Optimized design of medium frequency transformers with high isolation requirements

IECON Proceedings (Industrial Electronics Conference)

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 631-638

  Ortiz, G ^a   Biela, J ^a   Kolar, J W ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS; DESIGN PROCEDURE; FLUX DENSITIES; HIGH ISOLATION; HIGH-POWER; ISOLATION LEVEL; KEY COMPONENT; MEDIUM FREQUENCY TRANSFORMER; OPTIMIZATION PROCESS; OPTIMIZED DESIGNS; STEP-BY-STEP; THERMAL MANAGEMENT; VOLTAGE LEVELS;

DC POWER TRANSMISSION; DC-DC CONVERTERS; DESIGN; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; HIGH FREQUENCY TRANSFORMERS; INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS; OPTIMIZATION; POWER TRANSFORMERS;

DC TRANSFORMERS;

EID: 78751516231     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IECON.2010.5675240     Document Type: Conference Paper

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