03 May 2011

Power Tips 32 and 33: Beware of circulating currents

In this Power Tip Robert Kollman discusses why you should beware of circulating currents in a SEPIC coupled inductor. For the entire Power Tips article series, visit Power Management DesignLine and search: Power Tips.

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