DocumentCode :
2124525
Title :
Proposal and validation of medium-frequency power transformer design methodology
Author :
Villar, Irma ; Garcia-Bediaga, Asier ; Viscarret, Unai ; Etxeberria-Otadui, Ion ; Rufer, Alfred
Author_Institution :
Technol. Res. Centre, Control Eng. & Power Electron. Area, IKERLAN-IK4, Arrasate-Mondragón, Spain
fYear :
2011
fDate :
17-22 Sept. 2011
Firstpage :
3792
Lastpage :
3799
Abstract :
Power electronics is continuously evolving toward higher power densities. Consequently, volume, weight, and material reduction are becoming major design issues, which lead the research focus toward high/medium-frequency power conversion systems. This paper presents a direct and simple design methodology aimed at reaching the best medium-frequency power transformer solution for a given application. Besides maximum power loss or minimum volume requirements, the value of the leakage inductance is adjusted within the design methodology, essential for proper operation of most medium-frequency conversion systems. The proposed design methodology has been applied and experimentally verified on a small scale prototype.
Keywords :
losses; power convertors; power transformers; design methodology; medium-frequency power transformer; power conversion systems; power loss; small scale prototype; Design methodology; Frequency conversion; Inductance; Power transformers; Transformer cores; Windings; design methodology; high-power density; medium frequency; power transformer;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Phoenix, AZ
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0542-7
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ECCE.2011.6064284
Filename :
6064284
Link To Document :
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