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A is the typical choke pi filter. B has the choke on the ground side. C has both. I can't model either B or C in PSUD (as far as I can tell anyway). So a few questions:
1. Is there any disadvantage to B? It seems like a good option for situation when choke doesn't have a high enough voltage rating.
2. Does C have any advantage over A or B? Or would two such chokes, say of equal inductance, be equivalent to having one choke (as in either A or B) of twice the inductance?
Thanks for any help.
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A is the typical choke pi filter. B has the choke on the ground side. C has both. I can't model either B or C in PSUD (as far as I can tell anyway). So a few questions:
1. Is there any disadvantage to B? It seems like a good option for situation when choke doesn't have a high enough voltage rating.
2. Does C have any advantage over A or B? Or would two such chokes, say of equal inductance, be equivalent to having one choke (as in either A or B) of twice the inductance?
Thanks for any help.
There is not really any disadvantage to B, in fact it is chosen for the very reason you cite. Of course, circuit common must come off the negative end of the second filter cap.
C might be a tad bit advantageous in reducing common mode noise, but power chokes are somewhat limited in their ability to block RF. C is what I use in my preamp.
For the purposes of PSUD, there is no difference between A and B, and to model C you add the inductances of each individual choke, modeling it exactly the same as A and B.
C might be a tad bit advantageous in reducing common mode noise, but power chokes are somewhat limited in their ability to block RF. C is what I use in my preamp.
For the purposes of PSUD, there is no difference between A and B, and to model C you add the inductances of each individual choke, modeling it exactly the same as A and B.
2. Does C have any advantage over A or B? Or would two such chokes ...
As drawn and explained in the original post, separate (two) chokes for "C" would be the same as doubling A or B. There would be no advantage to C.
However, if C used a single core with dual windings, it would act as a common-mode choke as illustrated by nicoch46.
So this bridge arrangement ok?
I am liking the dual wound choke idea. Would the following full-wave bridge arrangement be correct with a single core/dual wound choke like the Lundahl or One Electron mentioned?
I am liking the dual wound choke idea. Would the following full-wave bridge arrangement be correct with a single core/dual wound choke like the Lundahl or One Electron mentioned?
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