Magnets for power electronic converters

This course may also be credited toward ECEA 5703, part of the CU Boulder graduate program in electrical engineering. This course covers the analysis and design of magnetic components, including inductors and transformers, used in power electronic converters. The course begins with an introduction to the physical principles underlying inductors and transformers, including the concepts of inductance, core material saturation, air gap and energy storage in inductors, reductance and magnetic circuit modeling, transformer equivalent circuits, magnetization, and leakage inductance. Models of multiwinding transformers are also developed, including inductance matrix representation, for series and parallel structures. Modeling of losses in magnetic components covers core and winding losses, including skin effect and proximity effect. Finally, a complete procedure for optimizing the design of inductors in switched-mode power converters is developed. After completing this course, you will: - Understand the fundamentals of magnetic components, including inductors and transformers - Be able to analyze and model losses in magnetic components, and understand design trade-offs - Know how to design and optimize inductors and transformers for switched-mode power converters This course assumes prior completion of Courses 1 and 2: Introduction to Power Electronics and Converter Circuits.