A Novel Approach for Minimizing High-Frequency Transformer Copper Losses

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1988, Pages 266-277

  Vandelac, Jean Pierre ^a   Ziogas, Phoivos D ^b  

^a Unisys Canada Inc ^*  (Canada)

^b Civil and Environmental Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTORS, WIRE--SKIN EFFECT; ELECTRIC WINDINGS, TRANSFORMER--OPTIMIZATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THEORY;

HF TRANSFORMER COPPER LOSSES; INTERLEAVED FLYBACK TRANSFORMER; MMF DIAGRAMS; PROXIMITY EFFECT LOSSES;

ELECTRIC TRANSFORMERS, HIGH FREQUENCY;

EID: 0024035720     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: 19410107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/63.17944     Document Type: Article

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