Power Inductor - HPL Series

The HPL Series of power inductors for automotive applications is a low inductance product, developed by TDK using proprietary ferrite materials and coil structure.
It is characterized by its ability to handle large currents with high efficiency, making it ideal for circuits requiring large currents, such as ADAS image processing circuits. Additionally, due to its unique structure with no connection points, it ensures high reliability with reduced risk of open defects.
In this article, we will explain the structure, features, and applications of the HPL Series in an easy-to-understand manner that is useful for everyone.

Product Overview
Product Structure
Product Features
Applications
Product Details
What is a Power Inductor?
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Product Overview

The following is an overview of the HPL Series.

Series	HPL Series
Product Overview	・High current, low inductance ferrite inductor for automotive application. ・Uses high-permeability, low-loss ferrite, and low-resistance frame. ・Reduces EMI with a unique structure design that cancels magnetic flux and achieves high reliability through a connection-free structure.
Features	・High current capability ・Low resistance ・High reliability ・Low leakage flux ・Operating temperature range: -55°C to 155°C (including self-temperature rise) ・AEC-Q200 compliant
Applications	Automotive applications (ADAS ECU, image processors, ultra-high current applications)

Product Overview

The following chart shows the structure of the HPL Series. The HPL Series inductor structure is based on a coil frame whcih is contained between two ferrite core plates.
By controlling the distance of the gap between the two ferrite core plates, it is possible to make fine adjustments to the inductance without changing the resistance value.

Product Features

The HPL Series uses high-permeability ferrite materials and utilizes a structure that cancels magnetic flux, contributing to noise reduction with less leakage flux compared to conventional
inductors.Figure 3 shows a comparison of the structure and leakage flux.

By using low AC-loss ferrite materials and a low-resistance coil frame, the HPL Series achieves higher efficiency in power supply circuits compared to conventional
inductors.Figure 4 shows a comparison graph of AC loss and power supply efficiency.

Figure 4: Comparison of AC Loss and Power Supply Efficiency

Applications

Figure 5 shows an application of the HPL Series as enclosed in the blue boxes. Due to its low inductance and high current capability, the HPL Series is ideal for high-power ECUs, such as image processing circuits for ADAS, which handle high-speed, high-capacity camera images.

Product Details

Click on the links below to view detailed information on the HPL series or to purchase samples. We will continue to expand our lineup and meet a wide variety of customer inductor needs.

Series Type	Application	L x W Dimensions	Height	Inductance	DC Resistance (Max)	Rated Current
HPL505028F		5.0x5.0mm	2.8mm	60～150nH	0.88mΩ	19～45.5A
HPL505032F1	3.2mm	60～80nH	0.77mΩ	43～63A
HPL758040F	7.5x8.0mm	4.0mm	220～330nH	0.61mΩ	25～40A
HPL8012060F1	8.0x12.0mm	6.0mm	220～330nH	0.55mΩ	49～78A

What are power inductors?

Power inductors are inductors used for power supply circuit such as DC-DC converters. They are also called power coils or power choke coil. One of the inductors' characteristics is that they store energy by self-induction function. Chopper type DC-DC converters use inductors having such characteristics with switching devices for voltage conversion (see Figure 7).
Depending on the processing method, inductors can be classified into multilayer type, thin-film type, and wire-wound type. Since wire-wound type permits large current to flow, most of the power inductors are wire-wound type. Various wound-type power inductor products with ferrite or soft magnetic metal core are offered. Recently, the multilayer type and thin-film type, with which reduction of size and thickness can be achieved, are being improved to allow for larger current.

Figure 7: DC-DC converter (chopper type / step-down type) and inductor

The voltage is dropped to a desired level in accordance with the duty ratio (the ratio that indicates how long the switch is ON during the switching cycle) setting.