Optimal design and experimental validation of a Medium-Frequency 400kVA power transformer for railway traction applications

2012 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2012

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 684-690

  Villar, Irma ^a   Mir, Luis ^a   Etxeberria Otadui, Ion ^a   Colmenero, Javier ^b   Agirre, Xabier ^b   Nieva, Txomin ^b  

^a IK4 IKERLAN   (Spain)

^b CAF Power and Automation ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

design methodology; high power density; medium frequency; power transformer

Indexed keywords

DESIGN METHODOLOGY; DUAL ACTIVE BRIDGES; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; HIGH POWER DENSITY; LLC RESONANT CONVERTER; MEDIUM FREQUENCIES; MULTI-VOLTAGE; NANOCRYSTALLINES; OPERATION FREQUENCY; OPTIMAL DESIGN; RAILWAY TRACTION; SERIES RESONANT CONVERTERS; TRANSFORMER DESIGN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ENERGY CONVERSION; EXHIBITIONS; POWER TRANSFORMERS;

RAILROADS;

EID: 84870890331     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ECCE.2012.6342754     Document Type: Conference Paper

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