Electromagnetic Simulations in Power Electronic Converter Design

Didier Cottet1, Stanislav Skibin1, Ivica Stevanovi 1, Bernhard Wunsch1
1 ABB Switzerland Ltd., Corporate Research, Segelhof 1K, 5405 Dättwil, Switzerland

Summary The energy efficiency trends in power electronic converter design are leading to increasing
demands for faster switching devices with minimalswitching losses. Consequences are electromagnetic
design challenges such as parasitic stray inductances and high frequency impedance characteristics of
passive components. The only way to systematically approach these challenges are dedicated methods for
efficient electromagnetic simulation.
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