
But it provides a reduction in the core losses. As it is a non-magnetic material, it has low magnetic permeability & low inductance. Ceramic cores are used to provide a shape for the coil & a structure for its terminals to sit upon. The iron powder is very cheap which makes such kind of core design much cost efficient if the size does no matter.Ĭeramic is a non-magnetic material just like air. Due to their higher saturation current, they are used in high power application mostly in chokes such as storage chokes, dimmer chokes, filter chokes, etc. Thus, they are used for frequency below 100 KHz. Therefore the saturation current of this core is relatively very high.īut as we know iron cores are highly susceptible to core losses at high frequency. The air gap between the particles of the core is evenly distributed which decreases the magnetic permeability of the core. Smaller the particle’s size, lesser the eddy current induced. Since the size of the particles determines the eddy current flow in the core. The epoxy insulation coating over the iron particles reduces the eddy current loss in the core. The core of such kind of inductors is made up of a mixture of iron grains with an organic binder such as epoxy resin etc.

They are also known as iron core inductors.įerromagnetic materials are magnetic in nature & their magnetic core is used to increase the inductance of the coil significantly. Such type of inductor consists of a core that is made up of a ferromagnetic material.

But the use of non-magnetic core also decreases its inductance. eddy current & stray losses, especially when the operating frequency is very high.

Some types of inductors classified according to their core material are given below: Air Core Inductor:Īir core inductors have non-magnetic core such as plastic, ceramic or just air as suggested by its obvious name.Īir core inductor uses any non-magnetic material as core to reduce the core losses i.e. The material & design of the core specifies the inductance, current capacity & operating frequency of the inductor. The core of the inductor plays an important role in its characteristics.
