Automotive AECQ High Current Power Inductors - HCM1A Series

Eaton's HCM1A product line of high current power inductors are designed to meet electronic system power and thermal handling requirements of transportation manufacturers. The alloy powder core material of the HCM1A inductors are designed to withstand stresses found in vehicle engine compartments and deliver high reliability for DC-to-DC converters, voltage regulators, battery powered systems, multi-phase regulators, and point of load modules.

Materials used in the construction of HCM1A inductors are designed to withstand the effects of thermal aging and protect against corrosion to provide dependable electronic systems. Eaton's solution offers high current carrying capacity, high power density, low core losses and magnetic shielding to reduce EMI effects to other devices in the automotive engine compartment.

HCM1A inductors are AEC-Q200 Automotive Grade 1 compliant, which specifies -40°C to 125°C as the minimum and maximum range of ambient temperatures in which a component can be safely operated.

The low core loss performance of the HCM1A product line is designed for input and output filtering applications used in engine compartments with more sophisticated digital control and direct current (DC) motors. These motors generate noise in engine compartments that could adversely affect the performance of adjacent electronic systems. Filters with HCM1A conductors are designed to reduce this noise.

The HCM1A product line offers surface mount packaging with a range of sizes and compact heights beginning at 3 mm. The line includes seven different part numbers to meet a variety of specifications and design requirements.