Molded inductors offer significant advantages in DC-DC converter applications due to their magnetic material properties, enabling smaller footprints and lower profiles. This expands their applicability to more demanding environments where they face higher electrical and thermal stresses. Over time, these stresses can lead to a degradation of the insulation between magnetic particles, resulting in an undesirable increase in magnetic core losses.
Würth Elektronik identifies this specific degradation mechanism as a percolation phenomenon. This presentation will provide a comprehensive overview of:
