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A new inductor technology, much more efficient than the previous one, has been announced by West Coast Magnetics.

It combines the low DC resistance of a foil wound inductor with the low AC resistance of a litz wire wound inductor. The technology fits with the newer classes of silicon devices designed to operate at current levels of 100 amps and up and at frequencies over 10 Khz.

“Very simply, this new technology, will lead to the use of smaller and lower cost inductors for a host of very important developing power electronic applications in the energy field. Wind energy, hybrid vehicles, solar energy and many other environmentally friendly energy technologies rely on continued improvements in power electronics, and power inductors are one of the main building blocks of virtually all power electronic equipment.” said Weyman Lundquist, President of West Coast Magnetics.

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