My five optional blogs are in and it’s time to cap it off with a (mandatory) final blog, adhering to my “one blog a day” cadence to ensure I can deliver in time. As this blog needs to be standalone, it will be a slightly abridged summary of the points…
At the start of the challenge I had just a bit of knowledge about flyback transformers and converters from briefly exploring them in class, but from the day i saw the challenge announcement, it piqued my interest and my curiosity went all in into researching…
Table of Contents
My motivation to participate: A gapped man studying gapped transformers
Exploring Project Themes: Learning the Theory of Flyback Transformers
The Clip that Inspired My Magic Lightbox Project
System overview
The Roadmap
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What is Experimenting with Flyback Transformers?
Flyback transformers are used in switched-mode power supplies, converters, inverters, and much more. They are a unique device, They function as an isolated inductor, storing energy in every cycle. (A…
Introduction
This marks my initial post introducing myself to the Experimenting with Flybacks Transformers competition, generously sponsored by Bourns and Element14. Bourns, an established American electronics company with over 70 years of experience...
Introduction
We all start with an idea and a plan. I started with an inkling of what flyback transformers were about, having seen common chokes being used for isolated signal coupling, and I had an itch I wanted to scratch.
I wanted to see if I could...
Hello Everyone
This is my 3rd design challenge with e14 (I had withdrawn from the Ist one but I have done new research on it, which can be found in my preprint research papers list and 2-3 more would be added).
Thanks for organizing&nb...
Some of you requested the optional power adapter in your application forms.
We have them now and will be shipping them to the participants that had requested them.
Randall
--element14 Community Team
What Is so special about a flyback transformer?
The simple answer is how energy is stored in the gap of its core. Basically, it is a coupled inductor with a gapped core. During every cycle, the input voltage is applied to its primary winding. Energy...
How do you go about experimenting with flyback transformers. I had someone contact me with that question. It sounds like a reasonable question to have a conversation about.
I have a wide view of the things you can do as an experiment for this element...
Do you know the answer to this question about flyback transfomers?
If you understood the question and answered (c), please read on. You are the talent I am looking for to participate in element14's Experimenting with Flyback Transformers program!
I ...
Previously, we learned how to take care of the high frequency ringing using a primary side RC snubber across our switch, but there was still a voltage spike that, while for the test circuit is fine, can really get to dangerous levels if we were ...
Table of Contents
Learning and growing from mistakes.
Designing power converters like a pro
Improving the MOSFET driver
Struggling with the Calculations. Feel Free to Skip This!
Applying theoretical calculations and making things worse and the...
My five optional blogs are in and it’s time to cap it off with a (mandatory) final blog, adhering to my “one blog a day” cadence to ensure I can deliver in time. As this blog needs to be standalone, it will be a slightly abridged su...
Introduction
Intentional instability. According to Wikipedia, this is a highly sought after feature in fighter aircraft design. I think, based on my experiments so far, I could say the same for flyback transformers!
As with many other flyback transf...
This blog 3 is related to my Self-Claimed Method, submitted to an International Scientific Community in Jan. 2022. Also, in this blog, I will explain design examples and basics, with how to select components and flyback transformer practic...
After my hubris in the last posting leaving me with egg on my face, I decided I would need to go back to basics. After all, the saying is that you need to learn to walk, before you can run (or fly), so it’s time I try the most basic of flyback ...
Previously we explored the very basics of getting a flyback converter up and running, but by the end of it, real world components showed us it wouldn't be so easy after all... But do not despair! Physics may have pulled a fast one on us, but we can u...
After some rather anti-climactic abuse and safety tests which put me at ease, I decided it was time to fly even before I could walk so to speak … in the name of flybacks. After all, I got a late start to this challenge and time is running out,...
Now that I’ve looked at the basics of flyback topology converters and performed some basic measurements, it’s time to start some experiments. But unlike most posts, somehow I woke up this morning and chose violence against flyback transfo...
In this Blog 2, I will describe the flyback smps technology. When I had applied for this design challenge, I didn't thought of writing any special blog for this, as all materials are available on net but the motivation of writing spec...
