The MADMIX inductor measurement system is the standard for measuring power inductors AC-losses under real-life, large-signal triangular flux excitation conditions.
Key Features
Hard-switched voltage, triangular current excitation
Variable frequency (10kHz-10MHz), voltage (0.5-70V), DC-bias (0-48A), duty-cycle (5-95%) and temperature (-60- +225°C)
AC-loss, core/winding-loss measurement
Self-heating measurement
Coupled-inductor measurement
Benefits
Understanding losses in power inductors
Safe-operating area determination under real-life operation
SPICE Model extraction
Non-linear effects investigation such as saturation
Applications
Development of inductors
Research magnetic materials
Characterization of inductors
Characterization of magnetic materials (for inductors, BLDC motors…)
G. Di Capua, N. Femia, K. Stoyka, M. Lodi, A. Oliveri and M. Storace, "Ferrite inductor models for switch-mode power supplies analysis and design"2017 14th International Conference on Synthesis, Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Methods and Applications to Circuit Design (SMACD), Giardini Naxos, 2017, pp. 1-4