Impact of power density maximization on efficiency of DC-DC converter systems

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 288-300

  Biela, Juergen ^a   Badstuebner, Uwe ^a   Kolar, Johann W ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

DC DC power conversion; Optimization; Phase shift converter; Power density; Resonant converter

Indexed keywords

CONTROL SYSTEM STABILITY; COREMAKING; DC-DC CONVERTERS; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; ELECTRIC POWER MEASUREMENT; EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEMS; HVDC POWER TRANSMISSION; PHASE SHIFT;

A DENSITIES; ANALYTICAL MODELS; CAPACITIVE OUTPUT FILTERS; CONVERTER SYSTEMS; CONVERTER TOPOLOGIES; CORE MATERIALS; CURRENT DOUBLERS; DC-DC POWER CONVERSION; ELECTRICAL DESIGNS; ELECTROMAGNETIC EFFECTS; JUNCTION TEMPERATURES; LOSS DISTRIBUTIONS; OPERATING POINTS; OPTIMIZATION PROCEDURES; PHASE-SHIFT CONVERTER; POWER DENSITY; POWER DENSITY MAXIMIZATIONS; POWER ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS; RESONANT CONVERTER; SERIES PARALLELS; SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGIES; TELECOM; THERMAL MANAGEMENTS; VOLUME DISTRIBUTIONS;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 61649118779     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2009.2006355     Document Type: Article

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