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20 - Introduction to Magnetics Design

from Part III - Components and Devices

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 August 2023

John G. Kassakian
Affiliation:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
David J. Perreault
Affiliation:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
George C. Verghese
Affiliation:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Martin F. Schlecht
Affiliation:
SynQor Inc.
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Summary

The previous chapters on magnetics provided thekey concepts needed to analyze, model, and designmagnetic components such as inductors andtransformers. The purpose of this chapter is torefine and extend the methods introduced there,with a focus on techniques for magnetic componentdesign. In particular, we introduce design methodsand sizing considerations for efficientlyconverging on an appropriate design. Thisincludes, for example, approximate methods forsizing the magnetic core for an inductor ortransformer, and metrics for comparing magneticmaterials.

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