Abstract
In order to design an optimal planar inductor, this paper carries out several axisymmetrical magnetic field simulations fully taking the magnetic hysteretic properties of ferromagnetic core materials as well as open boundary condition into account. Finite element method is applied to evaluating the magnetic fields, reactive and dissipative energies in a planar inductor. Because of the nature of magnetic fields, it is essentially taken into account the open boundary effects to evaluate the exact characteristics of planar inductor. Since the finite elements is one of the methodologies to solving for the partial differential equations, and then it has been difficult to take the open boundary effects into account. However, this paper removes this difficulty by employing the strategic dual image (SDI, in short) method [1,2]. Another difficulty is caused by the hysteretic magnetization characteristics of magnetic core materials. Applying the Chua type magnetization model to represent the hysteretic property also removes this difficulty. As a result, it is revealed that the frequency characteristic of core magnetic materials as well as shape dominate major characteristics of the magnetic fields, reactive and dissipative energies in the inductors.
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