Design of High-density Transformers for High-frequency High-power Converters

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dc.contributor.authorShen, Weien
dc.contributor.committeecochairWang, Fei Freden
dc.contributor.committeecochairBoroyevich, Dushanen
dc.contributor.committeemembervan Wyk, Jacobus Danielen
dc.contributor.committeememberLu, Guo-Quanen
dc.contributor.committeememberLiu, Yiluen
dc.contributor.departmentElectrical and Computer Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:13:57Zen
dc.date.adate2006-09-29en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:13:57Zen
dc.date.issued2006-07-13en
dc.date.rdate2006-09-29en
dc.date.sdate2006-07-13en
dc.description.abstractMoore's Law has been used to describe and predict the blossom of IC industries, so increasing the data density is clearly the ultimate goal of all technological development. If the power density of power electronics converters can be analogized to the data density of IC's, then power density is a critical indicator and inherent driving force to the development of power electronics. Increasing the power density while reducing or keeping the cost would allow power electronics to be used in more applications. One of the design challenges of the high-density power converter design is to have high-density magnetic components which are usually the most bulky parts in a converter. Increasing the switching frequency to shrink the passive component size is the biggest contribution towards increasing power density. However, two factors, losses and parasitics, loom and compromise the effect. Losses of high-frequency magnetic components are complicated due to the eddy current effect in magnetic cores and copper windings. Parasitics of magnetic components, including leakage inductances and winding capacitances, can significantly change converter behavior. Therefore, modeling loss and parasitic mechanism and control them for certain design are major challenges and need to be explored extensively. In this dissertation, the abovementioned issues of high-frequency transformers are explored, particularly in regards to high-power converter applications. Loss calculations accommodating resonant operating waveform and Litz wire windings are explored. Leakage inductance modeling for large-number-of-stand Litz wire windings is proposed. The optimal design procedure based on the models is developed.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.identifier.otheretd-07132006-114120en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-07132006-114120/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/28280en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartDraft_after_ETD_Review.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectLeakage inductance calculationen
dc.subjectHigh power densityen
dc.subjectHigh-frequency Transformeren
dc.subjectCore loss calculationen
dc.subjectTransformer optimal designen
dc.titleDesign of High-density Transformers for High-frequency High-power Convertersen
dc.typeDissertationen
thesis.degree.disciplineElectrical and Computer Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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