Design of PCB-Mounted Power Chokes for Simple Integration and Direct Heatsink Assembly

Conference: PCIM Europe digital days 2021 - International Exhibition and Conference for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management
05/03/2021 - 05/07/2021 at Online

Proceedings: PCIM Europe digital days 2021

Pages: 5Language: englishTyp: PDF

Authors:
Fraeger, Lukas; Langfermann, Sascha; Owzareck, Michael; Hestermann, Dieter; Kampen, Dennis (Block Transformatoren-Elektronik GmbH, Germany)

Abstract:
This paper presents design approaches for PCB-mounted power chokes with direct heatsink assembly. While conventional power chokes are placed besides the PCB and thus need long connection cables, the presented inductors can be mounted in one step with the semiconductor module allowing for better EMC and cost saving designs. Three designs are presented: one space-optimized, one loss-optimized and one tradeoff between both.