Ferroxcube Soft Ferrites (MnZn - NiZn)

Company Introduction
Founder of Ferrite Cores
1941
E Core 5.3 to 100 Toroid 2.5 to 140
Most common Best material properties
Very cheap Specialized winding

E I Core 16 to 40 Planar E 14 to 64
Cheap Winding on PCB

ETD Core 28 to 59 Planar ER 9.5 to 64

ER Core Easy winding Winding on PCB
Cheap

PQ Core 20 to 50 Planar EQ 13 to 38
Best power/volume Optimal winding layout
Very popular

RM Core 10 to 35 mm EFD core 10 to 30

(size 4 to 14) Low profile component
Popular

U core 10 to 126 EP Core 5 to 20

Good for thick winding Good EMI shielding
Toroid core 2.5 to 140 Rods High current EMI
Best material properties Suppression
Specialized winding
Common mode choke

Cable shield Clamp on connected cable Multilayer Differential noise

splitted Flat and round cord Inductor suppression
Ready component

SMD bead Differential or common Drum cores Differential low freq

mode noise suppression
Ready component

Wide band Differential or common Cable shield Common mode

choke mode noise tube suppression
Through hole, ready Mount before connect
Very popular

SMD wide Differential noise

band choke SMD
Ready component
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3C92, 3C95, 3C96, 3C97

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3F36, 3F4, 3F46

3C92 High saturation low loss material
3C92 is the best material for output chokes in buck converters and
inverter reactors, where the main property is High Flux density,

Property Conditions 3C92 3C94 Unit

1500 2300
µi 25°C 10 kHz 0.25 mT
±20% ±20%
µa 100°C 25 kHz 200 mT ≈ 5000 ≈ 5500
25°C ≈ 540 ≈ 470
Bsat 10 kHz 1.2 kA/m mT
100°C ≈ 460 ≈ 380
100 100 ≈ 50 ≈ 50
Pv 100°C kw/m3
100 200 ≈ 350 ≈ 350
ρ 25°C DC ≈5 ≈5 m
Tc ≥ 280 ≥ 220 °C
Density ≈ 4800 ≈ 4800 kg/m3

Standard range: E16-E100, planar E14-E64, planar ER11- ER64

 3F36 - Flat MnZn material for power conversion
• Optimized for 300 – 1000 kHz
• Flat power loss
• Flat permeability
• High Bsat
CONDITIONS UNIT 3F36 3F35 3F3

1400 ± 2000 ±
µi 25ºC; 10kHz; 0.25mT 1600 ± 20%
20% 20%
µa 100ºC; 25kHz; 200mT ≈ 2400 ≈ 2400 ≈ 4000
B 25ºC; 10kHz; 1200A/m mT ≈ 520 ≈ 500 ≈ 440
100ºC; 10kHz; 200A/m ≈ 420 ≈ 420 ≈ 370
Pv 100ºC; 400kHz; 50mT kW/m3 ≈ 50 ≈ 60 ≈ 140
100ºC; 500kHz; 50mT ≈ 90 ≈ 90 ≈ 220
100ºC; 500kHz; 100mT ≈ 700 ≈ 700 ≈ 1200
ρDC 25ºC Ωm ≈ 12 ≈ 10 ≈2
Tc ºC ≥ 230 ≥ 240 ≥ 200 Table and chart refers to typical values for ring T25/15/10
density kg/m3 ≈ 4750 ≈ 4750 ≈ 4700

Standard range: E13-E55, EFD, EP, EQ, ETD, P, planar E, planar ER, PQ, RM
3F46 - Flat MnZn material for power conversion
• Optimized for 1 - 3 MHz, small core size
• Outstanding power loss
• Flat µi
• High Bsat
CONDITIONS UNIT 3F46 3F46 3F45 3F4
MEASURED ON T14/9/5 T25/15/10
25ºC; 10kHz; 750 ± 750 ± 900 ± 900 ±
µi
0.25mT 20% 20% 20% 20%
100ºC; 25kHz;
µa ≈ 1500 ≈ 1500 ≈ 1700 ≈ 1700
200mT
25ºC; 10kHz;
B mT ≈ 520 ≈ 520 ≈ 410 ≈ 410
1200A/m
100ºC; 10kHz;
≈ 430 ≈ 430 ≈ 370 ≈ 350
200A/m
100ºC; 1MHz;
Pv kW/m3 ≈ 150 ≈ 300 ≈ 300 ≈ 600
50mT
100ºC; 3MHz;
10mT
≈ 50 ≈ 120 ≈ 150 ≈ 220
ρDC 25ºC Ωm ≈5 ≈5 ≈ 10 ≈ 10
Tc ºC ≥ 280 ≥ 280 ≥ 300 ≥ 220
density kg/m3 ≈ 4750 ≈ 4750 ≈ 4800 ≈ 4700 Chart refers to typical values for ring T25/15/10

Standard range: EFD, EP, EQ, P, planar E, planar ER, PQ, RM

3F4 - MnZn material for power conversion
• Optimized for 1 - 3 MHz, for medium and large core size
• Much less size sensitive than 3F46

E64/15/20 Pv vs temp 3M, 10mT

E64-3F4 E64-3F5 E64-3F46

600
Pv [mW/cm3]

500
400
300
200
100
0
0 20 40 60 80 100
t [°C]

Standard range: planar E >32, planar ER >32, PQ>40, RM10-14, EQ>30

Power loss vs temperature 3C9.
Materials comparision
100kHz 200mT
700

650

600

550
3C91
500
Pv [kW/m3]

3C92
450 3C93
3C94
400
3C95
350 3C96

300 3C97

250

200
20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180
temperature [°C]

3C91, 3C92, 3C93, 3C94, 3C96, Not flat losses materials

3C95 and 3C97 - Flat losses materials

 Product performance comparison

ETD 59/31/22 ETD 59/31/22

tested with 25kHz 200mT tested with 25kHz 300mT
200 500

180 450

160 400

140 350

120 300
Pv [kW/m3]

Pv [kW/m3]
3C92 3C92
100 3C93 250 3C93

80 3C94 200 3C94

3C96 3C96
60 150
3C97 3C97
40 100

20 50

0 0
20 40 60 80 100 120 140 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
temperature [°C] temperature [°C]
 Ferrite Mat. and Segment/Application for Power
Low Loss Wide High Bs High
temperature frequency

Key Feature Lowest loss at Low loss at wide Inductors for DC Low Loss at high
100*C temperature handling requiring frequency,
materials with miniaturization of
highest Bs and low SMPS
loss
Applications High end power Power supplies Power inductors Power supplies for
supplies with variation in and output chokes advanced, high
power frequency, high
efficient application

Material 3C96 3C95, 3C97 3C92 3F36, 3F46

 Ferrite Mat. and Segment/Application for EMI
High µi High Z High DC High
frequency

Key Feature Highest Highest High permeability Adjusted for high

permeability with permeability with with high Bsat for frequency noise
good frequency very good EMI suppression dambing
stability frequency stability with high idc

Applications EMI filters, EMI filters, EMI filter with high High frequency
common mode common mode idc common mode
chokes chokes chokes

Material 3E10, 3E12 3C11, 3E27 3E27, 3E65 3S4, 4A11,

Application
Microinverters Power conversion materials
• Micro-inverters are installed in each panel to generate the
maximum power from each of them.
• AC can be generated in the micro-inverter, or in a high power
system for the complete installation
• Power handling is much less than in string inverters, in the
range of 300 watts. This implies:
• Higher switching frequencies
are possible
• Core size is smaller because of
the lower power, but also
because of the higher frequency
• Mid size standard shapes are
applicable, but also planar cores
 Microinverters
Magnetic functions Isolation
transformer:
RM-3C98

DC/DC boost Galvanic

anic DC/AC
Isolation
tion inverter

Common
mode choke:
TX-3E12
Boost
inductors:
PQ-3C92
Hall sensor:
Gapped core
3E27

Output choke:
Gapped
toroid 3C92

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