Two-dimensional analysis of the edge effect field and losses in high-frequency transformer foils

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 2377-2383

  Robert, Frédéric ^a   Mathys, Pierre ^a   Velaerts, Bruno ^b   Schauwers, Jean Pierre ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b Cherokee Europe   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Eddy currents; Magnetic devices; Skin effect; Switched mode power supplies

Indexed keywords

EDDY CURRENTS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC TRANSFORMERS; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; SKIN EFFECT; WINDING;

EDGE EFFECT FIELDS; PROXIMITY EFFECTS; SWITCHED-MODE POWER SUPPLIES;

MAGNETIC DEVICES;

EID: 25144460996     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2005.852938     Document Type: Article

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