Determination of Parasitic Capacitances in Inductive Components - A Comparison Between Analytic Calculation Methods and FEM-Simulation

Simon Merschak, Mario Jungwirth, Daniel Hofinger, Alexander Eder, Günter Ritzberger

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Abstract

Flyback converters are commonly used in switching mode power supplies. An essential component of a flyback converter is the high-frequency transformer. In order to ensure a faultless operation of the converter, even at high operating frequencies, the parasitic capacitive effects in the transformer have to be considered during the engineering process. The negative effects of the parasitic capacitances on the currents in the converter windings increase with rising operation frequency [1]. The aim of this paper is to draw a comparison between analytic calculation methods and FEM-simulations by means of a simple sample transformer model. It is also verified that the dynamic component of the electric field can be neglected for the calculation of the parasitic capacitances for frequencies up to a few hundred kilohertz.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationComputer Aided Systems Theory – EUROCAST 2017 - 16th International Conference, Revised Selected Papers
EditorsFranz Pichler, Roberto Moreno-Diaz, Alexis Quesada-Arencibia
PublisherSpringer
Pages212-218
Number of pages7
ISBN (Print)9783319747262
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018
Event16th International Conference on Computer Aided Systems Theory, EUROCAST 2017 - Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Duration: 19 Feb 201724 Feb 2017

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume10672 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference16th International Conference on Computer Aided Systems Theory, EUROCAST 2017
Country/TerritorySpain
CityLas Palmas de Gran Canaria
Period19.02.201724.02.2017

Keywords

  • Electrostatic simulation
  • Finite element method
  • Flyback converter
  • Transformer parasitic capacitance

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