The Fundamentals of Power Inductors

The Fundamentals of Power Inductors. CONTENTS. 03 Looking Beyond the Static Data Sheet. 09 Selecting the Best Inductor for Your DC-DC Converter. 16 Choosing Inductors …

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Energy Storage Inductor

The energy storage inductor in a buck regulator functions as both an energy conversion element and as an output ripple filter. This double duty often saves the cost of an additional output filter, but it complicates the process of finding a good compromise for the value of the inductor. Large values give maximum power output and low output ...

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Choosing Inductors for Energy Efficient Power Applications

Inductor efficiency is highest when the combination of core and winding losses are the lowest. Therefore, the goal of highest efficiency is met by selecting an induc-tor that …

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Boost converter

A boost converter or step-up converter is a DC-to-DC converter that increases voltage, while decreasing current, from its input ( supply) to its output ( load ). It is a class of switched-mode power supply (SMPS) containing at least two semiconductors, a diode and a transistor, and at least one energy storage element: a capacitor, inductor, or ...

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An Accurate Approach for Calculating the Efficiency of a …

ABSTRACT. This application note shows how to calculate the power loss for a synchronous buck converter. It discusses the theory calculation for switch losses, inductor losses, input and output capacitor ESR losses, and other losses, as well as their effect to the efficiency of a synchronous buck converter.

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Avalanche Energy (EAS) caluculation of Power MOSFET

The avalanche energy "EAS" that shown on datasheet is the maximum guaranteed value calculated from the defined "IAS" and channel temperature. Therefore, the avalanche energy also changes according to the avalanche current. Avalanche energy is calculated as following: 𝐸𝐸𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴=. 1 2.

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Designing DC/DC converters based on SEPIC topology

Design example. A DC/DC converter is needed that can provide 12 V at 300 mA (maximum) with 90% efficiency from an input voltage ranging from 9 to 15 V. We select the TPS61170, which has a 38-V switch, a minimum switch-current limit of 0.96 A, and a 1.2-MHz nominal (1.0-MHz minimum) switch-ing frequency.

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Determining Inductor Power Losses

The inductor power loss information can be often be provided by inductor suppliers for most of their products. In an effort to speed up the design process for engineers using inductors, Coilcraft has developed a calculator for estimating inductor core and winding loss. The calculator is based on the formula: P lossInductor = P core + P dcr + P ...

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''Magnetics Design 5

Filter inductors, boost inductors and flyback transfonners are all members of the "power inductor" family. They all function by taking energy from the electrical circuit, storing it in …

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Optimal Design of Copper Foil Inductors with High Energy Storage ...

When designing the structure of the energy storage inductor, it is necessary to select the characteristic structural parameters of the energy storage inductor, and its spiral structure is usually ignored when simplifying the calculation, that is, the n-turn coil can be equivalent to N closed toroidal coils. Taking copper foil inductors as an …

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Choosing Inductors and Capacitors for DC/DC Converters

losses are, the poorer the inductor acts as an energy storage element. TotalResistance Reactance R L R X Q S S L = ω = = (2) Figure 3. Q vs Frequency (Hz) Figure 4. RS (Ω) vs Frequency (Hz) 4.7-µH wire wound inductor, R dc = 240 mΩ, I SAT = 700 mA The quality-frequency graph is helpful in selecting the best inductor construction for the ...

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Determining Inductor Power Losses

The power loss of an inductor is defined by the basic formula: PlossInductor = Pcore + Pdcr + Pacr Each component of this formula is discussed below. Pcore. The calculated …

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Energy Stored in an Inductor

Thus, we can calculate the energy content of any magnetic field by dividing space into little cubes (in each of which the magnetic field is approximately uniform), applying the above …

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Application Note AN-1024

The next step is to calculate the required air gap, which means we first need to calculate the relative permeability of the ungapped core ( μr) This is calculated from the core parameters, A (effective cross-sec-. e. tional area in cm2), L (effective magnetic path length in cm2), and A (inductance factor in nH/turn2):

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Chapter 13 Flyback Converter, Transformer Design

The principle behind Flyback converters is based on the storage of energy in the inductor during the charging, or the "on period," ton, and the discharge of the energy to the load during the "off period," toff. There are four basic types that are the most common, energy storage, inductor type converter circuits. 1. Step down, or buck converter. 2.

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Choosing Inductors for Energy Efficient Power Applications

Energy efficiency can be as much about the inductors as the circuit topology Choosing Inductors for Energy Efficient Power Applications Figure 1. ESR vs Frequency 0.1 1 10 100 1000 0.01 0.1 1 10 v t s e) Frequency (MHz) 10 µH In high frequency DC-DC

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Basic Calculation of a Boost Converter''s Power Stage (Rev. D)

COUT(min) = minimum output capacitance IOUT(max) = maximum output current of the application. D = duty cycle calculated with Equation 1 fS = minimum switching frequency of the converter ΔVOUT = desired output voltage ripple. The ESR of the output capacitor adds some more ripple, given with the equation: æ I.

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Energy stored in inductor (1/2 Li^2) (video) | Khan Academy

An inductor carrying current is analogous to a mass having velocity. So, just like a moving mass has kinetic energy = 1/2 mv^2, a coil carrying current stores energy in its magnetic field …

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APPLICATION NOTE

Determination of inductor power loss accurately has become more important to design reliable and efficient systems, especially in the era of green technology. Estimation of …

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Efficiency Formula

A heat engine gives out 500 J of heat energy as useful work. Determine the energy supplied to it as input if its efficiency is 40%. Solution: Given: Energy output = 500 J. Efficiency η = 40 %. Efficiency η = {Energy Output / Energy Input}× 100 %. ∴ Energy input = Energy Output / η. = 500 / 0.40.

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Cuk Converter

2.2 Cuk converter. Cuk converter is a negative-output capacitive energy fly-back DC–DC converter, and it is a developed topology from the basic buck–boost converter that uses a capacitor rather than an inductor for energy storage and power transfer [66]. The polarity of the output voltage of the cuk converter is reversed with respect to the ...

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''Magnetics Design 5

Section 5. Design limitations: The most important limiting factors in inductor design are (a) temperature rise and efficiency considerations arising from core losses and ac and dc winding losses, and (b) core saturation. Output filter inductors (buck-derived) --single and multiple windings are seldom operated in the discontinuous current mode ...

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Choosing Inductors for Energy Efficient Power Applications

In summary, the inductor loss must be calculated by a combination of the DCR and ESR, and for a continu- ous current mode converter in which the ripple current

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Calculating Efficiency (Rev. A)

efficiency graph with these conditions. However, the data sheet does provide an efficiency graph with Vin = 12 V and VO = 5 V at 4 A. The 5-V efficiency data can be used to calculate the 3.3-V efficiency. The 5-V at 4-A efficiency is 93.78%. 1. Calculate the total power loss for the 5-V output. (14) 2. Calculate the MOSFET total conduction loss ...

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Inductor selection for LED driver designs

Inductor selection and design process. Inductors are energy storage devices. Energy is stored in the inductor during the ON time and delivered to the LED during the OFF time. The rule of thumb to design the inductor is to set the peak-to-peak ripple current in the inductor to 30 percent of the nominal LED current.

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Reactive Power Formula: Understanding AC Power Systems

Reactive power is a critical component of AC power systems, and it plays a crucial role in sustaining the magnetic and electric fields of inductors and capacitors. The reactive power formula is Q = V × I × sin (φ), where Q is the reactive power, V is the voltage, I is the current, and φ is the phase angle between the voltage and the current.

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Superconducting magnetic energy storage

Superconducting magnetic energy storage (SMES) systems store energy in the magnetic field created by the flow of direct current in a superconducting coil which has been cryogenically cooled to a temperature below its superconducting critical temperature.This use of superconducting coils to store magnetic energy was invented by M. Ferrier in …

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On the efficiency of piezoelectric energy harvesters

This study is intended to answer the fundamental question for energy harvesters: how to define and calculate the energy conversion efficiency. We first review studies on efficiency and analyze the energy flow in an energy harvesting system. Based on the analysis, we derive an efficiency expression for linear cantilever energy harvesters.

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Reactive Power Formula: Understanding AC Power …

Reactive power is a critical component of AC power systems, and it plays a crucial role in sustaining the magnetic and electric fields of inductors and capacitors. The reactive power formula is Q = V …

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6.200 Notes: Energy Storage

If the inductor or capacitor is instead connected to a resistor net work (we''ll consider the case where sources are included next), the only thing you have to do is figure out whatR …

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Basic Calculation of a Boost Converter''s Power Stage (Rev. D)

The efficiency is added to the duty cycle calculation, because the converter has to deliver also the energy dissipated. This calculation gives a more realistic duty cycle than just the equation without the efficiency factor. ... either use the recommended inductor value to calculate the ripple current, an inductor value in the middle of the ...

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Chapter 6 Transformer-Inductor Efficiency, Regulation, and …

Maximum efficiency is achieved when the fixed loss is equal to the quadratic loss at rated load. Transformer regulation, a, is the copper loss, Pcu, divided by the output power, P0. …

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