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The common mode inductor is an integral part of most EMI filters; its very high impedance over a wide frequency range suppresses high frequency power supply spikes....
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The difference in properties and performance of ferrites as compared with most other magnetic materials is due to the fact that the ferrites are oxide materials rather than metals. Ferromagnetism is...
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The advent of semiconductors opened the door to a wide variety of applications using semi-conductors and saturating transformers, such as dc to ac inverters and dc to dc converters. Presented is...
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An important criterion in converter design is size, especially of magnetic components. This bulletin derives and explains how to use formulas for achieving the design goal of minimum core volume, V....
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Thermal considerations are a basic part of power electronics design. Components can be heated by external sources, and they can be heated by their own energy losses. Inductors and transformers are...
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With modeling of transformer and inductor design becoming more sophisticated, design engineers are requiring more detailed information on soft magnetic core loss over a wide temperature range. This...
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How ferrite cores can be used in EMI and RFI common mode filters....
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In the design of ferrite core transformers for use in switchmode power supplies, one must take into consideration switching frequency, operating flux density, the resulting core loss, and temperature...
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A carefully considered power inductor is often a key design element to achieve a small, efficient, and cost-effective converter. For many inductor applications, powder cores are clearly superior...
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Better efficiency, reduced size, and lower costs have combined to make the switching regulator a viable method for converting unfiltered DC input voltages into regulated DC outputs. This brochure...
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A program was conducted to study magnetic materials for use in spacecraft transformers used in static inverters, converters, and transformer rectifier supplies. Not only did this program investigate...
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This paper looks at how this leakage flux impacts inductance measurement, core losses and potential circuit board layout pitfalls. Graphs will be presented showing the deviation from nominal...
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MagAmp - The best choice for tightly regulated outputs in switching power supplies...
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Magnetic Cores for Ground Fault Detectors, GFCI, etc....
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The cost of Hall components has dropped significantly, so cost is no longer a significant objection in most designs. Designers should consider using Hall sensors in many applications where mechanical...
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Tape Wound Cores by Magnetics for Use in High Voltage Pulsed Power Applications...
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The advantages of switching power supplies (SPS) are well documented. Various circuits used in these units have also been sufficiently noted in literature. Magnetic cores play an important role in SPS...
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For Designers of Chokes, Coils, Inductors, Filters and Resonant Circuits...
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Magnetic components can be made as small as possible for a specified output power if they deliver maximum core transfer power. One of the optimizations for achieving minimum core size is to operate...
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One of the main goals of optimized magnetics design is to select a core that will be used to the fullest. This goal is defined as utilization....
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Improved regulation and higher efficiency are possible when operating at minimum current levels....
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Everyone that routinely designs magamp post regulators soon becomes familiar with the tendency of the magamp to interact with the main control loop. Yet, there has been almost nothing published on the...