Electronic Design

Performing In-Circuit Inductor and Transformer Measurements in SMPS

In switched-mode power supplies (SMPS), magnetic components, namely inductors and transformers, play critical roles. Much of the SMPS design process relies on component specifications and simulation ...
EDN

Basic Understanding of Transformer Functionality Leads to Optimal Magnetic Component Selection

Editor’s note: I am pleased to bring you this excellent tutorial by Steve Subiry, Global Products Manager for Magnetics at Eaton. Enjoy. Magnetics are essential components in power topologies but they ...
Nature

Parasitic Capacitance and Transformer Design in Magnetic Components

Magnetic components, particularly transformers operating at high frequencies and voltages, are intrinsically influenced by parasitic capacitance. This unintended capacitance between conductive ...
EDN

LLC Power Conversion Explained, Part 3: Understanding transformers

In LLC Power Conversion Explained, Part 2: Sine Wave from a Square Wave, a basic square wave Switched Mode Power Supply was shown to be filtered from a square wave into a sine wave. This resulted in a ...
Electronic Design

One Powerful Decade: Keep Core Geometry in Mind When Designing Transformers

Design engineers are constantly faced with the challenge of specifying a transformer that will meet design specifications as well as cost constraints. The designer who draws up the circuit ...