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123 - Thermal Analysis of a Choke Coil <HT,TS>


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Thermal Analysis of a Choke Coil :Overview
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A choke coil is an electronic component use to prevent currents that exceed the predetermined frequency. The heat generated by the iron losses of the core and the copper losses of the coil inside the choke coil need to be evaluated because of problems that can occur in the choke coil.
The loss distribution obtained with a magnetic field analysis can be used as the heat source for a thermal analysis in JMAG-Designer.
This example presents the use of a thermal and magnetic field analysis to obtain the temperature distribution using the iron losses and copper losses in the choke coil as the heat source.

Inductance of One-phase and d/q-axis Inductance
The heat generation density distribution of the core indicated in Fig. 1, the temperature distribution of the core indicated in Fig. 2, the temperature distribution of the coil indicated in Fig. 3, and the maximum temperature of each part indicated in Table 1.
The heat generation density is higher on the inside corners of the core as indicated in Fig. 1. The iron losses that generate the heat are caused by the flow of magnet flux concentrating on the shortest path through the magnetic circuit. Furthermore, the temperature around the coil is hotter than the temperature of the core as indicated in Fig. 2, Fig. 3, and Table 1.
Thermal Analysis of a Choke Coil:Inductance of One-phase and d/q-axis Inductance
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Thermal Analysis of a Choke Coil:Inductance of One-phase and d/q-axis Inductance
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Thermal Analysis of a Choke Coil:Inductance of One-phase and d/q-axis Inductance
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Thermal Analysis of a Choke Coil:Inductance of One-phase and d/q-axis Inductance
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Updated: 2011-03-31



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