Transformers

SMD Toroidal Power Inductor

LLC Resonant Transformer Basics: How It Works, What to Specify

How an LLC resonant transformer works inside the resonant tank, why its magnetising and leakage inductances are design targets, and what to put in…

Special purpose machine - NG Electronics

High Frequency Transformer Losses: Core, Copper and Beyond

Where the heat in a high-frequency transformer comes from: core loss, skin and proximity effects, fringing and leakage, and the design steps that reduce…

Copper toroidal inductor - NG Electronics

Current Transformer vs Power Transformer: Key Differences

How current transformers and power transformers differ in connection, core flux, design goals and failure modes, including why a CT secondary must stay closed.

Ferrite core transformers - NG Electronics

Ferrite Core Shapes Compared: EE, ETD, PQ, RM, UU and Toroid

EE, EF, ETD, EER, PQ, RM, UU or toroid? A practical comparison of ferrite core shapes covering power handling, shielding, leakage, winding effort and…

EE25 ferrite SMPS transformer 25mm - NG Electronics

Flyback Transformer Design Basics: A Practical Guide

A plain-language walk through flyback transformer design: energy storage, turns ratio, primary inductance, air gap, saturation margin, leakage and insulation.

Custom_Inductors

Gate Drive Transformer Guide: Operation, Design and Selection

How a gate drive transformer works, why volt-seconds and duty cycle limit it, which parameters matter and how to specify one for a bridge…