Timeline for Why are differential mode chokes (inductors) not generally coupled?
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| Jul 2, 2023 at 20:11 | comment | added | Tim Williams | @personal_cloud That checks out for CMCs which typically have minuscule saturation current (I've measured as low as 10mA), but for differential (dual winding inductor) types it is a design parameter, and could be higher or lower than the total DC rating. | |
| Jul 2, 2023 at 13:33 | comment | added | personal_cloud | @Tim In my experience, wire current ratings on multi-winding chokes are much higher than the saturation current, as they are designed with the cancellation effect in mind. This is why multi-winding chokes are a fraction of the weight and cost of single-winding chokes of the same inductance and wire current. | |
| May 8, 2023 at 14:46 | comment | added | Tim Williams | Hi and welcome -- but a question: how would turns/saturation differ between single and multi-winding types? | |
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| S May 8, 2023 at 14:14 | history | answered | Roy | CC BY-SA 4.0 |