Optimal design and tradeoff analysis of planar transformer in high-power dc-dc converters

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2800-2810

  Ouyang, Ziwei ^a   Thomsen, Ole C ^a   Andersen, Michael A E ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Core loss; dc dc converter; finite element analysis (FEA); interleaving; leakage inductance; magnetomotive force (MMF); planar transformer (PT); stray capacitance; winding loss

Indexed keywords

CORE LOSS; INTERLEAVING; LEAKAGE INDUCTANCE; MAGNETOMOTIVE FORCE; PLANAR TRANSFORMER; STRAY CAPACITANCES; WINDING LOSS;

CAPACITANCE; DC-DC CONVERTERS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HVDC POWER TRANSMISSION; INDUCTANCE; MAGNETIC CORES; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; TRANSFORMER WINDINGS; WINDING; WIRE;

FACTOR ANALYSIS;

EID: 84857429605     PISSN: 02780046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2010.2046005     Document Type: Article

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