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Volume Minimization of Power Pulse Transformer for a Two-Switch Forward Converter

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Advantages and disadvantages of forward and push-pull converters for a power region of several kW are overviewed in the beginning of the contribution. Further an optimization of the power pulse transformer of the standard two-switch forward converter is proposed. The goal of the optimization is to ensure minimum total transformer volume at constant predefined parameters: maximum core flux density, DC-link voltage of the converter, output voltage of the converter, output power, current densities in the primary and secondary winding and switching frequency. Optimum size and geometrical proportions of the toroidal ferrite core are the results of the optimization. An analytical approach is used in the optimization (searching for a local minimum of a function). Practical results for a converter with output parameters 1 kW/60 V are included to document the optimization task.

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  • Two-switch forward converter
  • Pulse transformer
  • Ferrite toroid
  • Volume minimization
  • Optimization

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Acknowledgement

This research work has been carried out in the Centre for Research and Utilization of Renewable Energy (CVVOZE). Authors gratefully acknowledge financial support from the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic under NPU I programme (project No. LO1210).

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  1. Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication, Department of Power Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic

    Pavel Vorel & Jan Martis

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  1. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Mathematics, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic

    Tomáš Březina

  2. Faculty of Mechatronics, Institute of Metrology and Biomedical Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland

    Ryszard Jabłoński

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Vorel, P., Martis, J. (2018). Volume Minimization of Power Pulse Transformer for a Two-Switch Forward Converter. In: Březina, T., Jabłoński, R. (eds) Mechatronics 2017. MECHATRONICS 2017. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 644. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65960-2_23

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