Electrical Construction & Maintenance

Transformer Installation Made Easy, Sort of

This article is based on the 1999 National Electrical Code (NEC). Installing transformers in accordance with the NEC is critical to ensuring a safe electrical installation as well as a reliable power ...
Radio World

Build a Simple Active Transformer

You probably have needed to match impedances and levels from time to time. Perhaps you want to connect a consumer computer’s sound card to your console; or you need to lower a balanced output level to ...
EDN

Push-pull transformer driver provides simple solution for low-EMI isolated power supplies

The MAX13253 is a 1A push-pull transformer driver designed to provide a simple solution for low-EMI isolated power supplies. The MAX13253 has an internal oscillator and operates from a single +3.0V to ...
Electronic Design

Simple Volt-Second Clamp Prevents Transformer Saturation

Single-transistor forward converters are popular in higher-power isolated power supplies because they feature low parts count and component stress. On the downside, careful attention must be given to ...