Toroidal Transformers

What Are Toroidal Transformers?

Toroidal (toroid) transformers use magnetic cores have a toroidal (ring or donut) shape. They are passive electronic components, consisting of a circular ring or donut shaped magnetic core of ferromagnetic material such as laminated iron, iron powder, or ferrite, around which wire is wound.

The use of toroidal-shaped cores has increased greatly because of their superior electrical performance. Because of its symmetrical design, the magnetic flux that leaks outside the core (leakage flux) is very low, therefore it is more efficient and thus radiates less electromagnetic interference (EMI).

Dufrane’s Toroidal transformers feature a ring or donut-shaped magnetic core with one or more copper windings precision-wound through and around the core with our own specialized toroid winding machinery. With its unique shape, toroidal (toroid) transformers offer increased efficiency and a variety of other advantages for industrial applications, and they are the ideal solution for compact applications that need special design consideration. Toroidal transformers are typically utilized in medical equipment.

Toroidal Transformer

Dufrane’s toroidal transformers or toroids are typically custom toroids designed for special applications. None of our transformers are off the shelf products – although with hundreds, even thousands of custom transformers under our belt, we can use existing designs as a root design in some cases. Or we can build Toroidal Transformers to your own design and produce them to your specifications. Electrical characteristics of Dufrane’s custom toroidal transformers will depend upon your power requirements – but for example we can produce toroidal isolation transformers and other custom transformers from 20 VA up to and more than 20KVA.

Dufrane has produced Custom Toroidal Transformers (toroids) for many different applications and industries, including Medical, Aerospace and Defense, Rail, and other Industrial applications. Contact us today with your project requirements and let us provide you with some quick budgetary estimates.