Ferrites and accessories E 55/28/25 Core Series/Type: Date: B66344 September 2006 Data Sheet EPCOS AG 2006. Reproduction, publication and dissemination of this data sheet and the information contained therein without EPCOS' prior express consent is prohibited. E 55/28/25 Core B66344 Delivery mode: single units Magnetic characteristics (per set) l/A le Ae Amin Ve = 0.3 mm-1 = 124 mm = 420 mm2 = 420 mm2 = 52100 mm3 Approx. weight 256 g/set Ungapped Material AL value nH e PV W/set Ordering code N27 6800 +30/-20% 1600 < 9.50 (200 mT, 25 kHz, 100 C) B66344G0000X127 N87 7300 +30/-20% 1740 < 4.80 (100 mT, 100 kHz, 100 C) B66344G0000X187 Gapped Material g mm AL value approx. nH e Ordering code N27 2.50 0.05 295 70 B66344G2500X127 The AL value in the table applies to a core set comprising one ungapped core (dimension g = 0) and one gapped core (dimension g > 0). Calculation factors (for formulas, see "E cores: general information") Material Relationship between air gap - AL value Calculation of saturation current K1 (25 C) K2 (25 C) K3 (25 C) K4 (25 C) K3 (100 C) K4 (100 C) N27 596 - 0.769 992 - 0.847 927 - 0.865 N87 596 - 0.769 950 - 0.796 905 - 0.873 Validity range: K1, K2: 0.15 mm < s < 3.50 mm K3, K4: 220 nH < AL < 2130 nH Please read Cautions and warnings and Important notes at the end of this document. 2 09/06 Ferrites and accessories Cautions and warnings Mechanical stress and mounting Ferrite cores have to meet mechanical requirements during assembling and for a growing number of applications. Since ferrites are ceramic materials one has to be aware of the special behavior under mechanical load. As valid for any ceramic material, ferrite cores are brittle and sensitive to any shock, fast changing or tensile load. Especially high cooling rates under ultrasonic cleaning and high static or cyclic loads can cause cracks or failure of the ferrite cores. For detailed information see Data Book 2007, chapter "General - Definitions, 8.1". Effects of core combination on AL value Stresses in the core affect not only the mechanical but also the magnetic properties. It is apparent that the initial permeability is dependent on the stress state of the core. The higher the stresses are in the core, the lower is the value for the initial permeability. Thus the embedding medium should have the greatest possible elasticity. For detailed information see Data Book 2007, chapter "General - Definitions, 8.2". Heating up Ferrites can run hot during operation at higher flux densities and higher frequencies. NiZn-materials The magnetic properties of NiZn-materials can change irreversible in high magnetic fields. Processing notes - The start of the winding process should be soft. Else the flanges may be destroid. - To strong winding forces may blast the flanges or squeeze the tube that the cores can no more be mount. - To long soldering time at high temperature (>300 C) may effect coplanarity or pin arrangement. - Not following the processing notes for soldering of the J-leg terminals may cause solderability problems at the transformer because of pollution with Sn oxyd of the tin bath or burned insulation of the wire. For detailed information see Data Book 2007, chapter "Processing notes, 2.2". - The dimensions of the hole arrangement have fixed values and should be understood as a recommendation for drilling the printed circuit board. For dimensioning the pins, the group of holes can only be seen under certain conditions, as they fit into the given hole arrangement. To avoid problems when mounting the transformer, the manufacturing tolerances for positioning the customers' drilling process must be considered by increasing the hole diameter. 3 09/06 Important notes The following applies to all products named in this publication: 1. Some parts of this publication contain statements about the suitability of our products for certain areas of application. These statements are based on our knowledge of typical requirements that are often placed on our products in the areas of application concerned. We nevertheless expressly point out that such statements cannot be regarded as binding statements about the suitability of our products for a particular customer application. As a rule, EPCOS is either unfamiliar with individual customer applications or less familiar with them than the customers themselves. For these reasons, it is always ultimately incumbent on the customer to check and decide whether an EPCOS product with the properties described in the product specification is suitable for use in a particular customer application. 2. We also point out that in individual cases, a malfunction of passive electronic components or failure before the end of their usual service life cannot be completely ruled out in the current state of the art, even if they are operated as specified. In customer applications requiring a very high level of operational safety and especially in customer applications in which the malfunction or failure of a passive electronic component could endanger human life or health (e.g. in accident prevention or life-saving systems), it must therefore be ensured by means of suitable design of the customer application or other action taken by the customer (e.g. installation of protective circuitry or redundancy) that no injury or damage is sustained by third parties in the event of malfunction or failure of a passive electronic component. 3. The warnings, cautions and product-specific notes must be observed. 4. In order to satisfy certain technical requirements, some of the products described in this publication may contain substances subject to restrictions in certain jurisdictions (e.g. because they are classed as "hazardous"). Useful information on this will be found in our Material Data Sheets on the Internet (www.epcos.com/material). 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