Temperature monitoring of components is a vital function to help ensure the reliability and efficiency of power electronics. Magnetic components, like inductors and transformers, are prone to internal temperatures that can degrade performance and, in …
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Measuring Core DCR Revolutionizes Magnetic Component Temperature Monitoring
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Power and Signal Line Magnetics: What’s the Right Part for My Design?
We’ve been there before, uncertain as to what makes one part work better than another, and whether the technology solution we are considering has the features needed for the task at hand. Sure, when you …
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Make Way for Two New Power Inductors in DC Power Line Applications
At Bourns, we are committed to providing the advanced technologies and product solutions for the markets we serve. For example, next-generation DC power line applications are moving from 12 V to 24 V and 48 …
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Looking for the Right Low Resistance, High Saturation Current Inductor?
Bourns just added 11 new inductor model series to its shielded power inductor line specifically to meet the higher power efficiency now required in a broad range of consumer electronics. Inductors are popular energy storage …
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Inductors Designed for High Current Density Applications
Today’s electronic devices have become increasingly power hungry, are operating at higher switching frequencies and are continually shrinking in size. As a fundamental element in the voltage regulator topology, inductors are part of DC/DC converters …