Magnetics Design Platform Supports Planar Devices, Thermal Modeling
Frenetic Electronics' updated planar magnetics design and simulation tool addresses thermal constraints and power density with capabilities such as potting simulation and liquid-cooling plate modeling. With it, designers can quickly explore and validate designs with an average of ~94% accuracy.
Frenetic Planar combines the accuracy typically associated with finite element method (FEM) approaches with the speed of its proprietary analytical models, enabling significantly faster iterations compared to traditional workflows.
The new potting simulation capability allows engineers to account for the thermal and electromagnetic impact of resin materials surrounding the transformer. And the cooling-plate/liquid-cooling support makes it possible to model metallic cooling structures integrated into the transformer and connected to liquid-cooling systems.
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Alix Paultre
Editor-at-Large, Microwaves & RF
Alix is Editor-at-Large for Microwaves & RF.
An Army veteran, Alix Paultre was a signals intelligence soldier on the East/West German border in the early ‘80s, and eventually wound up helping launch and run a publication on consumer electronics for the U.S. military stationed in Europe. Alix first began in this industry in 1998 at Electronic Products magazine, and since then has worked for a variety of publications, most recently as Editor-in-Chief of Power Systems Design.
Alix currently lives in Wiesbaden, Germany.