Origami Inductors: Foldable 3-D Polyhedron Air-Coupled Inductors for MHz Power Conversion

Tanuj Sen, Youssef Elasser, Minjie Chen

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Abstract

This paper presents the principles of foldable 3-D polyhedron air-coupled origami inductors and their application in multiphase interleaved MHz power conversion. The polyhedron air-coupled origami inductor comprises of multiple windings forming the surfaces of a closed Euclidean structure, with each of these surfaces representing one phase of the coupled inductor. These windings can be implemented on a printed circuit board (PCB) which can be folded to form the 3-D polyhedron strcutures. Compared to discrete air-core inductors, the polyhedron air-coupled inductor offers reduced volume of flux distribution, reduced current ripple, as well as a faster transient response. A four-phase interleaved boost converter with a symmetric tetrahedron air-coupled inductor as the input inductor was built and tested at switching frequencies from 1 MHz to 10 MHz to verify the principles of the polyhedron air-coupled inductors.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationAPEC 2023 - 38th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages397-404
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9781665475396
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
Event38th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2023 - Orlando, United States
Duration: Mar 19 2023Mar 23 2023

Publication series

NameConference Proceedings - IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition - APEC
Volume2023-March

Conference

Conference38th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2023
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityOrlando
Period3/19/233/23/23

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Keywords

  • coupled inductor
  • dc-dc converter
  • inductance dual model
  • magnetic circuit model
  • origami
  • polyhedron

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