Modeling and analysis of coupled inductors in power converters

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1355-1363

  Zhu, Guangyong ^a   McDonald, Brent A ^b   Wang, Kunrong ^c  

^a Richtek Technology Corporation   (United States)

^b TEXAS INSTRUMENTS   (United States)

^c DELL INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Coupled inductor modeling; coupled inductors; coupled magnetics; multiphase dcdc converters; symmetrical transformer model

Indexed keywords

BUCK REGULATORS; CIRCUIT MODELS; CONTROL MECHANISM; COUPLED INDUCTOR; COUPLED MAGNETICS; COUPLING COEFFICIENT; DEVELOPED MODEL; LOAD TRANSIENTS; MODELING AND ANALYSIS; MULTIPHASE DCDC CONVERTERS; PHASE NODE; STEADY STATE; SWITCHED MODE POWER CONVERTER; TRANSFORMER MODELS; TRANSIENT PERFORMANCE; VOLTAGE WAVEFORMS; WAVE FORMS; WINDING COUPLED INDUCTOR; WINDING CURRENTS;

POWER CONVERTERS; TRANSFORMER WINDINGS; WINDING;

ELECTRIC INDUCTORS;

EID: 79959531786     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2010.2079953     Document Type: Article

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