This paper presents the numerical comparison in ANSYS
Maxwell between nanocrystalline, Vitroperm 500F, and
ferrite, 3C90, cores to be used in power electronic
converters (PECs) transformers. The converter topology
used is the doubled switch Forward, due to its
characteristics and its power range (<500W). The
transformer model development, the characterization and
the BH measure curves from the material, as well as its
validation and the excitation type implemented in the
numerical model are described in the methodology. The
exposed results show an improvement in comparasion
with the ferrite, in addition to a better flexibility in the
magnetic design methodology, given by the
nanocrystalline magnetic characteristics.