Design of intercell transformers for high-power multicell interleaved flyback converter

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 580-591

  Forest, François ^a   Labouré, Eric ^b   Gélis, Bertrand ^a   Smet, Vanessa ^a   Meynard, Thierry A ^c   Huselstein, Jean Jacques ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER II   (France)

^b Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Flyback converter; Intercell transformer (ICT); Interleaved converters; Interphase transformers

Indexed keywords

2-D MODELS; ANALYTIC METHODS; DESIGN PROCESS; FLYBACK CONVERTER; HIGH-POWER; HIGH-POWER APPLICATIONS; INTERCELL TRANSFORMER (ICT); INTERLEAVED CONVERTERS; INTERLEAVED FLYBACK CONVERTERS; INTERPHASE TRANSFORMERS; LOW VOLTAGES; MAGNETIC COMPONENTS; MAIN PARAMETERS; MULTI CELLS; WINDING LOSS;

ELECTRIC WINDINGS;

POWER TRANSFORMERS;

EID: 67349236384     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2008.2010768     Document Type: Article

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