Power Conversion

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Ferroxcube provides optimal materials for different operating conditions. Working temperature, flux and frequency are the key parameters to select the proper material: from standard 100 deg C to 60 in handheld converters or 140 in automotive, or even wide range 20 to 100 or 60 to 140. Converters operate at a wide switching frequency range, depending on the voltage, power and cost constraints: for each range Ferroxcube offers specific materials working from just a few kHz (inverters, high voltage systems) to tens of kHz (consumer and computer SMPS), hundreds of kHz (high efficiency, compact converters) and even MHz.

Ferroxcube materials contribute to improve the efficiency of the converter by decreasing the losses on the magnetic components leading to cost competitive smaller cores.

Material µi at 25 ° C Bsat (mT) at
25 ° C (1200 A/m)
Tc(° C) p (Ωm) Ferrite type Remark Datasheet
3C90
2300
≈ 470
≥ 220
≈ 5
MnZn
min. loss @100 °C
3C94
2300
≈ 470
≥ 220
≈ 5
MnZn
min. loss @100 °C
3C96
2000
≈ 500
≥ 240
≈ 5
MnZn
min. loss @100 °C
3C98
2500
≈ 530
≥ 230
≈ 5
MnZn
min. loss @100 °C
3C91
3000
≈ 470
≥ 220
≈ 5
MnZn
min. loss @60 °C
3C95
3000
≈ 530
≥ 215
≈ 5
MnZn
Flat loss @25-100 °C
3C97
3000
≈ 530
≥ 215
≈ 5
MnZn
Flat loss @60-140 °C
3C92
1500
≈ 540
≥ 270
≈ 5
MnZn
High Bsat
3C92A
1800
≈ 570
≥ 270
≈ 5
MnZn
High Bsat
Material µi at 25 ° C Bsat (mT) at
25 ° C (1200 A/m)
Tc(° C) p (Ωm) Ferrite type Remark Datasheet
4F1
80
≈ 320
≥ 260
≈ 10^5
NiZn
freq. < 15 MHz
3F3
2000
≈ 440
≥ 200
≈ 2
MnZn
optimal frequency ≤ 400 kHz
3F36
1600
≈ 520
≥ 230
≈ 12
MnZn
optimal frequency < 600 kHz,flat power loss 25-100 °C
3F4
900
≈ 410
≥ 220
≈ 10
MnZn
optimal frequency < 2 MHz
3F46
750
≈ 520
≥ 280
≈ 5
MnZn
optimal frequency 1-3 MHz