Simple procedure to compute the inductance of a toroidal ferrite core from the linear to the saturation regions Articles uri icon

publication date

  • June 2013

start page

  • 2452

end page

  • 2463

issue

  • 6

volume

  • 6

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 1996-1944

abstract

  • We propose a specific procedure to compute the inductance of a toroidal ferrite core as a function of the excitation current. The study includes the linear, intermediate and saturation regions. The procedure combines the use of Finite Element Analysis in 2D and experimental measurements. Through the two dimensional (2D) procedure we are able to achieve convergence, a reduction of computational cost and equivalent results to those computed by three dimensional (3D) simulations. The validation is carried out by comparing 2D, 3D and experimental results.

subjects

  • Electronics

keywords

  • 2d finite element analysis; soft ferrite cores; nonlinear inductors; magnetic components; high-frequency; simulation losses