Revised magnetics performance factors and experimental comparison of high-flux materials for high-current dc-dc inductors

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2112-2126

  Rylko, Marek S ^a   Lyons, Brendan J ^b   Hayes, John G ^b   Egan, Michael G ^b  

^a Research Department   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Airgap effect; dc bias effect; duty cycle effect on power loss; inductor size analysis; magnetic materials comparison; performance factors; thermal configuration

Indexed keywords

AIR-GAPS; DC BIAS; DUTY CYCLES; PERFORMANCE FACTORS; SIZE ANALYSIS; THERMAL CONFIGURATION;

AMORPHOUS ALLOYS; AMORPHOUS SILICON; DC POWER TRANSMISSION; DC-DC CONVERTERS; ELECTRIC INDUCTORS; ELECTRIC VEHICLES; HYBRID MATERIALS; IRON; MAGNETIC DEVICES; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; SILICON STEEL;

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS;

EID: 80051689878     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2010.2103573     Document Type: Article

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