Psim 2023: Edit Inductor Core Database for Toroids

Matthew Martin
Matthew Martin Altair Community Member
edited April 19 in Community Q&A

I'm using PSIM 2023 and it does not appear I can edit the Inductor Core Database to enter a toroid without a bobbin. Is there a solution for this?

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  • NikosDimitrakopoulos
    NikosDimitrakopoulos
    Altair Employee
    edited April 18

    Hi Matthew,

    You can access the Inductor database by selecting Device [...] >> Go to device. The 'Pcd Editor' window opens where you can investigate the parameters of all the library models or create your own custom ones:

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    For more details on how to create your own models, feel free to visit these tutorials:

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    Finally, now that PSIM is part of Altair, our magnetics design tool Flux can be leveraged for custom magnetics design. In this way, you can work on a FEA driven inductor model that is exported form Flux and used in PSIM.

    Hope this helps!

    Best regards,

    Nikos Dimitrakopoulos

  • Matthew Martin
    Matthew Martin Altair Community Member
    edited April 18

    Hi Nikos,

    I'm using a Magnetics 55932A2 toroid core without a bobbin. It is encapsulated in a custom case. Should I leave the Column, Shape, and Clip Area blank?

  • NikosDimitrakopoulos
    NikosDimitrakopoulos
    Altair Employee
    edited April 19
    Matthew Martin said:

    Hi Nikos,

    I'm using a Magnetics 55932A2 toroid core without a bobbin. It is encapsulated in a custom case. Should I leave the Column, Shape, and Clip Area blank?

    Hi Matthew,

    Unfortunately, PSIM and the inductor model database doesn't support toroid cores. The models were developed and limited to non-toroid Ferroxcube/Magnetics cores.

    Sry for not clarifying right ahead, but I just found out myself :)

    If you have lookup tables connecting losses with current or frequency, you can always use the lookup table blocks to have a rough estimate.

    Best regards,

    Nikos Dimitrakopoulos

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