A study on copper loss minimization of air-core reactor for high frequency switching power converter

Author

Ibuchi, Takaaki ; Funaki, Tsuyoshi

Author_Institution

Div. of Electr., Electron. & Inf. Eng., Osaka Univ., Suita, Japan

fYear

2013

fDate

8-11 July 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

The volume and weight of a power conversion circuit depend considerably on magnetic components. Air-core reactor which can avoid core loss is suitable for power converters operating fast and high-frequency switching of the high voltage and large current. This study presents a compact model for the calculation of winding AC resistance of air-core solenoids, which includes the influence of skin and proximity effects, and verifies the adequacy of this model in the high-frequency region on the basis of the measured frequency characteristics of the impedance. This study also considers the optimal design dimensions of a single-layer solenoid to minimize copper loss for a given wire diameter and inductance value.

Keywords

copper; eddy current losses; electric resistance; inductance; magnetic leakage; skin effect; solenoids; switching convertors; windings; air core reactor; air core solenoids; copper loss minimization; core loss; high frequency switching power converter; impedance; inductance value; magnetic components; power conversion circuit; proximity effects; skin effect; winding AC resistance; Electrical resistance measurement; Frequency measurement; Inductors; Proximity effects; Resistance; Solenoids; Windings; air-core reactor; copper loss; power converter; proximity effect; skin effect;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems (PEDG), 2013 4th IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Rogers, AR

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PEDG.2013.6785605

Filename

6785605