A brief discussion on the anti-EMI performance of common mode inductors A brief discussion on the anti-EMI performance of common mode inductors 1. Introduction to common mode inductors Common mode inductors (Common mode Choke), also known as common mode chokes, are often used in computer switching power supplies to filter common mode electromagnetic interference signals. In board design, common mode inductors also play the role of EMI filtering, which is used to suppress the electromagnetic waves generated by high-speed signal lines from radiating outward. [pic] Figure 1 Various CMC knowledge: EMI (Electro Magnetic Interference) The motherboard inside the computer is mixed with various high-frequency circuits, digital circuits and analog circuits, which can cause electromagnetic interference. EMI can also be emitted outward through the motherboard wiring or external cables, causing electromagnetic radiation pollution, which not only affects the normal operation of other electronic equipment, but also is harmful to the human body. The chip on the PC board is both an electromagnetic interference object and an electromagnetic interference source during operation. In general, we can divide these electromagnetic interferences into two categories: series-mode interference (differential-mode interference) and common-mode interference (ground interference). Taking the two PCB traces on the motherboard (the wires connecting the components of the motherboard) as an example, the so-called series-mode interference refers to the interference between the two traces; while the common-mode interference is the interference caused by the potential difference between the two traces and the PCB ground wire. The series-mode interference current acts between the two signal lines, and its conduction direction is consistent with the waveform and signal current; the common-mode interference current acts between the signal line and the ground wire, and the interference current flows through half of each of the two signal lines in the same direction, and uses the ground wire as a common loop, as shown in Figure 1-1. [pic] Figure 2 Series-mode interference and common-mode interference If the common-mode current generated by the board is not attenuated and filtered (especially the common-mode current on high-speed interface traces such as USB and IEEE1394 interfaces), then the common-mode interference current can easily generate electromagnetic radiation through the interface data line - the common-mode radiation generated by the common-mode current in the cable. The US FCC, CISPR22 of the International Special Committee on Radio Interference, and my country\'s GB9254 and other standards and specifications all have relevant restrictions on the common-mode conducted interference and radiated emissions of the communication ports of information technology equipment. In order to eliminate the interference signals input on the signal line and various induced interferences, we must arrange the filtering reasonably...
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