Selection Guides
Requirements, trade-offs and information needed to select transformer and power-supply routes.
Read the constraint. Make the decision.
The information an engineer needs to move from an application note to an approved transformer design.
A practical comparison of size, magnetic field, mechanical noise, thermal behavior and cost drivers.
Electrical and mechanical questions for chassis, panel and equipment power transformers.
How to define the isolation boundary, load, leakage, voltage and documentation before selecting a design.
Choosing between regulated switching supplies, linear supplies and transformer-based architectures.
Electrical, thermal and environmental questions for lighting systems using transformers or DC supplies.
How to choose between voltage adaptation and galvanic isolation.