Design Aids in Magnetic Component Choice for Power Electronics

Abstract

In the early days of power electronics, the design engineer had few design aids in magnetic component choice. As a result, the choice was made by using whatever component happened to be on the shelf and after numerous hit-and miss tries, he finally found the most suitable choice. At that time, both power semiconductor and high frequency power materials were primitive with very little choice of materials or shapes. However, today with the explosion of information through media like the Internet, CD ROM, CAD-CAM, and computers in general, there is a great deal of help that makes the proper choice faster and with greater assurance of success. This chapter will review the various design aids available. In Appendix 7.1, articles of interest on Power electronics are listed. In Appendix 2, the pertinent IEC and ASTM standards on magnetic components and Materials are listed.