Postgraduate Diploma in Magnetism, Inductors and High-Frequency Losses
Online 800-hour postgraduate diploma in magnetism, inductors and high-frequency losses. 8 modules covering IEC 62044-3:2000, IEC 60404-6:2018 and Ansys Maxwell. Assigned tutor and open enrolment.
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What you will be able to do
Apply the principles of magnetic circuits to the design of inductors and transformers.
Select soft magnetic materials according to frequency and application.
Calculate core losses with non-sinusoidal waveforms.
Estimate and reduce skin and proximity effect losses.
Design high-frequency inductors and transformers for power converters.
Model thermal and electromagnetic behaviour through simulation.
Validate magnetic components through laboratory measurements.
Who it's for
- Magnetic components engineer who wishes to specialise in Magnetism, Inductors and High-Frequency Losses.
- Power electronics engineer who wishes to specialise in Magnetism, Inductors and High-Frequency Losses.
- Electromagnetic simulation engineer who wishes to specialise in Magnetism, Inductors and High-Frequency Losses.
- On-board charger engineer who wishes to specialise in Magnetism, Inductors and High-Frequency Losses.
- Power laboratory technician who wishes to specialise in Magnetism, Inductors and High-Frequency Losses.
- Magnetic materials engineer who wishes to specialise in Magnetism, Inductors and High-Frequency Losses.
- Graduates in engineering or science seeking to join manufacturers of magnetic components.
What you'll work with
- IEC 62044-3:2000
- IEC 60404-6:2018
- IEC 60401-3:2015
- IEC 60085:2007
- IEC 60317-0-1:2013
- IEC 61558-1:2017
- UL 1446
8 modules · 800 h
1.1Ampère's and Faraday's laws1.2Reluctance and equivalent magnetic circuit1.3Permeability and saturation1.4Air gap and stored energy1.5Leakage inductance1.6Mutual coupling between windings1.7General transformer equation1.8Area product method1.9Magnetic quantities and units1.10Practice: calculation of an inductor with air gap
2.1MnZn and NiZn ferrites2.2Iron powders, sendust and MPP2.3Nanocrystalline and amorphous alloys2.4Electrical steel sheet2.5B-H curves and Curie temperature2.6Complex permeability and frequency2.7Effect of direct current bias2.8Selection according to application2.9Material ageing2.10Workshop: material for a PFC inductor
3.1Hysteresis and eddy currents3.2Steinmetz equation3.3iGSE method for non-sinusoidal waveforms3.4Losses under direct current bias3.5Magnetic relaxation phenomena3.6Core loss measurement3.7Manufacturers' databases3.8Temperature dependence3.9Fringing flux in the air gap3.10Laboratory: two-winding method
4.1Skin effect in conductors4.2Proximity effect4.3Dowell's method4.4Litz wire4.5Strip and foil conductors4.6Printed circuit board windings4.7Fringing flux losses4.8Layer arrangement4.9Harmonic currents and ripple4.10Practice: optimisation of a Litz winding
5.1Output inductor of buck and boost converters5.2Inductors for power factor correction5.3Coupled inductors and interleaving5.4Common-mode chokes5.5DC-link inductors5.6Inductors integrated in modules5.7Design through optimisation5.8Acoustic noise from inductors5.9Manufacturing tolerances5.10Workshop: 22 kW boost inductor
6.1Transformers for LLC and DAB6.2Magnetising and leakage inductance6.3Magnetic integration of inductances6.4High-voltage insulation6.5Interwinding capacitances6.6Planar transformers on PCB6.7Total loss balance6.8Transformer testing6.9Winding processes6.10Case study: transformer for an 11 kW charger
7.1Thermal models of magnetic components7.2Hot spots and gradients7.3Encapsulation and potting resins7.42D and 3D finite element simulation7.5Inductance measurement under bias7.6Insulation thermal classes7.7Durability tests7.8Cost and manufacturing7.9Relationship with suppliers7.10Laboratory: simulation with Ansys Maxwell
8.1Component specification8.2Material selection8.3Core design8.4Winding design8.5Loss calculation8.6Electromagnetic and thermal simulation8.7Test plan8.8Cost and manufacturing8.9Report and presentation8.10Final review with the tutor
How you'll learn
Fully 100% online training on the SEIUM campus, with downloadable material, recorded classes and an assigned technical tutor. No fixed timetables: students progress at their own pace within the intake, which makes it possible to combine study with work.
Each module combines theory, guided reading of the original standard and applied exercises. The working software is Ansys Maxwell, FEMM, PLECS, MATLAB, in free, academic or evaluation versions. Tests are studied using real core loss measurement procedures with the two-winding method, the design of a 22 kW boost inductor, and finite element simulation of a planar transformer. Assessment is continuous across modules plus the final integrating project.
Build it end to end
Your final project follows the real engineering workflow, step by step, reviewed by your tutor.
Apply the principles of magnetic circuits to the design of inductors and transformers.
Select soft magnetic materials according to frequency and application.
Calculate core losses with non-sinusoidal waveforms.
Estimate and reduce skin and proximity effect losses.
Design high-frequency inductors and transformers for power converters.
Where this takes you
Requirements
- Prior technical training or professional experience in the sector. A university degree is not required.
- Internet connection and a computer capable of running the programme's software.
- Sufficient level of Spanish to follow technical standards documentation.
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Send your application today. Our admissions team replies within 72 hours with your study plan and funding options.
Frequently asked questions
The programme consists of 800 hours in total, spread over 6 to 8 months. That is an average of 10 to 15 hours per week, compatible with full-time work.
The programme uses Ansys Maxwell, FEMM, PLECS, MATLAB. Free, academic or evaluation versions are used, and the tutor indicates the free alternative where one exists.
A SEIUM diploma on passing the continuous assessment and the integrating project. It is in-house training, not an official qualification from the Ministry.
Yes. Modules passed in a course or postgraduate diploma in the same area are recognised in the advanced programme. Check the recognition policy when you enrol.
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