Comparison of magnetic materials for V-groove inductors in optimized high-frequency DC-DC converters

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 40, Issue 4 II, 2004, Pages 2008-2010

  Dhagat, Parul ^a   Prabhakaran, Satish ^a   Sullivan, Charles R ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Co Fe B Si O; Co Zr O; DC DC converters; Fe Al O; Granular films; High frequency; Inductors; Optimization; Soft magnetic materials

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; EDDY CURRENTS; ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; ELECTRIC INDUCTORS; FREQUENCIES; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC THIN FILMS; MOSFET DEVICES; OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCT DESIGN;

CO-FE-SI-O; CO-ZR-O; DC-DC CONVERTERS; FE-AL-O; GRANULAR FILMS;

MAGNETIC MATERIALS;

EID: 4444266183     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2004.832480     Document Type: Article

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