PExprt

Design Software for Magnetic Components

7.1

Users Guide

PEmag Assorted Features

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Main Effects to be considered

Physical effects Skin Proximity Gap effects End effects

Typically known as: Leakage inductance + AC resistance + parasitic capacitances

Produce Energy storage (electric+magnetic) and losses

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Skin effect

Skin depth

1 = f 0

At high frequency, current tends to flow through the surface

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Proximity effect
Opposite currents Parallel currents

Opposite currents tend to flow together Parallel currents tend to separate

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Air Gap Effect

Flux distribution

Current density distribution

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Twisted wire type

This can be used to model every strand in a Litz wire for actual skin and proximity effect Practical limit is <1000 strands total in the model

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Electrostatic shields modeling

Shields should be modeled as an extra winding
Shield

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Center tapped windings modeling

Must be modeled as two independent windings Connect together later in the Simplorer simulation

Center tap

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Effective Value Calculation

PEmag can calculate the effective area and length of a core Based on the IEC calculation method

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Margin Tapes
Can add top or center margin tapes to the winding

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Numbering bobbin pins

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Move layer feature

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Parallel layer feature

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PEmag and Simplorer

Review e10 lab for process using PEmag and Simplorer

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