• DocumentCode
    2580147
  • Title

    The layer copper factor, although widely used and useful, has no theoretical base [SMPS transformers]

  • Author

    Robert, Frédéric ; Mathys, P. ; Schauwers, Jean-Pierre

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electron., Univ. Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    2000
  • Firstpage
    1633
  • Abstract
    In 1D analytical models aimed at calculating ohmic losses in magnetic devices subject to high-frequency effects, the “layer copper factor” is classically used to take layers composed of several conductors into account. The authors show that this well-known factor, introduced by Dowell in 1966, has no theoretical base due to an error in Dowell´s original demonstration. However it is re-interpreted as an empirical correcting factor modeling 2D effects of the fields
  • Keywords
    losses; power transformers; switched mode power supplies; transformer windings; 1D analytical models; 2D field effects modelling; SMPS transformers; empirical correcting factor; high-frequency effects; layer copper factor; magnetic devices; ohmic losses; Analytical models; Conductors; Copper; Frequency; Hafnium; Inductors; Magnetic devices; Magnetic losses; Switched-mode power supply; Transformer cores;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Power Electronics Specialists Conference, 2000. PESC 00. 2000 IEEE 31st Annual
  • Conference_Location
    Galway
  • ISSN
    0275-9306
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-5692-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PESC.2000.880549
  • Filename
    880549