AC Resistance and Leakage Inductance Estimation for Planar Transformers With Parallel-Connected Windings

Miniaturised “Low Profile” Module Integrated Converter for Photovoltaic Amlications with Integrated Magnetic Components

This paper deals with reliability aspects of Module Integrated Converters (MIC) for grid connected photovoltaic applications. The presented “Low Profile Design” of a MIC has almost twice the power density and a 70% longer lifetime than commercially available MICs. In order to miniaturise and increase the reliability of the MIC all magnetic components have been realised using planar cores and wi...

AC Circuits with Transformers

Mathematical Proof for the Minimized Stray Fields in Transformers Using Auxiliary Windings Based on State Equations for Evaluation of FEM Results

Stray magnetic field is one of the main issues in design of transformers, since it causes non-ideal behavior of transformers. One of the techniques is usually adopted to mitigate the unwanted stray magnetic field is the use of auxiliary windings creating a magnetic field opposite to the incident one giving rise to the reduction of the total magnetic fields. This paper presents a new mathematica...

Selection of copper against aluminium windings for distribution transformers

Copper and aluminium are the two conductors most commonly used in transformer windings. This study presents a comprehensive comparison of distribution transformers built either with copper or with aluminium windings. The comparison is based on winding material conductivity, density, cost, connectivity, oxidation, machinability and behaviour under short-circuit. Additionally, a parametric analys...

Simplified control method for parallel-connected DC/AC inverters

The parallel operation of several low-capacity inverters is better than a singular highcapacity inverter owing to the advantages of better extensibility and reliability. A simplified control method for parallel-connected inverters is proposed, which can balance the current distribution among the parallel-connected inverters with no interconnected communication lines. To verify the performance o...