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This chapter treats the design of magnetic elements such as filter inductors, using the K g method. With this method, the maximum flux density B max is specified in advance, and the element is designed to attain a given copper loss.

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Erickson, R.W., Maksimović, D. (2001). Inductor Design. In: Fundamentals of Power Electronics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48048-4_14

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