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TM81

WIDE-TEMPERATURE MID-FREQUENCY LOW-LOSS FERRITE

LLC Resonant TransformerServer / Telecom PowerPFC Front-EndWide-Temperature Supply

TM81 is a wide-temperature mid-frequency low-loss MnZn power ferrite with an initial permeability (μi) of 3000, a saturation flux density (Bs) of 520 mT at 25 °C (420 mT at 100 °C) and a Curie temperature above 220 °C. Its loss characteristic is optimised for 300 kHz / 100 mT: 260 kW/m³ at 25 °C and 310 kW/m³ at 100 °C, with 230 → 270 kW/m³ at 200 kHz / 125 mT; the difference between the two temperatures remains within 20 %, so cold and hot-state behaviour are consistent. At 100 °C the remanence (Br) is 50 mT and the coercivity (Hc) 7 A/m, keeping hysteresis loss low. At 100 kHz / 200 mT it reads 340 → 400 kW/m³, comparable to TM80 with a slightly higher 100 °C value. Typical applications are 200–300 kHz LLC resonant and half-bridge transformers, server and telecom supplies and wide-temperature PFC front ends. Among the six mid-frequency grades TM81 is the wide-temperature choice for the 300 kHz region: TM80 (330 kW/m³ at 100 °C) is recommended for 100 kHz high-flux operating points and TM83 where the core remains at 120–140 °C. Selection should be based first on operating frequency and flux swing, then confirmed against the actual core temperature.

Magnetic Characteristics

CharacteristicCondition25 ℃100 ℃Unit
Initial Permeability μiInitial Permeability μi100 kHz & <0.2 mT3000±25%——
Amplitude Permeability μaAmplitude Permeability μa25 kHz/400 mT> 4000> 3400—
Saturation Flux Density BsSaturation Flux Density Bs1200 A/m 100 Hz520420mT
Remanence BrRemanence Br1200 A/m 100 Hz7050mT
Coercivity HcCoercivity Hc1200 A/m 100 Hz107A/m
Loss FactorLoss Factor100 kHz & <0.2 mT<5—10⁻⁶
Curie Temperature TcCurie Temperature Tc100 kHz & <0.2 mT>220—℃
Density DDensity DArchimedes method>4.85—g/cm³
Electrical Resistivity ρElectrical Resistivity ρDC Current>5—Ω·m

Power Loss · kW/m³

Condition25 ℃100 ℃
100 kHz/200 mT340400
200 kHz/125 mT230270
300 kHz/100 mT260310

Pcv = K·f^α·B^β

RangeKαβ
100 ≤2006.48E-081.730192.7204
100 ≤5001.07E-061.627842.27797
100 ≤10003.79E-061.710351.93164

Characteristic curves

CURVE 01curve
CURVE 02curve
CURVE 03curve
CURVE 04curve
CURVE 05curve
CURVE 06curve

Applications

ApplicationRoleBandTemperature
Flyback transformer (>150 W)First choice≤0.3 MHz25–120 ℃
Forward transformerFirst choice≤0.3 MHz25–120 ℃
Push-pull transformerFirst choice≤0.3 MHz25–120 ℃
LLC / resonant & bridge transformer (incl. Lr)First choice≤0.3 MHz25–120 ℃
Wide- / high-temperature power transformer (core to 140 ℃)First choice≤0.3 MHz25–120 ℃

Used in circuits

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