IcosaLogic Inverter Designer

Configurations

Current Config

cur_cfg

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Enter name for new config

new_cfg

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Purge All Configs

cfg_purge

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Basics

Output Frequency

f_out

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Output Frequency Omega

ω_out

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Skin depth at f_out

d_{skin_out}

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Control Type

ctrl_type

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Switching Frequency

f_sw

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Switching Frequency Effective

f_{sw_eff}

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Switching Frequency Omega

ω_sw

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Switching Cycle Time

t_sw

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Skin depth at f_sw

d_{skin_sw}

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Output Current

I_out

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Output Voltage

V_rms

V RMS

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Output Voltage (peak-to-peak)

V_pp

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Number of Lines

lines

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Output Power

P_out

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Estimated Efficiency

η_est

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Min

Nominal

Max

Input Current Per Line

I_{in_line}

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Input Current

I_in

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Battery

Min

Nominal

Max

Cell Voltage

V_cell

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Series

bat_series

cells

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Pack Voltage

V_pack

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Bus Configuration

Bus type

bus_type

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Conductor current density

J_cond

A/mm²

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Wire part number

wire_pn

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Wire gauge

AWG

gauge

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Number of strands

strands

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Strand Diameter

strand_dia

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Wire Diameter

wire_dia

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Switching Current Capacity

I_{wire_sw}

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Output Current Capacity

I_{wire_out}

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Switching Resistance

R_{wire_sw}

mΩ / m

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Output Resistance

R_{wire_out}

mΩ / m

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CU thickness recommend

d_{CU recommend}

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Use recommend

use_cu_recommend

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CU thickness actual

d_{CU actual}

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Min current path width

min_cond_width

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Num CU layers required

cu_layers

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Current Capacity (Switch)

I_bb

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Current Capacity (Out)

I_{bb_out}

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Substrate thickness

d_substrate

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Inter-layer dielectric thickness

d_ild

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Total bus bar thickness

d_total

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DC Link Capacitor

Input DC to RMS Current

dcl_dc_rms_factor

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Max RMS Input Current

dcl_i_rms_max

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Input Ripple

dcl_v_ripple

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Input Ripple Impedance

dcl_z_ripple

Ω

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Capacitance Required

C_required

µF

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Figure of Merit

FoM

*10⁶

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Cap Part Number

dcl_cap_pn

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Manufacturer

dcl_mfg

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Tech

dcl_tech

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Capacitance

C_dcl

µF

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Max DC Voltage

V_{dcl_dc}

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Current RMS

I_{dcl_rms}

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Equivalent Series Inductance

ESL_dcl

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Equivalent Series Resistance

ESR_dcl

mΩ

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Thermal Resistance Core To Case

R_{dcl_θ_cc}

°C / W

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Thermal Resistance Case To Ambient

R_{dcl_θ_ca}

°C / W

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Number of Caps

dcl_count

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Capacitor FoM

FoM_cap

*10⁶

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Total Figure of Merit

FoM_total

*10⁶

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Total DCL Current

I_{dcl_total}

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Total DCL Capacitance

C_{dcl_total}

µF

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FET

Number of FETs

fet_count

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FET part number

fet_pn

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FET Manufacturer

fet_mfg

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Technology

fet_tech

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Package

fet_pkg

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FET Count per Half Bridge

fet_nhb

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Voltage

V_{fet_max}

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Max Current

I_{fet_max}

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Max Current (Hot)

I_{fet_max_hot}

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On Resistance

R_{ds_on}

Ω

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On Resistance (Effective)

R_{ds_on_eff}

Ω

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Total Gate Charge

Q_g

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Turn on delay

t_d(on)

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V_gs Rise time

t_{gs_rise}

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Turn off delay

t_d(off)

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V_gs Fall time

t_{gs_fall}

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Theta Junction to Case

R_{θ_jc}

°C / W

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Gate External Resistance

R_{g_ext}

Ω

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Gate Internal Resistance

R_{g_int}

Ω

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Gate On Voltage

V_{g_on}

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Gate Off Voltage

V_{g_off}

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Input Capacitance

C_iss

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Output Capacitance

C_oss

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Reverse Transfer Capacitance

C_rss

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Energy to Switch On

E_on

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Energy to Switch Off

E_off

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Energy Measurement Voltage

V_swe

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Dead time

t_dead

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Max Current (Actual)

I_{fet_max_actual}

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Heat Sink Theta Case to Ambient

R_{θ_ca}

°C / W

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Gate Driver

External Gate On Resistance

R_{g_ext_on}

Ω

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External Gate On Resistance

R_{g_ext_off}

Ω

ⓘ

FET Switching Hardness

gd_sw_hard

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Gate Driver On Resistance

R_{gd_on}

Ω

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Gate Driver Off Resistance

R_{gd_off}

Ω

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Est Turn On Current

I_{gd_on}

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Est Turn Off Current

I_{gd_off}

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Turn On Duty Cycle

gd_dc_on

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Turn Off Duty Cycle

gd_dc_off

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Avg Gate Driver Current

I_{gd_avg}

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Avg Gate Driver Power

P_{gd_avg}

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Bootstrap Diode Forward Voltage

V_{f_bs}

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Bootstrap Capacitor Factor

gd_bs_cf

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Bootstrap Capacitor

C_bs

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Bootstrap Resistor

R_bs

Ω

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Bootstrap RC Time Constant

τ_bs

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Bootstrap Energy

E_bs

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VDD Capacitor

C_vdd

µF

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Output Filter

Inductor Saturation Headroom

%_{sat_hr}

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Inductor Saturation Headroom

I_{sat_hr}

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Max Grid Inductance

L_{grid_max}

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Filter Type

of_type

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Min

Max

Frequency Range 5 Octave

f_{lc_min5}

kHz

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Frequency Range 6 Octave

f_{lc_min6}

kHz

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Current

Stable

Max

Suggestion Number

n_suggested

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Suggested Inductance 1

L_{1_suggested}

µH

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Suggested Capacitance

C_suggested

µF

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Suggested Inductance 2

L_{2_suggested}

µH

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Suggested Delta

δ_suggested

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Suggested Filter Frequency

f_{res_sugg}

kHz

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Unloaded

Loaded

Actual Filter Frequency

f_{res_actual}

kHz

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Damping Resistor

R_damping

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Inductor 1

Inductor type

ind1_type

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Part Number

ind1_pn

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Manufacturer

ind1_mfg

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Inductance

L_ind1

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Typical DC Resistance

R_{ind1_dc_typ}

mΩ

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Max DC Resistance

R_{ind1_dc_max}

mΩ

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DC Current (40°C Δt)

I_{ind1_dt40}

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DC Current (100°C Δt)

I_{ind1_dt100}

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DC Saturation Current (20% ΔH)

I_{ind1_sat20}

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DC Saturation Current (30% ΔH)

I_{ind1_sat30}

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Target Inductance

L_{1_target}

µH

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Radius selection

ind1_radius_sel

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Energy Stored

LI²

mH A²

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Target area product

A_{p_target}

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Part Number

ind1_core_pn

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Manufacturer

ind1_core_mfg

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Material

ind1_mat

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Relative permeability

µ₁

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Area product

A_p

cm⁴

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Outside Diameter

ind1_od

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Inside Diameter

ind1_id

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Height

ind1_ht

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Max Turns

ind1_turns_max

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Max Turns Layer 1

ind1_turns_l1

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Turns

ind1_turns

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Winding Factor

ind1_winding_factor

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Outside Diameter Wound

ind1_od_wound

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Inside Diameter Wound

ind1_id_wound

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Height Wound

ind1_ht_wound

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Unloaded

Loaded

Turns factor

A_l

nH / turns²

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Core Radius

r_{ind1_core}

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Length

ind1_len

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Winding length

ind1_winding_len

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Volume

ind1_vol

cm³

in³

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Wound area

ind1_wound_area

cm²

in²

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Inductance

L_ind

µH

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Number of Inductors

ind1_count

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Total Inductance

L_total

µH

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Min

Nominal

Max

Current Delta

di/dt

A/µs

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Output Capacitor

Target Capacitance

C_target

µF

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Cap Part Number

oc_pn

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Manufacturer

oc_mfg

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Tech

oc_tech

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Capacitance

C_oc

µF

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Voltage

V_{oc_dc}

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Current RMS

I_{oc_rms}

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Equivalent Series Inductance

ESL_oc

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Equivalent Series Resistance

ESR_oc

mΩ

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Thermal Resistance Core To Case

R_{oc_θ_cc}

°C / W

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Thermal Resistance Case To Ambient

R_{oc_θ_ca}

°C / W

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Number of Caps

oc_count

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Total Capacitance

C_{oc_total}

µF

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Inductor 2

Inductor type

ind2_type

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Part Number

ind2_pn

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Manufacturer

ind2_mfg

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Inductance

L_ind2

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Typical DC Resistance

R_{ind2_dc_typ}

mΩ

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Max DC Resistance

R_{ind2_dc_max}

mΩ

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DC Current (40°C Δt)

I_{ind2_dt40}

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DC Current (100°C Δt)

I_{ind2_dt100}

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DC Saturation Current (20% ΔH)

I_{ind2_sat20}

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DC Saturation Current (30% ΔH)

I_{ind2_sat30}

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Target Inductance

L_{2_target}

µH

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Radius selection

ind2_radius_sel

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Energy Stored

LI²

mH A²

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Target area product

A_{p_target}

m⁴

ⓘ

Part Number

ind2_core_pn

ⓘ

Manufacturer

ind2_core_mfg

ⓘ

Material

ind2_mat

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Relative permeability

µ₂

ⓘ

Area product

A_p

cm⁴

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Outside Diameter

ind2_od

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Inside Diameter

ind2_id

ⓘ

Height

ind2_ht

ⓘ

Max Turns

ind2_turns_max

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Max Turns Layer 1

ind2_turns_l1

ⓘ

Turns

ind2_turns

ⓘ

Winding Factor

ind2_winding_factor

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Outside Diameter Wound

ind2_od_wound

ⓘ

Inside Diameter Wound

ind2_id_wound

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Height Wound

ind2_ht_wound

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Unloaded

Loaded

Turns factor

A_l

nH / turns²

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Inductance

L_ind

µH

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Core Radius

r_{ind2_core}

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Length

ind2_len

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Winding length

ind2_winding_len

ⓘ

Volume

ind2_vol

cm³

in³

ⓘ

Wound area

ind2_wound_area

cm²

in²

ⓘ

Number of Inductors

ind2_count

ⓘ

Total Inductance

L_total

µH

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Thermal

Ambient Temperature

t_ambient

°C

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DC-Link Cap Power

P_dcl

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DC-Link Cap Core Temp

t_{dcl_core}

°C

ⓘ

Gate Driver Switching Power

P_gsd

ⓘ

Gate Ext Resistor Power

P_rgext

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Gate Int Resistor Power

P_rgint

ⓘ

FET Current Power

P_fi

ⓘ

FET Switching Power

P_fsw

ⓘ

FET Junction Temp Q1/Q2

t_{fet_j}

°C

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FET Junction Temp Q3/Q4

t_{fet_j}

°C

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Inductor1 Power

P_ind1

ⓘ

Inductor1 Core Temp

t_{ind1_core}

°C

ⓘ

Output Cap Power

P_oc

ⓘ

Output Cap Core Temp

t_{oc_core}

°C

ⓘ

Inductor2 Power

P_ind2

ⓘ

Inductor2 Core Temp

t_{ind2_core}

°C

ⓘ

Total Loss

P_{total_loss}

ⓘ

Calculated Efficiency

η_calc

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Graphs

Graph Type

graph_type

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Graph Options

graph_opts

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Icosalogic Inverter Design Tool

Configurations

Basics

Battery

Bus Configuration

DC Link Capacitor

FET

Gate Driver

Output Filter

Inductor 1

Output Capacitor

Inductor 2

Thermal

Graphs