A thermal model for high-frequency magnetic components

IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 924-931

  Odendaal, Willem Gerhardus ^a   Ferreira, Jan Abraham ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Design; High frequency power transformers; Magnetic components; Optimization; Thermal models

Indexed keywords

HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT RESISTANCE; HIGH FREQUENCY TRANSFORMERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; TEMPERATURE; TRANSFORMER MAGNETIC CIRCUITS;

MAGNETIC COMPONENTS; SCALING TRANSFORMER PARAMETERS; STEADY STATE HEAT TRANSFER; THERMAL MODEL;

POWER ELECTRONICS;

EID: 0032593022     PISSN: 00939994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/28.777202     Document Type: Article

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