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CHAPTER 7: FILTER DESIGN AND REALIZATION<br />
cies. In Fig. 7.2 and 7.3 it is possible to see and compare the permeability <strong>of</strong> these<br />
materials.<br />
Figure 7.2: Permeability <strong>of</strong> Ferroxcube 3E27[5] and Epcos N30[6] materials<br />
To design the inductors there are two main aspects to be taken under consideration:<br />
the Inductance factor A l that will determine the number <strong>of</strong> turns needed to reach the<br />
desired inductance and the maximum magnetic field strength allowed before having<br />
saturation. Avoiding saturation in inductors is an important issue, if not observed the<br />
component inductance will drop significantly, thus loosing the filtering capabilities.<br />
The allowed maximum field density changes from material to material, and it can be<br />
obtained from the relative datasheet on the B/H curve; in ferrites it varies significantly,<br />
for example for an EPCOS ferrite N30 its 100A/m (Fig. 7.4), for a N87 ferrite is 250A/m,<br />
for harder ferrites it can even be greater than 2000 A/m.<br />
Because <strong>of</strong> the limited number <strong>of</strong> ferrites available, a collection <strong>of</strong> the data for the avail-<br />
able ones was carried out to populate a table with the useful parameters, to guide the<br />
Figure 7.3: Permeability <strong>of</strong> Magnetics J material[7]<br />
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