Ferrite core
Magnetic core on which the windings of electric transformers and inductors are formed / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about transformer cores. For the computer memory technology, see Ferrite core memory.
In electronics, a ferrite core is a type of magnetic core made of ferrite on which the windings of electric transformers and other wound components such as inductors are formed. It is used for its properties of high magnetic permeability coupled with low electrical conductivity (which helps prevent eddy currents). Moreover, because of their comparatively low losses at high frequencies, they are extensively used in the cores of RF transformers and inductors in applications such as switched-mode power supplies, and ferrite loopstick antennas for AM radio receivers.