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An Impedance Converter-Based Probe Characterization Method for Magnetic Materials' Loss Measurement
IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics
  • Anfeng Huang
  • Hongseok Kim, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Hanyu Zhang
  • Qiusen He
  • David Pommerenke, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Jun Fan, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Abstract

As an essential component in power applications, magnetic cores and their design play an important role in achieving high efficiency and high-power density. Accurate measurement of the core loss is important for inductor and power converter optimization. Loss measurement depends on exactly determining the phase angle between the voltage and the current. However, measurement errors can be introduced due to the discrepancies in propagation delays in the voltage and current sensors. In addition, the propagation delay is frequency-dependent but has a large influence in the MHz range and above. Previously, several methods have been proposed to compensate for this discrepancy, but they are time-consuming and can result in large measurement errors. In this article, a characterization method for core loss based on a vector network analyzer (VNA) and an impedance converter is proposed to accurately measure the phase discrepancies between voltage and current sensors. The proposed method is experimentally verified up to 15 MHz with a three-coil test setup.

Department(s)
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
  • Core loss characterization,
  • impedance converter,
  • phase discrepancy,
  • vector network analyzer (VNA)
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2023 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
6-1-2022
Publication Date
01 Jun 2022
Citation Information
Anfeng Huang, Hongseok Kim, Hanyu Zhang, Qiusen He, et al.. "An Impedance Converter-Based Probe Characterization Method for Magnetic Materials' Loss Measurement" IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics Vol. 10 Iss. 3 (2022) p. 3045 - 3054 ISSN: 2168-6785; 2168-6777
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/jun-fan/404/