Accurate prediction of ferrite core loss with nonsinusoidal waveforms using only Steinmetz parameters

By K. Venkatachalam, Charles R. Sullivan, Tarek Abdallah, H. Tacca. 2002 IEEE Workshop on Computers in Power Electronics, 2002. Proceedings., 2002

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Subfields: Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Mechanical Engineering

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High-Efficiency Hybrid LLC Resonant Converter for On-Board Chargers of Plug-In Electric Vehicles (2020, background): “eralized Steinmetz equation for nonsinusoidal flux waveforms [38], [39].”
An Extremely High Efficient Three-Level Active Neutral-Point-Clamped Converter Comprising SiC and Si Hybrid Power Stages (2018, methodology): “However, considering the changing voltage–second applied to the inductor because of the ac input voltage variation, the instant value of loss per unit volume PF e ind is calculated by improved general Steinmetz equation [25].”
Optimum Number of Cascaded Cells for High-Power Medium-Voltage AC–DC Converters (2017, methodology): “HF core losses are considered using the iGSE approach [44], because the core losses of this type of material are quite sensitive to flux components at high frequencies.”
99% Efficient 10 kV SiC-Based 7 kV/400 V DC Transformer for Future Data Centers (2019, methodology): “The simulations include high-frequency effects in the litz wire [32]–[34], the fringing field of the air gap [35], and the effects of the nonsinusoidal magnetic flux by calculating the core losses via iGSE [36].”
Core Losses Under the DC Bias Condition Based on Steinmetz Parameters (2012, methodology): “The approach of [8], [9], and [10] leads to the improved generalized Steinmetz equation (iGSE)”
Weighted Efficiency Optimization of Flyback Microinverter Under Improved Boundary Conduction Mode (i-BCM) (2015, methodology): “There are several models and formulas for core losses for nonsinusoidal flux waveforms (as the ones that are usually found in power electronics converters): hysteresis models, such as Preisach [39] and Jiles and Atherton [40], models based on loss separation [41] or empirical formulas, such as diffe”
A High Power Density Single Phase Pwm Rectifier with Active Ripple Energy Storage (2013, background): “Defining the boost and buck slopes as (5) and (6):”
Improved Core-Loss Calculation for Magnetic Components Employed in Power Electronic Systems (2012, methodology): “In [3], the approach is further improved, and in [4], a method on how to deal with minor hysteresis loops is presented and some minor changes on the equation are made.”
Loss Characterization and Calculation of Nanocrystalline Cores for High-Frequency Magnetics Applications (2007, methodology): “For square waveforms, which are the most popular waveforms in PWM converters, Modified Steinmetz [14], Generalized Steinmetz [15] equations, improved [19], and Natural Steinmetz Extension [27], [28] methods have been developed to extend the to arbitrary waveforms, through correlating the rate of cha”
A high power density single phase PWM rectifier with active ripple energy storage (2010, methodology): “The inductor core loss calculation is based on method in [6].”
Combined Phase-Shift and Frequency Modulation of a Dual-Active-Bridge AC–DC Converter With PFC (2016, methodology): “In the loss model, the core losses per volume are calculated by applying the improved generalized Steinmetz equation (iGSE) [23].”
Grid-connected isolated PV microinverters: A review (2017, background): “According to the improved generalized Steinmetz equation, the core losses of any arbitrary waveform during a switching period can be obtained by the following equation [58].”
Modified Discontinuous PWM for Size Reduction of the Circulating Current Filter in Parallel Interleaved Converters (2015, methodology): “The core losses with the proposed PWM scheme are expected to reduce due to the reduction in both the peak flux linkage and the duration of the core excitation, and it is evaluated using the improved generalized Steinmetz equation [36], [37] given as”
Optimal Design and Tradeoff Analysis of Planar Transformer in High-Power DC–DC Converters (2012, methodology): “For the full-bridge dc–dc converter operating with the symmetrical square waveforms, a new extension of Steinmetz equation can be deduced based on the IGSE and the PWL model Pv = 22α−1 · K · fα · Bβsqm · Dβ−α+1 (7) where D is the switching duty cycle.”
Optimized design of medium frequency transformers with high isolation requirements (2010, methodology): “In the present design procedure, the approach described in [20] is implemented and its application is straightforward since only the sinusoidal Steinmetz parameters along with the voltage waveforms are required for the computation.”
Evaluation of Magnetic Materials for Very High Frequency Power Applications (2008, background): “Numerous works illustrate how this information can be used in the design of magnetic components, even for systems with complex excitations [31]–[33].”
Loss modeling of inductive components employed in power electronic systems (2011, methodology): “The approach of [9], [10], and [11] leads to the improved Generalized Steinmetz Equation (iGSE)”