Review on the Traditional and Integrated Passives: State-of-the-Art Design and Technologies

Abstract

With the increased necessity of a high power density and efficient system in aerospace and marine industries, integrated motor drives provide an excellent solution in the modern era. Therefore, a close structural and functional integration of passive components has become a prerequisite task to make a compact overall system. This article reviews the existing motor drives system with integrated passive technologies. To start, the design aspect of the traditional and integrated filter inductors, using the area product approach, is discussed. Subsequently, layouts of traditional and integrated inductors are presented. The available capacitor technologies, suitable for integration, are also discussed with pros and cons of each capacitor type.

Analytical Method for Designing Three-Phase Air-Gapped Compensation Choke

“…Chokes are common parts used in industry, and millions of new units are installed each year. Even a slight increase in the efficiency of these new components will, therefore, significantly contribute to the global reduction in electricity consumption and thus support the commitments of the EU, which has adopted very ambitious targets to reduce net greenhouse-gas emissions by a further 55% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels [1][2][3]. Efficiency optimization is not an easy task considering electromagnetic use as a determining parameter, since it affects not only the losses but also the volume and, thus, the weight and, consequently, the power density of the resulting design.…”