For high power inductor applications in low pass or bandpass filters, antenna tuners, etc.; we need to select an iron powder core that will
deal with the power without failure.  Failure in these applications is typically due to heating caused by core losses, which are greater at
lower frequency.  Losses in the wire used to wind the inductors, which are greater at higher frequency, can also be an issue,
and are treated at the bottom of the page.
To compute the core loss, you need the AC flux loss formula for your material type, which can sometimes be found on the web.  As it happens,
#2 material and #6 material are the most commonly used, and their loss curves are very similar.  We can use #6 material as a proxy for both.
#17 material is lower loss than #6, but exactly how much lower isn't know even by the manufacturer, Micrometals.
Always remember that #0 material, phenolic material, has no core loss - and thus can and should be used if it is possible to fit enough wire
onto the core to deliver the inductance required.
To compute the core loss, and the temperature rise resulting therefrom, use the following formulae or find your data in the sample charts below.
You can download this spreadsheet at http://www.k6if.com/coreLossCalcs.xls.  Temperture rise is linearly related to voltage,
so you can use these data tables and multiply or divide from the reference 375 volts if you please.
Temperature rise greater than 50 degrees C will result in permanent damage to the core, and should be avoided (assuming 25 C ambient temp.).
Bmax (max flux density in gauss)  = (Voltage * 10 ^ 2) / (4.44 * Cross Sectional Area in cm^3 * Turns * Frequency in mHz)
Core Loss for #6 material in mw  = 8.34 * 10 ^ -10 * Frequency in Hz ^ 1.15 * Bmax ^ 2.17 * Core Volume in cm^3
Temperature Rise in degrees C  = (Core Loss / Surface Area) ^ 0.833
In a 50 ohm system:
At 3:1 SWR max RMS volts is 450 and max RMS amps is 9 1.4:1 @ 100 watts is 81 volts RMS
At 2:1 SWR max RMS volts is 375 and max RMS amps is 7.5
Core Power Loss in Watts Core Power Loss in Watts Core Power Loss in Watts Core Power Loss in Watts Core Power Loss in Watts
T130-6 Data T157-6 Data T184-6 Data T200-6 Data T94-6 Data
Voltage = 375 X-Sectional Area (cm^2) = 0.698 Voltage = 375 X-Sectional Area (cm^2) = 1.06 Voltage = 375 X-Sectional Area (cm^2) = 1.88 Voltage = 375 X-Sectional Area (cm^2) = 1.27 Voltage = 100 X-Sectional Area (cm^2) = 0.362
  Volume (cm^3) = 5.78   Volume (cm^3) = 10.7   Volume (cm^3) = 21   Volume (cm^3) = 16.4   Volume (cm^3) = 2.16
  Frequency (mHz)   Frequency (mHz)   Frequency (mHz)   Frequency (mHz)   Frequency (mHz)
Turns 28 21 14 7 3.5 1.8 Turns 28 21 14 7 3.5 1.8 Turns 28 21 14 7 3.5 1.8 Turns 28 21 14 7 3.5 1.8 Turns 28 21 14 7 3.5 1.8
1 926 1242 1878 3809 7723 15219 1 692 929 1404 2847 5774 11378 1 392 526 795 1612 3268 6440 1 717 961 1454 2948 5979 11782 1 82 110 166 336 681 1343
2 206 276 417 846 1716 3382 2 154 206 312 633 1283 2528 2 87 117 177 358 726 1431 2 159 214 323 655 1329 2618 2 18 24 37 75 151 298
3 85 114 173 351 712 1403 3 64 86 129 262 532 1049 3 36 48 73 149 301 594 3 66 89 134 272 551 1086 3 8 10 15 31 63 124
4 46 61 93 188 381 751 4 34 46 69 141 285 562 4 19 26 39 80 161 318 4 35 47 72 146 295 582 4 4 5 8 17 34 66
5 28 38 57 116 235 463 5 21 28 43 87 176 346 5 12 16 24 49 99 196 5 22 29 44 90 182 358 5 2 3 5 10 21 41
6 19 25 38 78 158 312 6 14 19 29 58 118 233 6 8 11 16 33 67 132 6 15 20 30 60 122 241 6 2 2 3 7 14 28
7 14 18 28 56 113 223 7 10 14 21 42 85 167 7 6 8 12 24 48 94 7 11 14 21 43 88 173 7 1 2 2 5 10 20
8 10 14 21 42 85 167 8 8 10 15 31 63 125 8 4 6 9 18 36 71 8 8 11 16 32 66 129 8 1 1 2 4 7 15
9 8 11 16 32 66 129 9 6 8 12 24 49 97 9 3 4 7 14 28 55 9 6 8 12 25 51 100 9 1 1 1 3 6 11
10 6 8 13 26 52 103 10 5 6 9 19 39 77 10 3 4 5 11 22 44 10 5 7 10 20 40 80 10 1 1 1 2 5 9
11 5 7 10 21 42 84 11 4 5 8 16 32 63 11 2 3 4 9 18 35 11 4 5 8 16 33 65 11 1 1 2 4 7
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