Written by Duncan Nicol, Sales & Marketing Manager- Device Connections

Solutions from the PCB to the field

Designing solutions with power electronics comes with many challenges including how to route the power from within the device to the outside world. Safety, heat loss, component size and conductor management are just some of the challenges to consider.

Voltage is a key factor in managing some of the challenges. In the example of a step-up transformer, when the voltage increases, the current decreases but the power remains the same. The important factor here is that for the same power output the conductor size can be reduced if the voltage is increased, reducing losses in the process.

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