Theoretical-Experimental Comparison of a Modeling Procedure for Magnetic Components Using Finite Element Analysis and a Circuit Simulator Articles uri icon

publication date

  • October 2008

start page

  • 1024

end page

  • 1028

issue

  • 20

volume

  • 320

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 0304-8853

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 1873-4766

abstract

  • The aim of this article is to present a theoretical&-experimental comparison of the voltage and current waveforms of an inductor which is included in a buck DC&-DC converter at a switching frequency of 100 kHz. Theoretical voltage and current waveforms are obtained applying a modeling procedure for magnetic components based on finite element analysis (FEA). Such procedure takes into account the core saturation effect and is designed for use in a commercial circuit simulator. We have explored the application of the procedure to a ferrite core, which is used in power electronics. It was specifically applied to an RM-shaped core. The comparison between experimental and simulated results validates the procedure.