With a small footprint and volumes and 99% efficiency the high frequency Planar transformers are solutions for major power conversion systems in power electronics. The objective of the study is to find Models to both simulate its behavior in a power electronics circuit and optimize its performance during its design. The proposed models take into account the physical and geometrical properties of the component. Validations are based on confrontation with measurements. Another strong motivation of this work is the numerical modeling must take into account both the effects of induced currents and parasitic capacitances, this level of modeling needs prohibitive sizes in terms of memory and computation time. Modeling (called LEEP) presented here is based on a intermediate scale discretization: turn by turn (conducting layer by conducting layer). It combines two analytical approaches already introduced by our team: the first deals with aspects electrokinetic (including induced currents) and magnetic and electrostatic aspects. Lumped circuits based on the method LEEC show a very good agreement with measurements up to 40 MHz. Software tools are also being developed to facilitate the achievement of these circuits either from the component description, or impedance measurements. In order to complete the modeling the capacitive behavior of any transformer is presented (historical development by our team is also shown in details). New experimental precautions and methodology for impedance measurements is detailed in this work. Other works aiming to extend the LEEC model are also shown.
