Design considerations for low stray impedance printed-circuit-boards for switching converters

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Abstract

A structure and layout of printed-circuit-board (PCB) have a considerable impact on the overall system efficiency and switching performance for high-frequency applications. The current distribution of the copper traces can be significantly distorted due to eddy and proximity effects as the switching frequency increases. Also, stray inductances are the main source of destructive switching ringing and electromagnetic interference (EMI). They both are often designed to be minimized, however, it is difficult to quantify and design the effects in the complex geometry of PCB layout. PCBs for power transfer has been often designed by a rule of thumb. The practical case of the printed circuit board for a resonant-type grid-tied switching converter is studied to reduce the stray inductances and effective resistances at switching frequency of several hundreds of kHz in this paper. Quantitative studies with the exact geometry of PCB from Gerber files are conducted using three-dimensional finite element analysis (FEA) tools. The overall process is integrated and linked by scripting glue language, Python. The suggested structure and layout show considerable improvement by rearranging patterns of copper traces and properly handling high-frequency effects.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2019 International Symposium on Electrical and Electronics Engineering, ISEE 2019
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages247-251
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781728153537
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019.10
Event2019 International Symposium on Electrical and Electronics Engineering, ISEE 2019 - Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
Duration: 2019.10.102019.10.12

Publication series

NameProceedings - 2019 International Symposium on Electrical and Electronics Engineering, ISEE 2019

Conference

Conference2019 International Symposium on Electrical and Electronics Engineering, ISEE 2019
Country/TerritoryViet Nam
CityHo Chi Minh City
Period19.10.1019.10.12

Keywords

  • finite-element-analysis
  • high-frequency switching converters
  • loop impedance
  • Printed-circuit-board

Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) Subject Topics

  • Materials Science
  • Computer Science & Information Systems
  • Engineering - Electrical & Electronic
  • Engineering - Petroleum
  • Physics & Astronomy

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