This paper surveys nonlinear inductance models for saturating ferrite-core inductors working
in switch-mode power supplies (SMPSs). The use of saturating inductors allows for SMPS …

Switch‐mode power supplies (SMPSs) are widely exploited to interface electrical energy
sources to motors and other electrical loads. Inductors are usually the biggest and heaviest …

Highlights Purpose of the paper: to compare two analytical models of non-linear power
inductor to be employed in an SMPS in the same test conditions. Methodology: the models …

This paper revisits the behavioral modeling of inductors used for Switch-Mode Power Supply
(SMPS) design. A novel unified behavioral modeling for power inductors is herein proposed …

A method for estimating the current flowing through a non-linear power inductor operating in
a DC/DC converter is proposed. The knowledge of such current, that cannot be calculated in …

In this paper we propose a model for the analysis of the current waveform in ferrite power
inductors subjected to large-signal square-wave voltage, a typical regime of present-day …

This article proposes a control method for switching-mode power supplies equipped with
nonlinear inductors; the method is based on the estimation of the conduction time () of the …

This paper presents a novel approach to characterizing power inductors used in hard-
switching power supplies. The proposed methodology introduces a new perspective on …

This paper is focused on the input current in a Switched Mode Power Supply (SMPS) in
which the power inductor is exploited up to the saturation showing a non-linear behaviour …

In this paper, a nonlinear observer is proposed for the estimation of the current ripple in a
ferrite-core inductor working in partial saturation, mounted on a boost converter. The …