9. Inductor Basics

Question.1

Shantanu is repairing a DC-DC buck converter that originally used a 10 µH power inductor rated for 3 A.

Unable to source the original part quickly, he substitutes it with a ferrite bead of similar size, rated 120 Ω @ 100 MHz, 3 A max.

After powering up, the converter fails to regulate properly.

What is the most likely reason?

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