Selecting the Best Inductor for Your DC-DC Converter

TOPICS COVERED

DC-DC Converter Requirements
Power Inductor Parameters
Inductance (L)
Tolerance
Test Conditions
Resistance
Current Rating

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As electronic systems become more miniaturized, mobile and complicated, power requirements become more varied. Available battery voltages and required operating voltages, as well as size and shape requirements, are ever changing, leaving equipment designers in constant need of new power conversion solutions. This article walks both the experienced power conversion specialist and the non-specialist through the key performance ratings they need to understand and evaluate when specifying power inductors for DC-DC conversion circuits.

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