<p>Panasonic Corporation announced that its Industry Company has commercialized a low-loss and high vibration-resistant surface mounted automotive power inductor, PCC-M15A0MF series. This 15.6 mm square inductor meets the market needs for larger working currents and smaller ECU (Electronic Control Unit) board sizes, which are called for with the increasing performance of automotive device functions. The product will be mass-produced starting in January 2022.</p><p>As the performance of automotive device functions gets higher, the amount of electric current flowing through electric circuits and the number of ECUs mounted on a vehicle will increase. Therefore, in order to save space inside a vehicle, ECU boards must be downsized. For that purpose, it is essential for electronic components mounted on such boards to be able to pass large currents as well as being small. However, large current type inductors are usually the through hole mounting type and large in size, which means they are unsuitable for miniaturization of the ECU board. Moreover, many passive components such as resistors and capacitors are surface-mounted. As surface mounting cannot be simultaneously performed with through hole mounting, two board processes are required to mount them on the board. Accordingly, Panasonic has commercialized a 15.6 mm square power inductor that can be surface mounted and is capable of passing a large current of 70 A for automotive use (PCC-M15A0MF series), which is an upsized version of the PCC-M1280MF series.</p><p>With this highly reliable PCC-M15A0MF series power inductors, the company will improve the reliability of power circuits while contributing to the reduction of environmental impact by saving space in power circuit mounting areas. In the future, the product lineup will also be enhanced by expanding the inductance range of products to respond to market needs.</p><p>Panasonic’s new automotive power inductor has the following features:</p><p>1. Industry’s smallest class (15.6 mm square) of surface-mounted inductor capable of passing large currents</p><p> - Rated current*2: 30 to 70A</p><p> - Size: Width 15.6 mm x Depth 17.2 mm x Height 10.5 mm</p><p>2. The inductor enables ECUs to be directly mounted on engines by achieving excellent heat and vibration resistance.</p><p> - Heat resistance: 160°C/2000 hours</p><p> - Vibration resistance: 5 Hz to 2 kHz/30 G</p><p>3. The environmental impact can be reduced through installation space saving.</p><p>Suitable applications:</p><p>Step-up or step-down DC/DC convertors for gasoline, diesel, and hybrid vehicles</p><p>High-performance automotive ECU power circuits, automotive ECU circuits with integrated mechanical and electronic components</p>
<p>Panasonic Corporation announced that its Industry Company has commercialized a low-loss and high vibration-resistant surface mounted automotive power inductor, PCC-M15A0MF series. This 15.6 mm square inductor meets the market needs for larger working currents and smaller ECU (Electronic Control Unit) board sizes, which are called for with the increasing performance of automotive device functions. The product will be mass-produced starting in January 2022.</p><p>As the performance of automotive device functions gets higher, the amount of electric current flowing through electric circuits and the number of ECUs mounted on a vehicle will increase. Therefore, in order to save space inside a vehicle, ECU boards must be downsized. For that purpose, it is essential for electronic components mounted on such boards to be able to pass large currents as well as being small. However, large current type inductors are usually the through hole mounting type and large in size, which means they are unsuitable for miniaturization of the ECU board. Moreover, many passive components such as resistors and capacitors are surface-mounted. As surface mounting cannot be simultaneously performed with through hole mounting, two board processes are required to mount them on the board. Accordingly, Panasonic has commercialized a 15.6 mm square power inductor that can be surface mounted and is capable of passing a large current of 70 A for automotive use (PCC-M15A0MF series), which is an upsized version of the PCC-M1280MF series.</p><p>With this highly reliable PCC-M15A0MF series power inductors, the company will improve the reliability of power circuits while contributing to the reduction of environmental impact by saving space in power circuit mounting areas. In the future, the product lineup will also be enhanced by expanding the inductance range of products to respond to market needs.</p><p>Panasonic’s new automotive power inductor has the following features:</p><p>1. Industry’s smallest class (15.6 mm square) of surface-mounted inductor capable of passing large currents</p><p> - Rated current*2: 30 to 70A</p><p> - Size: Width 15.6 mm x Depth 17.2 mm x Height 10.5 mm</p><p>2. The inductor enables ECUs to be directly mounted on engines by achieving excellent heat and vibration resistance.</p><p> - Heat resistance: 160°C/2000 hours</p><p> - Vibration resistance: 5 Hz to 2 kHz/30 G</p><p>3. The environmental impact can be reduced through installation space saving.</p><p>Suitable applications:</p><p>Step-up or step-down DC/DC convertors for gasoline, diesel, and hybrid vehicles</p><p>High-performance automotive ECU power circuits, automotive ECU circuits with integrated mechanical and electronic components</p>
