Distributed (parallel) inductor design for VRM applications

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 4000-4002

  Collins, C ^b   Duffy, M ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Distributed magnetics; Planar magnetics; Voltage regulator module (VRM) inductor

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM INTERCONNECTION; PARALLEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS; VOLTAGE REGULATORS; WINDING;

DISTRIBUTED MAGNETICS; INDUCTOR DESIGN; PLANAR MAGNETIC COMPONENTS; VOLTAGE REGULATOR MODULES (VRM) INDUCTOR;

ELECTRIC INDUCTORS;

EID: 27744540473     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2005.855163     Document Type: Article

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