A practical copper loss measurement method for the planar transformer in high-frequency switching converters

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 2276-2287

  Han, Yongtao ^a,b   Eberle, Wilson ^a   Liu, Yan Fei ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Jabil Circuit Inc   (China)

Author keywords

Copper loss; Finite element analysis (FEA); Planar transformer; Pulsewidth modulation (PWM); Switching mode power supply (SMPS); Winding ac resistance

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC LOSSES; ELECTRIC TRANSFORMERS; ELECTRIC WINDINGS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PULSE WIDTH MODULATION; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

ALTERNATING CURRENT RESISTANCE; COPPER LOSS; SWITCHING MODE POWER SUPPLY;

DC-DC CONVERTERS;

EID: 34548137805     PISSN: 02780046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2007.899877     Document Type: Article

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