The use of power electronics is increasing in the industry for both low-scale applications like chargers for batteries and LED drivers and high-scale applications like photovoltaic (PV) systems and ...

Basics of an isolated buck converter. Key specifications to consider in transformer selection. Steps involved in choosing the right transformer. Energy is transmitted to secondary coil only in T OFF ...

It is important for machine design engineers to understand how transformers work so they can design machinery that operates optimally within the proper voltage ranges, as well as select the right ...

One of the most dangerous locations in a power distribution system with regard to incident energy is that first panelboard on the secondary of a transformer. With some thought in your design — even if ...

Designing flyback transformers for switch-mode power supplies involves many calculations. A spreadsheet can make short work of this otherwise-tedious task. When you develop flyback power supplies, ...

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An explosion, a fireball and then darkness: Heathrow Airport uses as much energy as a small city, and when a major fire at a substation caused the power to fail late Thursday, the world learned how ...