by CET | Apr 18, 2018 | Flyback Transformers, News & Announcements
A Flyback Transformer is a type of switching transformer that comes in two flavors, CCM (Continuous Conduction Mode) and DCM (Discontinuous Conduction Mode). The DCM version is the one we will develop here…. What is a DCM Flyback Transformer? The idea of the...
by CET | Dec 5, 2016 | News & Announcements
The Department of Energy launched a poll: Who is the greater inventor, Edison or Tesla? Before getting to the poll results of Nikola Tesla vs. Thomas Edison, AC vs. DC, it is interesting to learn a little more about the inventors as individuals. About Thomas Edison...
by CET | Dec 3, 2016 | Common Mode Choke, Electrical Technology, Inductors
The impedance of an inductor is proportional to its inductance and the frequency of the signal passing through it. Inductors, therefore, can act like low-pass filters, that is they allow low-frequency signals to pass through them, while they block higher frequency...
by CET | Nov 14, 2016 | News & Announcements
Michael Faraday (1791-1867) was an English scientist whose many experiments contributed greatly to the understanding of electromagnetism, making him one of the most influential minds of the 19th century. Notably, Faraday began his career as a chemist. He wrote a...
by CET | Jun 24, 2016 | Common Mode Choke, News & Announcements
COMMON MODE CHOKE / INDUCTOR DESIGN The common mode choke is one of the many types of inductors. Common mode choke is usually used in a power supply to filter out noise from the incoming line voltage. Impedance is the most important aspect of a common mode choke....