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Experimenting with inductors blog Part 2: Filters and design of LPF for extracting sine wave from square wave

2020-02-17T18:31:58Z

This is the second blog in my experimenting with inductors challenge. In my last blog, I talked about Fourier series and how we can prove it experimentally using filters. In the 2nd part of the blog I'm going to cover the following topics- ...(read more)

Choosing the correct Inductor for a DC-DC step-up regulator - Part 3

2020-02-17T16:23:00Z

I have achieved my stretch goal of winding some torrid-base inductors and I would like to share those results. Also, as a result of a comment on last blog by Andrew J (thanks!) concerning transient changes, I have done a bit more testing ...(read more)

Inductor Modeling and Simulation - Experimenting with Inductors - Part 2 of 2

2020-02-17T15:16:13Z

Table of ContentsValidation of SPICE modeling approachProperties of InductorDetailed simulation with Altair Activate SPICE with experimental verificationModel Based Development for system simulationSummary BackgroundAs mention in part I of this ...(read more)

Experiementing with Inductors in RF Transmitter and Receiver -blog 2

2020-02-17T08:04:31Z

1. This proposed experiment shall verify the function and performance of Inductors with different values in the RF Transmitter and Receiver Circuit since inductor is key component in this design. deAnother circuit where inductors are key components i...(read more)

Integrated Design of Buck-Boost Regulator #2

2020-02-16T09:28:47Z

... continuing the previous Experiment, meanwhile we have designed the PCB through which we will be testing the functionality of our Buck-Boost Regulator design. We have used high density LiPo-pack as the primary power source for our entire circ...(read more)

Temperature-Dependent Characterization of Inductors 2 / 2

2020-02-16T02:23:51Z

1. Introduction 2. Temperature Chamber 2.1 Heating System 2.1.1 Heating Element 2.1.2 Heating Circuit 2.2 Temperature sensing 2.2.1 Thermistor characterization 2.2.2 The temperature sensing circuit 2.2.3 ADC calibration 2.3 Inductor...(read more)

Choosing the correct Inductor for a DC-DC step-up regulator - Part 2

2020-02-15T00:19:34Z

Again, I want to thank the element14 Design Challenges group for selecting me to be a sponsored contestant in the "Experimenting with Inductors" competition. I also want to thank KEMET for sponsoring this competition. Background How a DC-DC...(read more)

Integrated Design of Buck-Boost Regulator #1

2020-02-14T19:35:23Z

Aim of the ExperimentThis project primarily utilizes inductors for designing a functional prototype of buck-boost regulator. The goal is to utilize the inductor along with dual FETs and other passive components that would alltogether transition...(read more)

Experimenting with Inductors: Blog 2 Inductor based delay line test results

2020-02-14T14:47:41Z

Introduction Individual inductor tests Multi-inductor circuit tests Double Transit Pulse Shapes Conclusions Introduction This blog details the results of the tests carried out with some of the radial inductors supplied as part of the E...(read more)

Experiment With Inductor : RF Harvesting

2020-02-11T08:06:11Z

Introduction The ever-increasing use of wireless devices, such as mobile phones, computing, and remote sensing systems, have led to increased demand and dependence on the use of batteries.One of the market challenges is the potential reduction ...(read more)

Temperature-Dependent Characterization of Inductors 1 / 2

2020-02-07T16:10:25Z

Electronic components and circuits usually vary their temperature during operation to different degrees. The effect of temperature on components or circuits can range from negligible variations of their characteristics, to their complete failure. In ...(read more)

Inductor Modeling & Simulation - Experimenting with Inductors - Blog 1 of 2

2020-02-06T21:08:41Z

Inductor is one of the basic component, however, i have find myself not knowing deep about it. With this competition, i get attracted to explore it further.I want to explore the experiment via computer modeling and simulation. There are some possibil...(read more)

Experimenting with Inductors: Blog 1 - Inductor based delay line concept

2020-02-01T11:34:05Z

Introduction Test Proposal in Brief Generator Rotor Winding Rotor Reflectometer Principle Delay Line Principle Radial inductor kit Measurement of 6.8mF Inductor Fault Location Measurements Conclusions IntroductionThis is my introduc...(read more)

Experimenting with inductors blog Part 1: Introduction to Fourier Series

2020-01-29T17:04:44Z

Hi there!This is the first part of my blog in Experimenting with Inductors. Here's a short introduction of me and what I do.I'm a MS by Research Scholar from India working on Radio frequency antennas. I have been working on electronics since last 7-8...(read more)

The Crazy Inductor Learn-o-Nator Put to Use: Experimenting with Inductors Blog 2 of 2

2020-01-26T22:43:00Z

This is Blog 2 of 2 for the Experimenting with Inductors elemet14 Challenge. In this blog, I design a circuit that will accept a multitude of DC voltages for its power source. If you haven't seen it yet, check out the first blog,Experimen...(read more)