Numerical methods for eddy currents modeling of planar transformers

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1014-1017

  Aimé, Jérémie ^a,b   Cogitore, Bruno ^b   Meunier, Gérard ^a   Clavel, Edith ^a   Maréchal, Yves ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE D ELECTROTECHNIQUE DE GRENOBLE   (France)

^b MICROSPIRE R and D Center   (France)

Author keywords

2D and 3D electromagnetic modeling; Eddy currents; finite element method; planar tranformers; thermal simulation

Indexed keywords

3D MODELING; COMPUTATIONAL ELECTROMAGNETICS; EDDY CURRENTS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL METHODS;

COPPER LOSS; ELECTROMAGNETIC MODELING; MODEL SOLUTION; MODELING TOOL; PLANAR MAGNETIC COMPONENTS; PLANAR TRANFORMERS; PLANAR TRANSFORMER; THERMAL SIMULATIONS;

EDDY CURRENT TESTING;

EID: 79955549716     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2010.2091398     Document Type: Article

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