Analysis and Design of Flyback High-Frequency Transformers


With the continuous advancement of power electronics technology and the expanding scope of its applications, traditional line-frequency inverters—characterized by bulky transformers, heavy output filters, susceptibility to audible noise, and poor dynamic response—can no longer meet the demands and trends of modern power‑supply development. In contrast, high‑frequency‑link inverters, owing to their high reliability, high efficiency, high switching frequency, high power density, and low losses, are gradually replacing conventional line‑frequency inverters and emerging as one of the primary directions for next‑generation inverter design.

As a core component of high-frequency-link inverters, the high-frequency transformer simultaneously performs energy transfer, electrical isolation, energy storage, and voltage step-up/step-down functions. Its performance directly determines the overall inverter’s efficiency and reliability. Among the various types of high-frequency transformers, those used in flyback converter topologies are the most complex. In the low-power range, the flyback‑type high-frequency-link inverter currently offers the best overall performance; therefore, this paper focuses on the design of the high-frequency transformer for flyback‑type high-frequency-link inverters.

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