CHOKES
The transformer factory Breimer-Roth GmbH manufactures single-phase and three-phase chokes. These can be designed as network chokes, filter circuit chokes, sine filter chokes, commutation chokes, motor chokes, smoothing chokes, and alternating and direct current chokes.
A choke, also referred to as an inductance coil or inductor (air or iron-core coil), is a passive component in electrical engineering. Most chokes have only one winding (per phase). They can be made as air-core coils or with a ferromagnetic iron core. Air-core coils are generally linear in terms of inductance, while coils with iron cores typically require the characteristic curve to be linearized by inserting an air gap (shearing effect).
Chokes for power applications can be divided into alternating current (AC) chokes and direct current (DC) chokes.
AC chokes can be single-phase or three-phase. These are usually inductance coils with ferromagnetic cores, with or without an air gap. DC chokes can be designed as air-core coils or with iron cores.
The key characteristic of a choke coil is its inductance, which must be designed for the expected continuous and peak currents. Instead of an inductance value, a voltage drop at rated current can also be specified.