Comparison of realization techniques for PFC inductor operating in discontinuous conduction mode

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 531-541

  Leonavičius, Vytenis ^a   Duffy, Maeve ^b   Boeke, Ulrich ^c   Mathúna, Sean Cian Ó ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Air gaps; Chokes; Composite magnetic core; Discontinuous conduction mode; Inductors; Loss measurement; Magnetic devices; Magnetic materials; Planar magnetics; Power factor correction; Windings

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC INDUCTORS; ELECTRIC LOSSES; ELECTRIC POWER FACTOR CORRECTION; ELECTRIC WINDINGS; MAGNETIC DEVICES; MAGNETIC MATERIALS;

AIR GAPS; DISCONTINUOUS CONDUCTION MODE; REALIZATION TECHNIQUES;

POWER ELECTRONICS;

EID: 12144288498     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2003.823249     Document Type: Article

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