to the coil to cause the induction heating of the emission control device, wherein a frequency of the power signal is selected based on the resonant frequency of the coil.