A horizontal-winding multi-permeability distributed air-gap inductor

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Abstract

Distributed air-gap inductors have the advantage of reducing winding loss in high switching frequency DC/DC converters. However, they also have the disadvantage of uneven distribution of flux density, which inevitably leads to the incomplete utilization of magnetic material. This paper proposes a horizontal-winding multi-permeability distributed air-gap inductor structure to increase inductance without the increase of inductor volume. To evaluate the proposed method, a two-permeability inductor together with a single permeability inductor is fabricated. The measured results show the two-permeability inductor has higher inductance than the single-permeability one, especially at light load. Both inductors are tested in a 12V input, 1.6V output DC/DC converter to show their performance. The results show the two-permeability inductor could further improve light load efficiency of high frequency DC/DC converters.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAPEC 2012 - 27th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition
Pages994-1001
Number of pages8
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Event27th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2012 - Orlando, FL, United States
Duration: 5 Feb 20129 Feb 2012

Publication series

NameConference Proceedings - IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition - APEC

Conference

Conference27th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2012
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityOrlando, FL
Period5/02/129/02/12

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