IEEE EMC-Phoenix

Welcome to the IEEE EMC-Phoenix Web Page. We are the Phoenix Chapter of the IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Society. We are dedicated to providing quality EMC instruction, establishing a network of EMC professionals, and assisting one another in our careers in EMC design and test.

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About IEEE-EMC Phoenix:

The mission of the IEEE EMC-Phoenix Chapter is to provide the local Phoenix area with a forum for exchanging information, training, career planning and education in Electromagnetic Compatibility.

Officers:

Position	Name	E-mail	Phone
Chairman	Harry Gaul	harry dot gaul at ieee dot org	480-441-5321
Vice-Chairman	Daryl Gerke	dgerke at emiguru dot com	480-755-0080
Secretary	Nicolae Schiopu	Nicolae dot Schiopu at microchip dot com	480-792-7145
Treasurer	Brent Treadway	btreadway at tmssales dot com	480-929-0009

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The IEEE EMC Phoenix Chapter met on April 19, 2012 at the NTS facilities
on 1155 West 23rd Street, AZ. Many thanks go to NTS for hosting the
meeting and for providing drinks. A tour of the testing facilities was
also offered by NTS and gave us the chance to learn about their diverse
capabilities. Our speaker for the evening was Paul Schwerman, who
presented "Inches to the Fifth - The Electrical Way To Design
Magnetics". The formula for designing transformer cores was named
"Inches to the Fifth" by Lowell Quist because the dimensional units for
the core (inches) is raised to the fifth power.
Mr. Schwerman started with a review of magnetic fundamentals, caveats
about Self Resonant Frequency (SRF), tolerances, and life limiters in
magnetics. Next, he emphasized why the Inch to the Fifth is a better
methodology than the conventional one as it provides for regulation (or
dc resistance) to be a free variable in the design process. This
regulation based methodology can be applied to both transformers and
inductors. Various aspects and constraints of inductor design were
discussed with a couple of examples. The presentation concluded with a
discussion of production issues for magnetics, such as winding
techniques and materials. Our thanks to Mr. Schwerman, to all who
attended, and to our host for the evening!

Paul Schwerman explains how to efficiently design inductors to the Phoenix Chapter. Photo by Stephen Gerard.

Click on this link to download Paul Schwerman's presentation.

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(Modified: May 14, 2012 )