The Influence of the Transformer Core Material on the Characteristics of a Full-Bridge DC-DC Converter

The paper analyzes the influence of the material from which the ferromagnetic core of a transformer is made on the characteristics of a full-bridge converter. Experimental investigations were carried out for three bridge converters containing transformers with ring cores made of various materials: iron powder, ferrite, and nanocrystalline material. The properties of the aforementioned converters were considered in a wide range of changes of input voltage, load resistance, as well as frequency and the duty cycle of the control signal. Based on the obtained measurements results of the relationship between the parameters of the used transformer core and the obtained values of the output voltage, the energy efficiency of the full bridge converter was discussed. The method of transformer modeling in the SPICE program for the analysis of the considered converter in this program was proposed. The correctness of this model was demonstrated for a converter containing a transformer with a powdered iron core.

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