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Homework Assignment #4 Transformer Design: L D I (T) D Q D Q I I

This document provides details for designing an isolation transformer for a full-bridge converter operating at 400V input, 48V output, and 750W load. Key specifications include a 6:1 turns ratio and operation at 100kHz. The design involves calculating operating voltages and currents, selecting a suitable core, and determining winding specifications to meet copper and core loss budgets.

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Homework Assignment #4 Transformer Design: L D I (T) D Q D Q I I

This document provides details for designing an isolation transformer for a full-bridge converter operating at 400V input, 48V output, and 750W load. Key specifications include a 6:1 turns ratio and operation at 100kHz. The design involves calculating operating voltages and currents, selecting a suitable core, and determining winding specifications to meet copper and core loss budgets.

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Homework Assignment #4

Transformer Design
Chapter 12
Magnetics for Power Electronic Converters
University of Colorado, Boulder
Prof. Robert Erickson

Design of an Isolation Transformer for a Full-Bridge Converter

Q1 Q3
D1 D3 D5
i1(t) iD5(t) L i(t)
1 : n
+ +
+
Vg +
– vT(t) vs(t) C R v
–
– –
: n
D2 D4 D6
Q2 Q4

Figure 1 Full-bridge isolated converter.

An isolated buck-derived full-bridge converter (Fig. 1) operates at the following quiescent point:
• Input voltage Vg = 400V
• Output voltage V = 48V
• Load power Pload = 750W
The switching frequency of the voltage v s (t) is 200 kHz, and hence the transformer operating
frequency is 100 kHz.
This assignment concerns the design of the transformer for this converter and operating point,
including a primary winding and a center-tapped secondary winding as shown. Each half of the
center-tapped secondary winding can be treated as a separate winding, such that this becomes a
three-winding transformer.
The desired turns ratio is 6:1 (so in the figure above, n = 1/6). The empirical core loss equation
parameters at 100 kHz are K f e = 10 W/Tβ cm3 and β = 2.7. Assume a fill factor of Ku = 0.3, and
design for a winding temperature of 100◦ C, where copper wire has resistivity ρ = 2.3 · 10−6 Ω cm.
Neglect converter losses, and assume that the output inductor current i(t) has negligible switching
ripple. Allow a total transformer copper loss of 1.8 W based on the winding dc resistances (i.e.,
not including skin and proximity losses), and use a ferrite EC core.
1. What is the v s (t) duty cycle D? Enter your result accurate to ±1%.
2. Compute the rms current of the primary winding. Enter your result accurate to ±1%.
3. Compute the rms current of one of the secondary windings. Enter your result accurate to ±1%.
4. Compute the applied primary winding volt-seconds λ1 . Enter your result in units of (volt · µs),
accurate to ±1%.
5. Compute the geometric constant Kg f e required for this transformer. Enter your result accurate
to ±2%.
6. Use the magnetics design tables to select an appropriate ferrite EC core. You should choose
the smallest core having Kg f e greater than your answer to Question 5.
7. Evaluate the peak ac flux density ∆B. Enter your result in Tesla, accurate to ±2%.
8. Determine the number of primary and secondary turns needed. Round your answers to the
nearest integers that preserve the desired turns ratio of 6:1. Enter your choice for primary
turns n1 below.
9. Enter your choice for secondary turns n2 (i.e., for each half of the center-tapped secondary)
below.
10. Determine the required primary wire size. You should use the magnetics tables, and select the
largest wire size having a bare area less than the wire area that you compute. Enter the AWG
number in the field below. Your entry should be a numeric integer, without other characters.
11. Determine the required secondary wire size. You should use the magnetics tables, and se-
lect the largest wire size having a bare area less than the wire area that you compute. Enter
the AWG number in the field below. Your entry should be a numeric integer, without other
characters.
12. For your design, what total copper loss is predicted by the dc wire resistances? Enter your
result in watts (W), accurate to ±2%.
13. For your design, what is the predicted core loss? Enter your result in watts (W), accurate to
±2%.

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