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Converter

The generic term converter classically covers components that convert one physical quantity into another physical quantity. In the field of inductive components, the generic term converter is often incorrectly used primarily for components that convert one electrical quantity into another electrical quantity, e.g. voltage to voltage as in a transformer or current to voltage as in a current sensor.

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Signal converter

Signal converters convert an input signal into an output signal - regardless of whether you want to convert, separate or measure a digital or analog signal. In doing so, we pay attention to a high degree of precision and quality.

Technical specifications

Rated power: 100 mVA ... 10 kVA
Primary voltage: 1 µV ... 10 kV
Secondary voltage: 1 µV ... 10 kV
Current: 1 µA ... 1 kA
Frequency: 16 2/3 Hz ... 10 MHz
Dielectric strength: up to 10 kV

 

Examples

Designs

  • Core shape: toroidal, E-, EP-, ER-, ETD-, EFD-, P-, PM- and RM-cuts.
  • Core material: ferrites, magnetic powder materials, nickel-iron materials, amorphous metals, nanocrystalline metals
  • Winding material: wire, stranded wire, high frequency (HF) stranded wire and foil in copper or aluminum
  • Connections: leaded (THT), surface mount devices (SMD), free ends, terminals
  • Construction: open, impregnated, potted, in flat design
  • Insulation type: basic insulated, double insulated, reinforced insulated
  • options: Multi-chamber construction, with static shields between windings, magnetic shielding

Fields of application

The applications of our signal converters range from industrial electronics, traffic and environmental technology to medical technology. They are always used when standard solutions (e.g. due to linearity, phase fidelity, partial discharge, isolation) are not good enough for your application.

Contact

Dipl.-Ing. (FH)

Marcus Scheich

Entwicklung

+49 6081-583-411
Send eMail scheich@pikatron.de

Switch mode converter

Switch mode converters have replaced conventional power transformers in many places. With their high operating frequency, the converters can be realized much smaller with comparable power. Even converters with power ratings of more than 10 kVA are no problem for us. An optimized winding design ensures low-noise operation with maximum efficiency.

Technical specifications

Rated power: 100 mVA ... 100 kVA
Primary voltage: 1 mV ... 5 kV
Secondary voltage: 1 mV ... 5 kV
Current: 1 mA ... 1 kA
Frequency: 20 kHz ... 1 MHz
Dielectric strength: up to 10 kV

 

Examples

Designs

  • Core shape: toroidal, E-, EP-, ER-, ETD-, EFD-, P-, PM- and RM-cuts.
  • Core material: ferrites, magnetic powder materials, nickel-iron materials, amorphous and nanocritalline metals
  • Winding material: wire, stranded wire, high frequency (HF) wire, foil in copper and aluminum
  • Connections: leaded (THT), surface mount devices (SMD), free ends
  • Insulation type: basic insulated, double insulated, reinforced insulated
  • Construction method: open, impregnated, potted, in flat design
  • options: multi-chamber construction, with static shields between windings

Fields of application

The applications of our switched-mode power supply converters range from machine and plant engineering to renewable energies. They are always used when standard solutions (e.g. design, approval, insulation strength) are not good enough for your application.

Contact

Dipl.-Ing. (FH)

Marcus Scheich

Entwicklung

+49 6081-583-411
Send eMail scheich@pikatron.de

Flyback converter

Flyback converters are used in circuits that fall into the category of DC/DC converters and transfer electrical energy between the input and output sides of galvanically isolated DC voltages. Flyback converters are often used for smaller power ratings due to their design. They must have an extremely low leakage inductance in order to transfer the energy stored in the air gap as completely as possible and to keep losses low.

Technical specifications

Rated power: 100 mVA ... 1 kVA
Primary voltage: 1 V ... 5 kV
Secondary voltage: 1 V ... 5 kV
Current: 10 mA ... 500 A
Frequency: 20 kHz ... 500k Hz
Dielectric strength: up to 10 kV

 

Designs

  • Core shape: toroidal, E-, EP-, ER-, ETD-, EFD-, P-, PM- and RM-cuts.
  • Core material: ferrites, magnetic powder materials
  • Winding material: wire, stranded wire, high frequency (HF) stranded wire, foil in copper or aluminum
  • Connections: leaded (THT), surface mount (SMD), free ends
  • Construction: open, impregnated, potted, in flat design
  • Insulation type: basic insulated, double insulated, reinforced insulated

Fields of application

The applications of our flyback converters range from environmental technology to medical technology. They are always used when standard solutions (e.g. due to efficiency, geometry, dielectric strength) are not good enough for your application.

Contact

Dipl.-Ing. (FH)

Dimitri Severin

Entwicklung

+49 6081-583-425
Send eMail severin@pikatron.de

Flow converter

Forward converter (as a component) is the generic term for various forms of DC/DC converters, such as single-ended forward converters or push-pull forward converters. They are also used for higher powers and entail greater circuitry than flyback converters. In flux converters, the energy is not temporarily stored in the converter, but is transferred directly from the primary to the secondary coil during the flux phase.

Technical specifications

Rated power: 100 mVA ... 10 kVA
Primary voltage: 1 V ... 10 kV
Secondary voltage: 1 V ... 10 kV
Current: 10 mA ... 1 kA
Frequency: 20 kHz ... 500 kHz
Dielectric strength: up to 10 kV

 

Designs

  • Core shape: toroidal, E-, EP-, ER-, ETD-, EFD-, P-, PM- and RM-cuts.
  • Core material: ferrites, magnetic powder materials, nickel-iron materials, amorphous and nanocrystalline metals
  • Winding material: wire, stranded wire, high frequency (HF) wire, foil in copper and aluminum
  • Terminations: leaded (THT), surface mount (SMD) and free ends
  • Construction: open, impregnated, potted, in flat design
  • Insulation type: basic insulated, double insulated, reinforced insulated

Fields of application

The applications of our flow converters range from industrial electronics, traffic and environmental technology to medical technology. They are always used when standard solutions are not good enough for your application.

Contact

Dr.-Ing.

Florian Klug

Entwicklung, Prozessoptimierung

+49 6081-583-445
Send eMail klug@pikatron.de

Push-pull converter

The push-pull converter or push-pull flux converter is a special flux converter which, by exploiting the positive and negative saturation limits, can transmit significantly more power for the same size than a single-pulse flux converter or flyback converter. It is therefore the preferred choice when higher power is required.

Technical specifications

Rated power: 100 mVA ... 50 kVA
Primary voltage: 1 V ... 1 kV
Secondary voltage: 1 V ... 10 kV
Current: 10 mA ... 1 kA
Frequency: 20 kHz ... 1 MHz
Dielectric strength: up to 10 kV

 

Designs

  • Core shape: toroidal, E-, EP-, ER-, ETD-, EFD-, P-, PM- and RM-cuts.
  • Core material: ferrites, magnetic powder materials, nickel-iron materials, amorphous and nanocrystalline metals
  • Winding material: wire, stranded wire, high frequency (HF) wire, foil in copper and aluminum
  • Connections: leaded (THT), surface mount devices (SMD), free ends
  • Construction: open, impregnated, potted, in flat design
  • Insulation type: basic insulated, double insulated, reinforced insulated

Fields of application

The applications of our push-pull converters range from industrial electronics, traffic and environmental technology to medical technology. They are always used when standard solutions (e.g. due to cooling, installation space, insulation material) are not good enough for your application.

Contact

Dipl.-Ing.

Karsten Eisenhuth

Entwicklung

+49 36926-944-49
Send eMail eisenhuth@trafowerk-creuzburg.de

Resonance converter

In addition to flyback and flux converters, resonance converters are the third largest group in the field of primary switched-mode converters with galvanic isolation of input and output voltage. They typically operate with an almost constant load and provide more or less sinusoidal output voltages. In order to realize the high efficiency, one tries to switch either in voltage or in current zero crossing.

Technical specifications

Rated power: 100 mVA ... 30 kVA
Primary voltage: 1 V ... 1 kV
Secondary voltage: 1 V ... 10 kV
Current: 10 mA ... 1 kA
Frequency: 20 kHz ... 750 kHz
Dielectric strength: up to 10 kV

 

Designs

  • Core shape: toroidal, E-, EP-, ER-, ETD-, EFD-, P-, PM- and RM-cuts.
  • Core material: ferrites, magnetic powder materials, nickel-iron materials, amorphous and nanocrystalline metals
  • Winding material: wire, stranded wire, high frequency (HF) wire, foil in copper and aluminum
  • Connections: leaded (THT), surface mount devices (SMD), free ends
  • Construction: open, impregnated, potted, in flat design
  • Insulation type: basic insulated, double insulated, reinforced insulated

Fields of application

The applications of our resonant converters range from industrial electronics, traffic and environmental technology to medical technology. They are always used when standard solutions (e.g. due to interference emission, quality, efficiency) are not good enough for your application.

Contact

Dipl.-Phys.

Florian Adler

Entwicklung

+49 6081-583-417
Send eMail adler@pikatron.de

Voltage converter

A voltage transformer is a measuring transducer for measuring alternating voltage. It transforms the high voltage to be measured as proportionally as possible to low voltage values. The voltage transformers are used in the field of electrical power distribution in substations and power plants.

Technical specifications

Rated power: 100 mVA ... 100 VA
Primary voltage: 1 V ... 10 kV
Secondary voltage: 1 V ... 100 kV
Current: 1 mA ... 1 A
Frequency: 16 2/3 Hz ... 1 MHz
Dielectric strength: up to 30 kV

 

Designs

  • Core shape: toroidal, E-, EP-, ER-, ETD-, EFD-, P-, PM-, RM-, M- and EI-cuts, cut strip cores.
  • Core material: ferrites, iron sheet, magnetic powder materials, nickel-iron materials, amorphous and nanocrystalline metals
  • Winding material: wire, stranded wire, high frequency (HF) wire, foil in copper and aluminum
  • Connections: leaded (THT), surface mount devices (SMD), free ends
  • Construction: open, impregnated, potted, in flat design
  • Insulation type: basic insulated, double insulated, reinforced insulated

Fields of application

The applications of our voltage transformers range from electrical power distribution to medical technology. They are always used when standard solutions (e.g. due to linearity, dielectric strength, design) are not good enough for your application.

Contact

B.Eng.

Charles Tchuanga

Entwicklung

+49 6081-583-408
Send eMail tchuanga@pikatron.de

High frequency converter

In contrast to classic transformers in the lower frequency range, high-frequency converters are operated at higher frequencies in order to be able to transmit more power with the same size. There are many different types of high-frequency converters - ranging from flyback converters to flux converters and resonant converters.

Technical specifications

Rated power: 100 mVA ... 100 kVA
Primary voltage: 1 mV ... 5 kV
Secondary voltage: 1 mV ... 5 kV
Current: 1 mA ... 1 kA
Frequency: 20 kHz ... 1 MHz
Dielectric strength: up to 10 kV

Designs

  • Core shape: toroidal, E-, EP-, ER-, ETD-, EFD-, P-, PM- and RM-cuts.
  • Core material: ferrites, magnetic powder materials, amorphous and nanocrystalline metals
  • Winding material: wire, stranded wire, high frequency (HF) wire, foil in copper and aluminum
  • Connections: leaded (THT), surface mount devices (SMD), free ends
  • Insulation type: basic insulated, double insulated, reinforced insulated
  • Construction method: open, impregnated, potted, in flat design
  • options: multi-chamber construction, with static shields between windings

Fields of application

The applications of our high-frequency converters range from mechanical and plant engineering to renewable energies. They are always used when standard solutions (e.g. due to clearances, creepage distances, stray parameters) are not good enough for your application.

Contact

Dipl.-Ing. (FH)

Marcus Scheich

Entwicklung

+49 6081-583-411
Send eMail scheich@pikatron.de

Current converter

A current converter is a contactless and galvanically isolated measuring transformer that typically converts a current into a voltage across a load, which is then directly proportional to the current. If the current converter is supplemented by a magnetic field sensor and some electronics, direct currents can also be measured in addition to alternating currents.

Technical specifications

Measuring current: 1 mA .. 10 kA
Voltage: 1 mV .. 100 V
Output: 0,1 W .. 100 W 
Accuracy: up to < 0,1%
Frequency: 16 2/3 Hz .. 100 MHz
Dielectric strength: up to 100 kV

 

Examples

Designs

  • Core shape: toroidal, E-, EP-, ER-, ETD-, EFD-, P-, PM-, RM-, M- and EI-cuts.
  • Core material: ferrites, iron sheet, magnetic powder materials, nickel-iron materials, amorphous and nanocrystalline metals
  • Winding material: wire, stranded wire, high frequency (HF) wire, foil in copper or aluminum
  • Connections: leaded (THT), surface mount devices (SMD), free ends
  • Construction: open, impregnated, potted, flat construction, in housing
  • Options: with primary electronics
  • Insulation type: basic insulated, double insulated, reinforced insulated

Fields of application

The applications of our current transformers range from renewable energies to mechanical and plant engineering. They are always used when standard solutions (e.g. due to linearity, dielectric strength, saturation) are not good enough for your application.

Contact

B.Sc.

Tim Harder

Entwicklung

+49 6081-583-426
Send eMail harder@pikatron.de

Other converters

In addition to the converters shown, the Pikatron Group also offers all other converter types (e.g. sine wave converters, trapezoidal converters, Rogowski converters, Royer oscillators). Partly only the terms differ, partly it concerns however genuine special cases, with which we can help you naturally also further. In all probability we can also help you with discontinued converters of other manufacturers, if your application does not allow a fundamental renewal. But also for the update of your complete application we are at your disposal. Just contact us.

 

Contact

Dr.-Ing.

Felix Henschke

Technische Leitung

+49 6081-583-400
Send eMail henschke@pikatron.de

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