Fast computation of R, L parameters of high frequency multi‐winding magnetic components

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose a numerical procedure for the extraction of RL equivalent circuits of high frequency multi‐winding transformers with a low computational time.Design/methodology/approach – Rigorous RL equivalent circuits of multi‐winding transformers can be obtained by performing open and short‐circuit tests. In this work, the finite element method (FEM) is employed as a virtual laboratory in order to derive such circuits. However, an accurate modeling of skin and proximity effects in the windings requires extremely dense meshes at high frequencies. Therefore, a 2D frequency‐domain homogenization of the windings, which conducts to coarser meshes, is applied in order to decrease the computational burden. The fine and homogenized models are compared in terms of simulation time as well as accuracy.Findings – A significant decrease in simulation times is observed with the homogenized model (one order of magnitude at high frequencies for 2D models), while keeping acceptable rel...

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