Optimizing AC and DC winding losses in ultra-compact, high-frequency, high-power transformers

Conference Proceedings - IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition - APEC

Volumn 2, Issue , 1999, Pages 1188-1195

  Radys, Ray ^a   Hall, John ^a   Hayes, John ^a   Skutt, Glenn ^a  

^a GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; ELECTRIC LOSSES; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRIC VEHICLES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HIGH FREQUENCY TRANSFORMERS; OPTIMIZATION; POWER ELECTRONICS; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

HIGH POWER TRANSFORMERS; INDUCTIVE CHARGING TRANSFORMERS; ONE DIMENSIONAL EQUATIONS; POWER DENSITY; WINDING LOSSES;

TRANSFORMER WINDINGS;

EID: 0033101304     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: None    
DOI: 10.1109/apec.1999.750519     Document Type: Article

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