Product category:
Transformers and Inductors
News Release from: Perllo Technologies | Subject: ECxxC series
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 23 November 2004
Power inductors aim for automotive
applications
The new environmentally friendly ECxxC series of lead-free power inductors has been launched onto the North American automotive market.
The new environmentally friendly ECxxC series of lead-free power inductors has been launched onto the North American automotive market With current handling ranges of up to 10A, and inductance ranges of 1.2uH to 1.5mH, the series was developed to assist power supply engineers with designing more power-efficient circuits in applications where reliability is a requirement
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 23 Nov 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Potential applications in the automotive market include power supplies, antilock braking systems, LCDs and DC/DC convertors.
The low-voltage, high-current inductor is ideal for switching power supplies and portable electronics due to the manner in which the magnetic component collects, filters and smoothes AC ripple current in DC circuits.
The low-profile design minimises board real estate requirements, maximises power density while providing excellent coplanarity, and reduces failure modes often found with plating and solder-terminated wires and leads.
The core material is not susceptible to thermal aging and provides a mean time to failure (MTTF) of greater than 1Mh of operation.
Also, this inductor series is very low in profile in relation to its current handling capability.
It is ferrite-shielded making it perfectly suited for such applications where, due to the broad frequency range of operation, high-Q inductors are not desired.
Currently available in physical sizes as small as 6 x 6 x 2.8mm, the ECxxC lead-free device uses a 180C (Class H) insulation system and is ideal for operating in environments with a -40 to +85C temperature range.
"We feel that the new ECxxC extension to the established EC series of inductors is a real breakthrough".
"The ECxxC allows for better reflow solderability and higher current handling capability than other low-profile solutions".
"The series' high operating temperature and excellent shock and vibration tolerance make it suitable for automotive, industrial controls, and other extreme environments", explains Dan Weaver, Power Magnetics Product Manager for ECM Electronics .
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