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Current-sense transformer circuit design for average current-mode control

Here are the steps required to select the transformer and how to design the circuit needed to meet the end use in a manner that prevents transformer saturation Average current-mode control (CMC) ...
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 ...
Electronic Design

Designing Flyback Transformer for Discontinuous Mode

For the PDF version of this article, click here. Let's return to the question, “Why Have an Air Gap?” initially posed in the Power Design article in the December 2002 issue of Power Electronics ...
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LLC Power Conversion Explained, Part 4: Explaining the Operating Point and Various Modes of Operation

The LLC Resonant Power Converter is a very complex circuit. This blog is the fourth in a series of blogs that attempts to simplify the circuit in order to understand the basics. This series is written ...