HF Characterization and Non-Linear Modeling of a Gapped Toroidal Magnetic Structure

The frequency dependent characteristics of a gapped toroidal structure are extracted empirically over a bandwidth that exceeds 30 MHz. The analysis is complicated due to non-linear flux distributions, magnetic properties of the core material, leakage inductance, stray capacitances and eddy currents in the windings. A permeance model of the core is implemented to model the magnetic circuit. The model includes a linear lumped element equivalent circuit to approximate the non-linear complex permeability of the core, which was measured empirically. Stray capacitance and inductance of the winding are also modeled. A gyrator is used to couple the electric and magnetic models for circuit simulation. The measured and simulated results of open-circuit impedance from the secondary winding and the transimpedance gain (V/A) of the current sensor are compared and discussed

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