Ohmic losses calculation in SMPS transformers: Numerical study of Dowell's approach accuracy

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 34, Issue 4 PART 1, 1998, Pages 1255-1257

  Robert, Frédéric ^a   Mathys, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Finite element method; Ohmic losses; Power transformers; Switch mode power supply

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC LOSSES; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES TO APPARATUS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

DOWELL'S METHOD; HARMONIC LOSSES; OHMIC LOSSES; SWITCHED MODE POWER SUPPLY (SMPS) TRANSFORMERS;

ELECTRIC TRANSFORMERS;

EID: 0032117067     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.706513     Document Type: Article

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