Epcos Magnetic Design Tool: SER Anual
Epcos Magnetic Design Tool: SER Anual
Epcos Magnetic Design Tool: SER Anual
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CONTENTS
1. Introduction .....................................................................................................................4
1.1. Fundamentals ..........................................................................................................4
1.2. Subprograms............................................................................................................4
1.2.1. Material Form ....................................................................................................4
1.2.2. Core Form..........................................................................................................4
1.2.3. Graph Control....................................................................................................4
1.2.4. Starting the Program ........................................................................................5
1.2.5. Exiting the Program..........................................................................................5
2. Fundamentals on Operation.........................................................................................5
2.1. Selection of the Material / Core.............................................................................5
2.2. Data Point Reader...................................................................................................5
2.3. Graph Control ..........................................................................................................5
2.4. Graph Output ...........................................................................................................5
2.5. Input Fields...............................................................................................................5
2.6. Output Fields............................................................................................................5
3. Material Form..................................................................................................................5
3.1. Hysteresis Loop.......................................................................................................5
3.1.1. Procedure ..........................................................................................................6
3.1.2. Zoom Function ..................................................................................................7
3.2. Initial Permeability ...................................................................................................7
3.2.1. Procedure ..........................................................................................................7
3.2.2. Intermediate Values of i.................................................................................8
3.3. Power Loss...............................................................................................................8
3.3.1. Procedure ..........................................................................................................9
3.3.2. Measured values of PL ..................................................................................10
3.3.3. Steinmetz coefficients ....................................................................................10
3.3.4. Amplitude Permeability ..................................................................................12
3.3.5. Procedure ........................................................................................................12
3.3.6. Intermediate values of a..............................................................................13
3.4. Complex Permeability...........................................................................................13
3.4.1. Procedure ........................................................................................................14
3.4.2. Intermediate values of s (f), s (f), p (f), p (f), gp(f), tan/i (f) or
Z_N(f) 15
1.1. Fundamentals
The Magnetic Design Tool provides the convenient access to the material data of the
available TDK ferrite materials and their integration in the process of design in digital form.
The parameters on which the design tool is based, such as hysteresis loop, power loss, initial
permeability, amplitude permeability and complex permeability are formed by the
measurement data of the available TDK ferrite materials. These measurement data can be
represented as a graph and compared to one another.
The graphs created can be printed, or pasted into other Windows applications via the
clipboard. A simple editor lets you take notes relating to the selection process as you are
working with the Magnetic Design Tool.
1.2. Subprograms
2. Fundamentals on Operation
The basic operational procedures and the button assignments for the subprograms Material
Properties and Core Calculations are identical. For this reason, they are described globally in
this context.
3. Material Form
Move mouse cursor on a point of the graph to view the associated pair of values B and H in
the Data Point Reader. If you want to zoom in the graph, click on the graph by left mouse
button and select area to zoom in. If you want to zoom out the graph to default scale, click on
the graph by left mouse button and move the mouse to the left upper corner of the graph. If
you click on the graph by right mouse button, you can move in current scale of the graph.
3.2.1. Procedure
Click on the Material Form button in the main window. The Material data window will
be opened.
Select i vs. T.
Select the desired material.
The initial permeability as a function of the temperature will be displayed.
These coefficients you can simply export to MS Excel by clicking on the button Export data
into Excel.
3.3.5. Procedure
Click on the Material Form button in the main window. The Material data window will
be opened.
Select a vs. B.
Select the desired material.
Select the desired temperature.
Select the measurand (B, H) that is to be represented on the X-axis.
The amplitude permeability as a function of the flux density B or of the field strength H will be
displayed.
Click on measuring points in the curve to view the associated pairs of values in the
Data Point Reader.
It is possible to display multiple curves in one graph. This provides an optimum comparison
(e.g. change of the air gap).
4.1.1. Procedure
Click on the Core Form button in the main window. The Core data window will be
opened.
Select e vs. T.
Select the desired core.
Specify the core form (optionally: low profile, with hole). Note: Please observe that not
all combinations are valid (e.g. in low profile, only RM cores are available). Values will
not be output if an invalid combination was specified.
Select the desired material.
Select the type of representation e(T) or (e(T) - e(T1))/(e(T).
Enter the desired air gap in the s field.
The effective permeability as a function of the temperature will be displayed.
4.2.1. Procedure
Click on the Core Form button in the main window. The Core data window will be
opened.
Select Ptrans.
Select the desired core.
Specify the core form (optionally: low profile, with hole). Note: Please observe that not
all combinations are valid (e.g. in low profile, only RM cores are available). Values will
not be output if an invalid combination was specified.
Select the desired material.
4.3.1. Procedure
Click on the Core Form button in the main window.
The Core data window will be opened. Select Input data used for calculations.
Then you can edit required parameters in Users defined data grid.
4.4. AL-values
For all available TDK materials, the following calculations can be performed using the
calculator:
4.4.1. Procedure
Click on the Core Form button in the main window. The Core data window will be
opened.
Select AL-value
4.5. DC-Bias
For all available TDK power materials and most core shapes, the reversible permeability can
be calculated as a function of the DC-current as well as of the DC-field with a given Al value.
For this purpose, the temperatures T = 25 C and T = 100 C are taken into consideration.
With a given number of turns, the reversible inductance and the magnetic energy can
additionally be calculated.
4.5.1. Procedure
Click on the DC-Bias button in the main window. The DC-Bias window will be opened.
Click on measurement points in the curve to view the associated measured values in
the DataPoint Reader.
4.6.1. Procedure
Click on the Harmonic Distortion button in the main window.
4.7.1. Procedure
Click on the Wire Calculation button in the main window.
5.1. Introduction
In the Edit Chart form you can print graphs, insert graphs in other Windows applications via
the Clipboard and define the representation of the graph.
Select the desired data format in the Export window area (Metafile or Bitmap).
Specify the target by button Save
Click on the Save button.
The graphics file will be saved.
If you want to export data into MS Excel, you must click on button Export charts data to
Excel. You can also export these data into formats txt, html and xml. If you ant to export
data from chart to these formats, just click on arrow on button Export charts data to Excel
and you will see following menu as fig.5-4. Then select appropriate format and click on this
item and save data.
6. Settings
If you want to change a font of visual controls, select Settings Options. Following form will
be displayed Fig. 6-1.
Click on button Change and select desired font. The font will be saved on hard disk and this
font will be used during next running of application.