As part of a power electronics design project involving a 3.6-V dc-dc converter, it became necessary to test and accurately characterize the planar transformer shown in Fig. 1. Transformer operating ...

This article appeared in Evaluation Engineering and has been published here with permission. The gamut of electronic and electrical products from low-power mobile handsets and IoT devices to electric ...

Testing DC supplies can be done in many ways, from connecting an actual load like a motor, to using a dummy load in the manner of a big resistor. [Jasper Sikken] is opening up his smart tester for ...

A power adapter must be safe to use and isolate the user from lethal AC mains voltage. Adapters or external power supplies must also not damage the environment with unnecessary power draw in use and ...