Flux Balancing of Isolation Transformers and Application of "The Magnetic Ear" for Closed-Loop Volt-Second Compensation

Semiconductor switches possess nonideal behavior which, in case of isolated dc-dc converters, can generate dc-voltage components which are then applied to the isolation transformer. This dc-voltage component is translated into a dc flux density component in the transformer core, increasing the risk...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on power electronics 2014-08, Vol.29 (8), p.4078-4090
Main Authors: Ortiz, Gabriel, Fassler, Lukas, Kolar, Johann Walter, Apeldoorn, Oscar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Circuit faults
Classification
Compensation
Current measurement
Direct current
Ear
Electrical engineering
Flux
Flux density
Magnetic analysis
magnetic cores
Magnetic flux
magnetic transducers
magnetic variables measurement
measurement
Saturation magnetization
Semiconductors
Transducers
Transformer cores
Transformers
Windings
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Summary:Semiconductor switches possess nonideal behavior which, in case of isolated dc-dc converters, can generate dc-voltage components which are then applied to the isolation transformer. This dc-voltage component is translated into a dc flux density component in the transformer core, increasing the risk of driving the core into saturation. In this paper, a novel noninvasive flux density measurement principle, called "The Magnetic Ear," based on sharing of magnetic path between the main and an auxiliary core is proposed. The active compensation of the transformer's dc magnetization level using this transducer is experimentally verified. Additionally, a classification of the previously reported magnetic flux measurement and balancing concepts is performed.
ISSN:0885-8993
1941-0107
DOI:10.1109/TPEL.2013.2294551