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Fringing field effects at air gaps represent a significant but often underestimated source of additional winding losses in magnetic components. ...

Modeling Planar Magnetics Temperature: Practical Guidelines for Power Electronics Engineers

15.4.2026

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Planar magnetics are an attractive option for high‑density power converters thanks to their low profile, excellent repeatability and large surface ...

LLC Transformer: Designing a 2 kW LLC Transformer with Integrated Resonant Inductor

26.3.2026

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Designing an LLC transformer where the resonant inductance is fully integrated into the transformer leakage is a powerful way to ...

Thermal Modeling of Magnetics

16.3.2026

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Accurate thermal prediction in magnetics is critical to avoid overheating, improve loss estimation and shorten design cycles. The Frenetic magnetic ...

Standard vs Planar LLC transformers Comparison for Battery Chargers

13.3.2026

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The webinar by Frenetic examines two LLC transformers designed for a 300 W half‑bridge LLC stage with approximately 400 V ...

How Modern Tools Model Magnetic Components for Power Electronics

5.3.2026

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Magnetic components such as inductors and transformers are central to every switched‑mode power supply, yet their design is notoriously difficult ...

Advanced Loss Modeling for Planar Magnetics in the Frenetic Planar Tool

4.3.2026

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Planar magnetics promise compact, low‑profile magnetics, but accurate loss, leakage, and capacitance modeling is significantly more complex than for conventional ...

2026 Power Magnetics Design Trends: Flyback, DAB and Planar

13.2.2026

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Power electronics teams entering 2026 face tighter space, efficiency and time‑to‑market constraints, while magnetics must still behave predictably across thermal ...

Power Electronics Tools for Passives and Magnetic Designs

3.2.2026

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Modern power electronics design relies on a diverse toolbox, from general‑purpose circuit simulators to highly specialized magnetics and component‑selection platforms. ...