SIMPLIFIED DESIGNING with  AutoDesign:

Using the AutoDesign feature, entering minimum design requirements results in a complete transformer design realization . The optional Core Library of over 600 cores and the optional Conductor Library must be authorized for the AutoDesign feature to function.

The following design form is the only form required to be completed:

Most of the above form is self-explanatory:

The total number of windings is 3.
The minimum operating frequency is 30 KHz.
The form factor is 1 since this is a square wave (1.11 for a sine wave).
The maximum expected operating frequency is 32 V.
The duty cycle is expected to be 1 or 100%. 
Since nominal margins is selected, the margins associated with the conductors in the Conductor Library will be used.
The primary and second secondary windings are centertapped; the first secondary is not.
The minimum input and output voltages are 24, 5 and 12 respectively.
The required output currents are 1 amp at 5 V and .05 amp at 12 V.. It is not necessary to enter the input current - it is calculated by the program.

From these minimum input requirements, the program completely designs the transformer. It selects the core and the conductors, and performs the necessary calculations for a complete transformer realization. 

The two output forms are then displayed:

This Design Results form shows information the designer can review to be assured that all his concerns have been adequately addressed.  The included manual explains each parameter, including units.

The Fabrication Results form shows data needed by the shop to fabricate the transformer.

The remaining 3 forms can also be displayed. 



The Core Data Entry form contains all the relevant data on the selected core, including both the electrical and physical parameters.  The green background color specifies an input form.  When using the AutoDesign feature, the input forms are completed by the computer.

The Winding Data Entry form contains most of the data entered by the designer plus the  conductors selected by the program..




The Conductor Data form includes the data parameters for each conductor from the Conductor Library.  The blue background denotes an input form, but it is completed by the program, with or without the AutoDesign feature.

The output data can be selectively printed in two collections. : 

The Design Outputs printout contains data useful to the designer to determine if the design requirements have been adequately met. This is the same data as in the Design Results form.

The Fabrication Data printout shows data needed by the shop to fabricate the transformer. This is the same data as is available in the Fabrication Results form.

The design can now be:

    1.  Sent to the shop for fabrication.

    2.  Saved for future reference.

    3.  Modified and recalculated using the manual design techniques described in the online manual.

    4.  Printed.  In addition to the above described printouts, any of the design forms can be printed.

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