Transformer design for isolated switching converters based on geometric form factors of magnetic cores

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2158-2166

  De Nardo, Antonietta ^a   Di Capua, Giulia ^a   Femia, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

High switching frequency; magnetic cores; transformer design; wound and planar transformers

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; GEOMETRY; MAGNETIC CORES; SWITCHING CIRCUITS;

DESIGN METHOD; FORWARD CONVERTERS; GEOMETRIC CONSTANT; GEOMETRIC FORM; HIGH SWITCHING FREQUENCIES; ISOLATED SWITCHING; PLANAR TRANSFORMER; RELIABLE TRANSFORMERS; SIZE CONSTRAINT; SWITCH-MODE POWER SUPPLIES; TRANSFORMER DESIGN;

DESIGN;

EID: 84873640987     PISSN: 02780046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2012.2193853     Document Type: Article

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