Optimum design of a high-power, high-frequency transformer

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 33-42

  Petkov, R ^a  

^a Swichtec Power Systems Ltd   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CURRENT DENSITY; CURVE FITTING; ELECTRIC LOSSES; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; FERRITE DEVICES; MAGNETIC CORES; OPTIMIZATION; POWER SUPPLY CIRCUITS; TRANSFORMER WINDINGS;

FERRITE CORES; FLUX DENSITY; HIGH POWER TRANSFORMER; OPERATING FREQUENCY;

HIGH FREQUENCY TRANSFORMERS;

EID: 0029734106     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/63.484414     Document Type: Article

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