Nanocrystalline Common Mode Chokes

High Attenuation in Compact Designs

Common mode chokes (CMCs) based on nanocrystalline VITROPERM® offer highest attenuation in compact designs for a wide range of EMI requirements. The broad portfolio of standard types offers solutions for 1-phase and 3-phase applications as well as 4-fold CMCs.

Benefits:

  • Small size and high attenuation due to high permeability and saturation magnetization
  • Broad standard portfolio
  • Flat temperature characteristics
  • Solutions for high currents or high voltages available

Special Characteristics of Industrial Grade CMCs

  • UL1446-compliant designs based on VAC’s class B insulation system (File No. E329745)
  • Operating temperatures up to 130 °C
 

Designed for a wide range of applications:

  • Switched-mode power supplies (SMPS)
  • Solar inverters
  • Frequency converters
  • Welding equipment
  • Wind generators
  • Uninterruptible power supplies (UPS)

Special Characteristics of Automotive Grade CMCs

  • Ambient temperature: -40 °C < Ta < +115 °C
  • Max. short-term operating temperatures of Top = 160 °C
  • Rated insulation voltage: Ui= 525 Vrms (functional insulation, pollution degree 1)
  • Automotive qualified according to AEC-Q200
  • Design taking into account ‚Technical cleanliness‘ acc. to VDA 19 Part 2
  • Developed for DC/DC converters in hybrid and electric vehicles

General Characteristics

Application advantages

Technical background

Small size high µ, high BS
Suitable for high current
and/or high voltage
high µ, high BS, optimized core design
Single stage filter conpects possible extreme broadband attenuation behavior,
high permeability, low capacitance designs,
slow µ decline towards higher frequencies,
low Q factor in the 150 kHz range
High efficiency, low dissipation loss low number of windings necessary for high L, filter stage reduction
Suitable for high and low ambient temperatures and high operating temperatures high Curie temperature, material properties
(µ, BS, λS) virtually independent of temperature
Simplified filter design material properties (µ, BS, λS) virtually independent of temperature, constant impedance over a wide common mode current range due to linear magnetization curve

Superior EMC Filter and Common Mode Choke Design

Nanocrystalline cores are widely used in common mode choke (CMC) applications due to their unique combination of magnetic properties. By utilizing low-cost raw materials (Fe-based) and modern, large-scale production, VITROPERM is a very competitive solution for a wide range of applications.

Our CMCs feature high attenuation which is maintained across a wide frequency range offering extremely broadband attenuation. In many cases, this characteristic can allow a reduction of the number of filter stages in multistage EMC filter configurations to reduce complexity, cost and filter volume. Copper losses are also reduced, thus increasing the efficiency and lowering component temperature.

We have extensive practical and theoretical expertise in the design of CMCs and filter configuration using nanocrystalline cores and components. At higher frequencies, the winding configuration has a major effect on the parameters of winding capacitance and leakage inductance and is therefore carefully considered in our choke designs.

Design Advantages with VITROPERM

The superior material properties of nanocrystalline VITROPERM enable common mode chokes with high inductance/impedance, even with a small number of turns, resulting in reduced copper losses, low winding capacitance and excellent HF performance. Due to the high initial permeability, low winding capacitance and a low Q-factor, VITROPERM CMCs offer a broadband insertion loss curve ranging from 10 kHz up to several MHz and improved attenuation behavior at both low and high frequencies. Better attenuation properties and an extended operating temperature range allow a reduction of the component volume by a factor of up to 3 or more under similar conditions. The excellent attenuation of VITROPERM CMCs simplifies the filter design in a wide frequency range.

Special Characteristics of Industrial Grade CMCs

  • UL1446-compliant designs based on VAC’s class B insulation system (File No. E329745)
  • Operating temperatures up to 130 °C
 

Designed for a wide range of applications:

  • Switched-mode power supplies (SMPS)
  • Solar inverters
  • Frequency converters
  • Welding equipment
  • Wind generators
  • Uninterruptible power supplies (UPS)

Special Characteristics of Automotive Grade CMCs

  • Ambient temperature: -40 °C < Ta < +115 °C
  • Max. short-term operating temperatures of Top = 160 °C
  • Rated insulation voltage: Ui= 525 Vrms (functional insulation, pollution degree 1)
  • Automotive qualified according to AEC-Q200
  • Design taking into account ‚Technical cleanliness‘ acc. to VDA 19 Part 2
  • Developed for DC/DC converters in hybrid and electric vehicles

General Characteristics

Application advantages

Technical background

Small size high µ, high BS
Suitable for high current
and/or high voltage
high µ, high BS, optimized core design
Single stage filter conpects possible extreme broadband attenuation behavior,
high permeability, low capacitance designs,
slow µ decline towards higher frequencies,
low Q factor in the 150 kHz range
High efficiency, low dissipation loss low number of windings necessary for high L, filter stage reduction
Suitable for high and low ambient temperatures and high operating temperatures high Curie temperature, material properties
(µ, BS, λS) virtually independent of temperature
Simplified filter design material properties (µ, BS, λS) virtually independent of temperature, constant impedance over a wide common mode current range due to linear magnetization curve

Superior EMC Filter and Common Mode Choke Design

Nanocrystalline cores are widely used in common mode choke (CMC) applications due to their unique combination of magnetic properties. By utilizing low-cost raw materials (Fe-based) and modern, large-scale production, VITROPERM is a very competitive solution for a wide range of applications.

Our CMCs feature high attenuation which is maintained across a wide frequency range offering extremely broadband attenuation. In many cases, this characteristic can allow a reduction of the number of filter stages in multistage EMC filter configurations to reduce complexity, cost and filter volume. Copper losses are also reduced, thus increasing the efficiency and lowering component temperature.

We have extensive practical and theoretical expertise in the design of CMCs and filter configuration using nanocrystalline cores and components. At higher frequencies, the winding configuration has a major effect on the parameters of winding capacitance and leakage inductance and is therefore carefully considered in our choke designs.

Design Advantages with VITROPERM

The superior material properties of nanocrystalline VITROPERM enable common mode chokes with high inductance/impedance, even with a small number of turns, resulting in reduced copper losses, low winding capacitance and excellent HF performance. Due to the high initial permeability, low winding capacitance and a low Q-factor, VITROPERM CMCs offer a broadband insertion loss curve ranging from 10 kHz up to several MHz and improved attenuation behavior at both low and high frequencies. Better attenuation properties and an extended operating temperature range allow a reduction of the component volume by a factor of up to 3 or more under similar conditions. The excellent attenuation of VITROPERM CMCs simplifies the filter design in a wide frequency range.

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List of Standard Common Mode Chokes

Nominal Current:  2 - 110  A
Windings:  2 - 4
Product Download IN
[A]
Number of Windings UN
OVCat III
[V]
UN
OVCat II
[V]
Grade Design LN
10 kHz
[mH]
LN
100 kHz
[mH]
RCU
[mΩ]
|Z|
100 kHz
[Ω]
fR
[MHz]
Icm
10 kHz
[mA]
Length
[mm]
Height
[mm]
Width
[mm]
6131-X2044.52300600IndustryUpright10.82.532.52320112222512
6161-X50452300600IndustryUpright28.36.635.66500N/A10272917
6166-X20662300600IndustryUpright29.16.737.68500N/A14353721
6166-X2088.52300600IndustryUpright16.43.719.142001173536.521
6123-X210102300600IndustryLow profile11.42.6123200116352335
6166-X210102300600IndustryUpright11.42.612.73150116353721
6126-X212122300600IndustryUpright11.42.692950122383522
6123-X21312.42300600IndustryLow profile11.42.68.82950122352535
6122-X09513.526001000IndustryUpright16.93.67.64000122413721
6102-X016132300600IndustryLow profile8.62.26.32250128352235
6123-X616162300600IndustryLow profile12.93.15.73000326402440
6126-X2161626001000IndustryUpright5.31.32.8120044241.54023.5
6166-X033182300600IndustryUpright61.54.61600133383821
6166-X039182300600IndustryUpright2.90.73.9830350363821
6123-X22020.52300600IndustryLow profile1.80.43.250012403523.535
6123-X221202300600IndustryLow profile6.61.62.91470535432443
6128-X2202026001000IndustryUpright5.61.32.81300440424627
6123-X226252300600IndustryLow profile4.211.9960745432539.5
6123-X2272526001000IndustryLow profile122.83.52900245523252
6128-X225252300600IndustryUpright4.211.9970545424027
6128-X2262526001000IndustryUpright122.83.329002405248.528.5
6123-X2323026001000IndustryLow profile3.90.92.4920750522952
6128-X0313026001000IndustryUpright3.90.92.3900465515027
6128-X2303026001000IndustryUpright6.31.52.31650355524727
6123-X2414026001000IndustryLow profile3.60.81.4870690523252
6123-X2484626001000IndustryLow profile2.50.616606100573351
6123-X2636326001000IndustryLow profile1.60.40.53909120563251
6123-X2858526001000IndustryLow profile1.60.50.65102200734073
6123-X306736001000IndustryLow profile31.87.424.68650N/A2740.532.540.5
6123-X3101036001000IndustryLow profile13.93.2143500230513251
6123-X3081136001000IndustryLow profile10.62.58.52600140423242
6123-X3121236001000IndustryLow profile5.73.711.82650N/A150513251
6123-X3151636001000IndustryLow profile4.312.91000155423242
6123-X3161636001000IndustryLow profile4.83.16.525001200593259
6123-X3171636001000IndustryLow profile9.42.25.9240013551.53451.5
6123-X3202036001000IndustryLow profile10.62.44.12650160593359
6123-X3212036001000IndustryLow profile4.81.12.81200255523452
6123-X3252536001000IndustryLow profile21.32.2710003380603360
6123-X3262536001000IndustryLow profile4.91.12.1115026051.53251.5
6122-X326263600100N/AN/A10.62.44.12500N/AN/A646535
6122-X329293300600IndustryUpright3.60.81.4850280645832
6123-X3323236001000IndustryLow profile1.20.81.46005480593359
6122-X3333236001000IndustryUpright1.20.81.46005480646032
6123-X1404036001000IndustryLow profile2.50.61.26005100523350
6123-X2404036001000IndustryLow profile1.50.81.726804380703770
6123-X3636336001000IndustryLow profile1.60.50.725001190704270
6123-X3707036001000IndustryLow profile0.80.50.864151900855385
6123-X31111036001000IndustryLow profile0.70.60.634301175013557135
6123-X4001246001000IndustryLow profile6.91.67.661500140513351
6123-X4012046001000IndustryLow profile3.60.82.7586039051.53351.5
6123-X4023046001000IndustryLow profile3.20.71.575041006033.560
6123-X4034046001000IndustryLow profile1.40.30.823607160603360
6127-X01082N/AN/AAutomotiveUpright26.86.216.66630N/A16373525
6127-X01192N/AN/AAutomotiveUpright21.7513.65320N/A18373525
6127-X012102N/AN/AAutomotiveUpright17.1411.44180N/A20373525
6127-X013112N/AN/AAutomotiveUpright13.13.18.83180N/A23373525
6127-X014122N/AN/AAutomotiveUpright11.32.77.32730N/A24373525
6127-X007132N/AN/AAutomotiveUpright8.11.95.41930N/A29373525
6127-X00814.52N/AN/AAutomotiveUpright6.71.64.21590N/A32373525
6127-X009212N/AN/AAutomotiveUpright3.30.82.25780N/A45373525
6127-X01582N/AN/AAutomotiveUpright13.83.213.63310N/A18333325
6127-X01692N/AN/AAutomotiveUpright10.52.510.82530N/A20333325
6127-X0179.52N/AN/AAutomotiveUpright9.12.192180N/A22333325
6127-X018112N/AN/AAutomotiveUpright6.51.56.81540N/A25333325
6127-X019122N/AN/AAutomotiveUpright5.41.35.51280N/A28333325
6127-X020142N/AN/AAutomotiveUpright4.114.11030N/A31333325
4300-X00822N/A40IndustryLow profile204.7554500N/A1322.713.522.4
6131-X40222300600IndustryUpright12.12.821203000412222512
6161-X0162.62250250IndustryUpright247.7957500N/A8232514
6166-X035122250600IndustryUpright11.73133350125363821
6123-X216163300500IndustryLow profile4.42.98.222002204592859
6123-X225253300500IndustryLow profile3.525.317003255703870
6127-X02115.22N/AN/AAutomotiveUpright3.40.83.3820N/A35333325
6127-X02219.42N/AN/AAutomotiveUpright4.312.81030N/A40373525
6131-X0386.52300600IndustryUpright3.40.7915650620222512

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