How to Select Planar Magnetics for Low-Profile High-Reliability Smart Grid Designs

If we are to address climate concerns and diversify the world’s energy portfolio, a smarter electric grid is necessary. Maintaining all the necessary functions for smart grid technologies in a single package with sleek form factor requires addressing the bulkiest components in these designs: magnetics.

This whitepaper discusses the major advantages planar magnetics have for low-profile, high-reliability smart grid designs compared to off-the-shelf transformers with comparable electrical specifications. It covers:

• Planar Magnetics Requirements in Smart Grid Systems
• Advantages of Planar Magnetics
• Important Specifications for Planar Magnetics in Smart Grid Systems
• Choosing Planar Magnetics for Various Application Areas
• Summary on Smart Grid Planar Magnetics