MINA INC.
Mina has been designing, developing, manufacturing and marketing custom planar magnetic since 1992 for companies manufacturing commercial, industrial and military grade switch mode power supply and Uninterruptable Power Supply. Mina planar transformers are intended for aerospace, military, industrial and commercial applications. Mina process for planar magnetic products development meets or exceeds military standards. Our application engineers are highly skilled in all switch mode power conversion topology; hence, they will provide technical assistance free to our customers in their switch mode power conversion development effort.
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Very low leakage inductance
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Excellent repeatability of performance
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Excellent and very high mechanical integrity
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Efficient and very easy mechanical assembly of transformers and inductors that translate to a very low cost to customers
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Optional retrofit of any existing transformer or inductor planar or conventional
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Very high power and current density
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No gluing of two separate cores to achieve high power and current density
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High current density is achieved by a new process that reduces
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Superior thermal characteristics
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Very high efficiency
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Very high reliability
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Very low profile
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Vertical mounting that saves space
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Very high power density
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Very high mass/volume efficiency
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Very high power efficiency
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Easy to assemble unto a substrate without the need for additional mounting component
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All Mina planar transformers are provided with mounting pins/studs that provide easy mounting unto a substrate
Mina planar transformers are shielded hence radiated EMI is drastically minimized. Mina utilizes a process in the synthesis and fabrication of planar magnetic that is either lower or comparable in cost to conventional wound transformers and inductors but definitely lower than any competitor's planar magnetic.
MAGNECTIC OFFERING
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Full Bridge Transformer Topology: - Hard switching and Zero Voltage Switching
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Half Bridge Transformer Topology: - Hard switching and Zero Voltage Switching
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Push Pull Transformer Topology:- Hard switching and Zero Voltage Switching
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Forward Converter Transformer Topology:- Single, Double and Active clamp
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Fly Back Converter Transformer Topology:- Single, Double, Active Clamp, Continuous Conduction Mode(CCM) and Discontinuous Conduction Mode (DCM)
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PFC inductor
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Common Mode Choke – Isolated
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Differential Mode Choke
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Pulse Transformer - Isolated
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IGBT Gate Drive Transformer- Isolated
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Power Mosfet Gate Drive Transformer- Isolated
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Current Sense Transformer – Isolated
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Isolation voltage more than 20kV available
Construction Design
Planar transformer design unlike conventional wire wound transformer design begins with overall desired size, total output power, and the operational frequency drive, turn ratio, primary and secondary winding temperature rise and resistance.
Transformers
All planar transformers including: - fly back converter (either single ended, double ended or active clamp) topology, converter (either single ended, double ended or active clamp) topology (soft or hard switch), push pull converter topology (soft or hard switch), half-bridge converter topology (soft or hard switch), full bridge converter topology (soft or hard switch), gate drive transformer , pulse transformers and current sense transformer are developed and designed with minimal leakage inductance and excellent coupling between primary and secondary side. Further where needed Flux strap is added to minimize radiated EMI. Using flat conductors as against round conductors also reduces EMI.
Transformers-Gate and Pulse
Gate drive transformer and pulse transformer are also designed and constructed as the power planar transformers, they transmit signal across the isolation boundary without attenuating the voltage, current, duty cycle or frequency of either high side or low side. The gate drive transformers and pulse transformer are extremely rugged, extremely reliable and very easy to integrate into any circuit compared to any integrated circuit gate driver or gate and pulse transformers. Further, due to the gate and pulse transformers extremely low leakage inductance (less than 0.5 µH) no snubbing is required. It never fails under normal operating conditions as is the case with integrated circuit gate driver or other gate and pulse transformers.
Transformers-Current Sense
Current sense transformers are also designed and constructed as the power planar transformer and they all accurately measure and transmit the primary current.
Inductors-PFC, Common Mode Choke, and Differential Mode Choke
Planar inductors – Power Factor Correction (PFC) and power supply output filter inductors are designed and constructed as the power planar transformer.
Application Engineering
Mina offers a one-stop solution for all your planar magnetic need from your initial design concept to volume manufacture. Mina magnetic allows high flexibility between the design and manufacturing stages, enabling solutions that easily accommodate physical mounting requirements and parameter changes.
Mina highly skilled and experienced application engineers will assist you throughout the entire phase of your product design stage to manufacture stage. They will assist you in other areas of component (semiconductor and passive) specification.
Application
Planar magnetic technology used in high-frequency battery chargers, inverters, hybrid vehicles, telecommunication rectifiers, solar and wind power, medical and defense applications, inductance charging, welding equipment and Led drivers.
Areas that utilize planar magnetic
Telecommunication Application
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AC-DC converter
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DC-DC converter
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UPS
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Printers
Industrial Application
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Welding
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Solar and Wind Power
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Automotive
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Control Systems
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Induction heating
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Traction Motors
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Lighting
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Led drivers
Military Application
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Aero space
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Missiles
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UPS
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Vehicles
Mounting Options
Mina provides various mounting options from surface mount to through holes and other assortment of space efficient mounting options. Some of the mounting options are vertical or horizontal edge mounting, differential input filter choke mounted on top of one another or both on top of the common mode choke. Further resonant inductor can be mounted on top of the transformer. Let us show you how we can solve your space need.
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