by Timothy Hegarty, Texas Instruments, Phoenix, Ariz., How2Power Today, Mar 15 2024
Focus:
Part 2 discussed impedance characterization of a ferrite choke using a behavioral mode as
an essential step in EMI filter design. This task becomes more challenging when the core
material is nanocrystalline due to its frequency-dependent and nonlinear magnetic
permeability. This part 3 article examines comprehensive simulation models for
nanocrystalline-cored chokes for use in passive and active filter circuits. Following a
review of complex permeability and its impact on the impedance behavior of ferrite and
nanocrystalline chokes, this article describes a SPICE-compatible behavioral model for a
nanocrystalline CM choke using an intuitive ladder circuit structure. Using an extraction
procedure of model parameters from measured impedance data, the synthetized behavioral
model for the choke impedance can accommodate single- and three-phase chokes. The article
concludes with a practical example, applying the modeling procedure to a three-phase four-
winding nanocrystalline choke used in an EMI filter for an automotive onboard charger
application.
What you’ll learn:
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