Three Or More Patents (Class 336/215)
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Patent number: 11749439Abstract: A common mode choke coil includes: a magnetic core; and a pair of coils wound on a winding portion of the magnetic core, wherein the pair of coils include a first pole coil and a second pole coil which are each wound on the winding portion in a spiral shape by N turns, and wherein the first pole coil and the second pole coil are arranged on the winding portion so that one or more turns of the N turns are adjacent to each other, and each include a parallel running portion and a non-parallel running portion, the first pole coil and the second pole coil overlapping each other in the parallel running portion, and separating from each other in the non-parallel running portion in at least one turn of the adjacent first pole coil and second pole coil as viewed from the length direction of the winding portion.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2019Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Retsu Sugawara, Kazutoshi Awane, Yudai Yoneoka
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Patent number: 11721472Abstract: A coil component used for two-phase transformer coupling includes: a first coil and a second coil; and a magnetic core at which the first coil and the second coil are provided. The magnetic core includes: a first magnetic leg at which the first coil is provided; a second magnetic leg at which the second coil is provided; a central leg portion interposed between the first magnetic leg and the second magnetic leg; a pair of connection portions connecting the first magnetic leg, the central leg portion, and the second magnetic leg in parallel; a main gap interposed in the central leg portion; a first gap interposed in the first magnetic leg; and a second gap interposed in the second magnetic leg. A coupling coefficient between the first coil and the second coil is not less than 0.7.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2018Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Xiaoguang Zheng, Kazushi Kusawake, Masayoshi Hirota
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Patent number: 11699551Abstract: The invention relates to a device (10) for inductive energy transmission into a human body (1), having a transmitter coil (24) and/or a receiver coil (14) having a first magnetic core (26) and a resonance or choke coil (16, 34) having a second magnetic core (32), wherein the first magnetic core (26) forms a part of the second magnetic core (32).Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2020Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Inventors: Tobias Diekhans, Samuel Vasconcelos Araujo, Michael Jiptner
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Patent number: 11682515Abstract: An inductor has one or more wires and a multipart magnetic core. The multipart magnetic core has magnetic core parts that are adjacent and magnetically coupled. The inductor provides an inductance of at least 40 nH for currents greater than 1 A and less than 60 A, and at least 20 nH for currents of at least 60 A.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2020Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.Inventors: Dawson Huang, Ting Ge
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Patent number: 11562844Abstract: Disclosed are a core, a transformer, a power converting apparatus, and a photovoltaic module including the same. The core includes: a base; outer wall formed on the base; a first protruding member protruding on the base and disposed within the outer wall; and a second protruding member protruding on the base, disposed within the outer wall, and separated from the first protruding member, wherein a length of an edge of the second protruding member opposing the first protruding member is less than an outer circumference of the first protruding member. Accordingly, the second protruding member may be machined so easily that a leakage inductance can be easily controlled according to design specification.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2019Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: SHANGRAO JINKO SOLAR TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTDInventors: Younjong Kang, Myonghwan Kim, Yunsu Bae, Juhwan Yun
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Patent number: 11532420Abstract: A thin film inductor is disclosed, which includes a thin film magnetic core. The thin film magnetic core includes at least one magnetic thin film. In each magnetic thin film, at least one type-1 gap is provided. A length direction of the type-1 gap is parallel to a direction of hard magnetization of the magnetic thin film. If the thin film magnetic core comprises at least two magnetic thin films, the at least two magnetic thin films are laminated and overlap each other. A sum of widths of all type-1 gaps in each magnetic thin film is the same.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2018Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Heqian Yang, Yongfa Zhu, Xiaolong Luo
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Patent number: 11454447Abstract: Apparatus and methods for stirring a molten metal are provided. The apparatus comprising: an electromagnetic stirrer, the electromagnetic stirrer including a core, the core being provided with two or more teeth, the core being provided with two or more electrically conducting coils; connections for applying a current to the electrically conducting coils; wherein the two or more teeth have an end proximal the core and an end distal the core, the end distal the core defining a tooth end face, the tooth end face for at least one of the teeth not being aligned with the tooth end face for at least one of the other teeth. In this way the air gap between the teeth and the container in which molten metal is to be stirrer can be kept small, even with curved walls or bases to the container.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2017Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: ALTEK EUROPE LIMITEDInventors: Stephen Makepeace, Alan Peel, Isaac Sewell
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Patent number: 11417455Abstract: Provided is a reactor including: a coil including two wound portions obtained by winding a winding wire; and a magnetic core in which the wound portions are arranged. The magnetic core includes: inner leg portions arranged inside the inner peripheries of the wound portions; a central leg portion provided between the wound portions; two outer leg portions that are provided outside the outer peripheries of the wound portions and between which the inner leg portions and the central leg portion are provided; and two coupling portions between which the inner leg portions, the central leg portion, and the outer leg portions, which are arranged in parallel, are sandwiched and with which these portions are coupled.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2017Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhiro Inaba, Xiaoguang Zheng
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Patent number: 11417458Abstract: A magnetic component and a switch power supply device are disclosed. The magnetic component includes a magnetic core and at least three windings, the magnetic core including at least three winding columns, at least one side columns, a first cover plate and a second cover plate opposite to each other, wherein the at least three winding columns are sequentially arranged in adjacent, the first cover plate and the second cover plate are respectively at upper parts or lower parts of the at least three winding columns and the at least one side column to form a closed magnetic flux loop; the at least three windings are wound on the at least three winding columns, respectively; wherein magnetic flux direction of the middle winding column in adjacent three winding columns is opposite to magnetic fluxes direction of the other two winding columns in adjacent three winding columns.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2018Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Zengyi Lu, Tianding Hong, Haijun Yang, Jinfa Zhang
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Patent number: 11398333Abstract: An inductor has one or more wires and a multipart magnetic core. The multipart magnetic core has magnetic core parts that are adjacent and magnetically coupled. The inductor provides an inductance of at least 40 nH for currents greater than 1 A and less than 60 A, and at least 20 nH for currents of at least 60 A.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2020Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignee: MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Dawson Huang, Ting Ge
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Patent number: 10131434Abstract: A cooling assembly (15) includes a conduit (16) including a side wall (17) and a fan (20) that includes a rotating electric machine (32), a power supply module (35) including three distinct single-phase self-transformers (79a, 79b, 79c), each single-phase self-transformer being magnetically decoupled from one another, each single-phase self-transformer (79a, 79b, 79c) surrounding the side wall (17) of the conduit.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2016Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: TECHNOFANInventors: Pascal Rollin, Samuel Bonnard, Wenceslas Bourse, Jacques Vincent
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Patent number: 9941043Abstract: A core for an electrical induction device has a plurality of lamination stacks which are each formed by laminated sheets. The lamination stacks lie on top of each other parallel to the layer plane of the laminated sheets. At least one of the lamination stacks is segmented and has at least two partial lamination stacks, the two partial lamination stacks respectively lying opposite each other with their stack end faces standing transverse, in particular perpendicular, to the layer plane of the laminated sheets. The stack end faces of the two partial lamination stacks have a spacing between each other through which a gap is formed extending between the two partial lamination stacks perpendicular to the layer plane. The gap forms a cooling channel or at least a section of a cooling channel, the channel longitudinal extension thereof extending transversely, in particular, perpendicular to the layer plane of the laminated sheets.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2015Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventor: Joerg Findeisen
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Patent number: 9330834Abstract: A core member (2) of the disclosed reactor (Da) comprises a magnetic wire material and is arranged outside a plurality of coils (1). As the core member (2) in the reactor (Da) having this structure is a wire material and is arranged outside the plurality of coils (1), the core member (2) can be formed by the winding of the wire material, simplifying manufacturing.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2011Date of Patent: May 3, 2016Assignee: Kobe Steel Ltd.Inventors: Tsutomu Morimoto, Kenichi Inoue, Koji Inoue, Hiroshi Hashimoto
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Patent number: 9097749Abstract: A differential transformer type magnetic sensor includes a drive coil, a reference coil, and a detection coil. These coils are formed by repeating a linear pattern that is formed on the first surface, penetrates the board, is formed on the second surface, penetrates the board, and returns to the first surface. The reference coil is disposed at a side of one end of the drive coil, and the detection coil is disposed at a side of the other end of the drive coil. Induced current flows to each of the reference coil and the detection coil due to magnetic flux generated as drive current flows to the drive coil. The reference coil and the detection coil are electrically connected so that a direction of the induced current flowing along the reference coil and a direction of the induced current flowing along the detection coil are opposite to each other.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2013Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventor: Masashi Morimoto
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Patent number: 8910373Abstract: A method for manufacturing a low profile, magnetic component. The method includes stacking a the plurality of substantially planar and flexible magnetic powder sheets, locating a preformed multiple turn conductive winding between at least two of the plurality of substantially planar and flexible magnetic powder sheets in the stack, and pressure laminating the flexible magnetic powder sheets around the preformed multiple turn conductive winding to define a magnetic core containing the winding.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2010Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: Cooper Technologies CompanyInventors: Yipeng Yan, Robert James Bogert
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Patent number: 8869383Abstract: A magnetics assembly (100) including a transformer (1) made of litz wire. The transformer includes a toroid core (2) and a bundle of wires (3) winding around the toroid core. The bundle of wires includes first to eighth wires, and has a central portion with all eight wires twisted together and winding around the toroid core. First and second ends of the bundle of wires oppositely extend out from the toroidal core. The ends of the first to eighth wires are connected to form a primary and a secondary coils of the transformer, wherein the second ends of the first wire and the second wire, and the first ends of the third wire and the fourth wire are sorted out to form central taps (35, 36) of the primary and secondary coils, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2012Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yong-Chun Xu, Jie Zhang
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Patent number: 8847719Abstract: A transformer includes a core having a first leg, a second leg and a third leg, a split primary winding including first turns about the first leg electrically coupled with second turns about the third leg, and a secondary winding about the second leg. Magnetic flux linking the first turns of the split primary winding and magnetic flux linking the second turns of the primary winding link the secondary winding.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2008Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Cirrus Logic, Inc.Inventors: John L. Melanson, Mauro L. Gaetano
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Publication number: 20140176289Abstract: There are provided an electromagnetic interference filter and a method of manufacturing the same. The electromagnetic interference filter includes a base core including a first base core and a second base core facing the first base core, a leg core including first and second leg cores disposed between the first base core and the second base core, the first and second leg cores facing each other, a winding coil part including first and second winding coils wound around the first and second leg cores, respectively, and connected to a power supply, the first and second winding coils respectively providing magnetizing inductance and leakage inductance, and a central core disposed between the first and second cores to provide an inductance leakage path between the first and second base cores.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2013Publication date: June 26, 2014Inventors: Jae Sun WON, Seung Ho HAN, Jae Gen EOM, Hwa Hun CHIN, Tae Hoon KIM, Seung Wan YU
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Patent number: 8729998Abstract: A three step non-linear transformer core is formed from three sections of laminations each having different widths and cross-sectional areas. A first section of laminations is formed by cross-slitting a generally rectangular sheet or strip of metal. A resulting generally triangular segment is then wound upon a mold to form a first section of a core frame having a trapezoidal cross section. A second section of laminations is wound upon the first section of laminations to form a segment of a core frame having a rhombic cross section. The third section of laminations is wound upon the second section of laminations to form a segment of a core frame having a trapezoidal cross section. Each of the first, second, and third sections of laminations are offset from one another by a predetermined angle of offset.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2012Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: ABB TechnologyInventors: Samuel S. Outten, Thomas A. Hartmann
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Patent number: 8723508Abstract: A method for analyzing the DC superposition characteristics of an inductance device using an electromagnetic field simulator, comprising a first step of determining an initial magnetization curve from initial magnetization to saturation magnetization, and pluralities of minor loops at different operating points, on a toroidal core made of the same magnetic material as that of the inductance device, and obtaining point-list data showing the relation between magnetic flux density or magnetic field strength and incremental permeability from the incremental permeability at each operating point; a second step of determining an operating point at a predetermined direct current on each element obtained by mesh-dividing an analysis model of the inductance device by an electromagnetic field simulator based on the initial magnetization curve of the core, allocating the incremental permeability to the operating point from the point-list data, and integrating the inductance of each element obtained from the incremental pType: GrantFiled: September 30, 2009Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.Inventors: Takeshi Tachibana, Satoru Tanaka, Keiko Kikuchi
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Patent number: 8707547Abstract: A lead-frameless power inductor and its fabrication method are disclosed. The power inductor comprises a lower substrate, a coil provided on the lower substrate, and an intermediate layer which encloses the coil, wherein the lower substrate can be a soft magnetic entrainer or a non-magnetic entrainer. The coil is made of an insulated wire, and the intermediate layer is a colloid consisting of magnetic powder. A method for fabricating the lead-frameless power inductor includes steps of preparing a lower substrate; forming a plurality of conducting metal layers on the lower substrate; forming a wire package on an upper surface of said lower substrate; coating a surface of said wire package with a magnetic powder; dividing the substrate into a plurality of granulated elements by cutting process; and forming the conducting metal layer on both sides of the element to form a surface mounting device.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2012Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Inpaq Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Wei Chih Lee
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Patent number: 8601673Abstract: A method of producing an inductor with high inductance includes forming a removable polymer layer on a temporary carrier; forming a structure including a first coil, a second coil, and a dielectric layer on the removable polymer layer; forming a first magnetic glue layer on the removable polymer layer and the structure; removing the temporary carrier; and forming a second magnetic glue layer below the structure and the first magnetic glue layer.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2011Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Cyntec Co., Ltd.Inventor: Shih-Hsien Tseng
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Patent number: 8576037Abstract: A dual output autotransformer is realized by employing a novel topology in which three transformers are wound on a single, high permeability, ferrite, binocular core. The three transformers are (1) an autotransformer; (2) a coupled winding to the autotransformer; and, (3) a transmission line transformer. Within the topology employed, the outputs of the coupled line transformer and the transmission line transformer provide the balanced output (secondary) and the input to the autotransformer forms the unbalanced primary. Such an approach results in a wideband response of from 30 MHz to 3000 MHz or greater with the requisite amplitude and phase balance.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2012Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: Scientific Components CorporationInventor: Daxiong Ji
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Publication number: 20130082814Abstract: A parallel multi-winding magnetic structure includes a magnetic core defining a plurality of flux paths through the core and a plurality of windings extending around portions of the core. At least some of the windings are positioned adjacent a periphery of the structure. The structure further includes an electrical conductor extending along the periphery of the structure and the windings positioned adjacent the periphery of the structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2011Publication date: April 4, 2013Inventors: Piotr Markowski, Andreas Stiedl
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Patent number: 8294544Abstract: An M-phase coupled inductor including a magnetic core and M windings, where M is an integer greater than one. The magnetic core is formed of a core material, and the magnetic core includes a first outer leg forming a first gap. The first gap includes a first gap material having lower magnetic permeability than the core material. Each winding is wound at least partially around at least a portion of the magnetic core, and each winding has a respective leakage inductance. The first gap causes the leakage inductances to be greater than if the first outer leg did not form the first gap. The coupled inductor may be used in a power supply, and the power supply may be used in a computing apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2009Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: Volterra Semiconductor CorporationInventors: Alexandr Ikriannikov, Anthony Stratakos
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Patent number: 8209849Abstract: A method of A production method including interdiffusion of a Ni component in a magnetic layer and a Zn component in a nonmagnetic sheet to form an interdiffusion layer in a region of the nonmagnetic sheet inside a conductive pattern. This method allows the interdiffusion layer to be formed without need for complicated processing of the nonmagnetic sheet. Furthermore, there is no boundary region between the magnetic layer and the nonmagnetic sheet around it. The nonmagnetic layer is located between turns of a coiled conductor to suppress degradation of dc bias characteristics and a magnetic body penetrates in a region inside the coiled conductor to suppress reduction in inductance due to provision of the nonmagnetic layer between turns of the coiled conductor.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2009Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: TDK CorporationInventors: Hidekazu Sato, Masazumi Arata, Kunio Oda, Yoshimitsu Satoh
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Publication number: 20120062207Abstract: A multi-phase coupled inductor includes a powder core material magnetic core and first, second, third, and fourth terminals. The coupled inductor further includes a first winding at least partially embedded in the core and a second winding at least partially embedded in the core. The first winding is electrically coupled between the first and second terminals, and the second winding electrically is coupled between the third and fourth terminals. The second winding is at least partially physically separated from the first winding within the magnetic core. The multi-phase coupled inductor is, for example, used in a power supply.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2011Publication date: March 15, 2012Inventor: Alexandr Ikriannikov
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Publication number: 20120037491Abstract: In one embodiment, the antenna for inductively coupled plasma generation includes a first end connected to an alternating current (AC) power supply, a second end connected to a ground terminal, and an antenna coil unit connected to the first end and the second end and configured to generate an induced electric field when power of the AC power supply is applied. The antenna coil unit includes one or more sub-coil units. The one or more sub-coil units generate a magnetic field in a region adjacent to the antenna coil unit in response to the applied power.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2010Publication date: February 16, 2012Inventors: Young June Park, Il Wook Kim
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Patent number: 7994891Abstract: Improved inductive electronic apparatus and methods for manufacturing the same. In one exemplary embodiment, the apparatus comprises an inductive device module comprising N inductors and N+1 core elements. The core elements comprise ferrite core pieces that are optionally identical to one another. These core elements are stacked (e.g., in a longitudinal coaxial arrangement) such that the back of one core element associated with a first inductor provides a magnetic flux path for a second inductor. Form-less (bonded) windings are also optionally used to simplify the manufacture of the device, reduce its cost, and allow it to be made more compact (or alternatively additional functionality to be disposed therein). One variant utilizes a termination header for mating to a PCB or other assembly, while another totally avoids the use of the header by directly mating to the PCB.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2009Date of Patent: August 9, 2011Assignee: Pulse Engineering, Inc.Inventor: Timothy Craig Wedley
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Patent number: 7877861Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of making a transformer having a stacked core, which includes top and bottom yokes and first and second outer legs. The core also includes an inner leg that is formed from a pair of stacked plates, which abut each along a seam that extends in the longitudinal direction of the inner leg. Each of the upper and lower yokes may be formed from a single stack of plates, or a plurality of stacks of plates. Each of the inner and outer legs may also be formed from a single stack of plates, or a plurality of stacks of plates. The cross-section of the core may be rectangular or cruciform.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2006Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Assignee: ABB Technology AGInventors: William E. Pauley, Jr., Charlie H. Sarver, Rush B. Horton, Jr.
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Patent number: 7849586Abstract: A method for making a power inductor comprises providing a first magnetic core comprising a ferrite bead core material, cutting a first cavity and a first air gap in said first magnetic core, and attaching a second magnetic core to said first magnetic core at least one of in and adjacent to said air gap.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2006Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignee: Marvell World Trade Ltd.Inventor: Sehat Sutardja
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Patent number: 7768373Abstract: An inductor includes common mode and differential mode flux paths. The inductor comprises a first core having a first segment, a second segment extending from the first segment and a first bridge segment extending from the second segment; a first wiring arrangement at least partially disposed around the first segment; a second core having a third segment, a fourth segment extending from the third segment and a second bridge segment extending from the fourth segment; and a second wiring arrangement at least partially disposed around the third segment; wherein the first segment, second segment, third segment and fourth segment cooperate to promote the common mode flux path, and the first bridge segment and the second bridge segment cooperate to promote the differential mode flux path.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2008Date of Patent: August 3, 2010Assignee: Cramer Coil & Transformer Co., Inc.Inventor: Todd Alexander Shudarek
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Patent number: 7728708Abstract: The present invention provides a transformer apparatus configured by integrating an inverter transformer and balance transformer to be a downsized form, and a drive circuit using the transformer apparatus. The transformer apparatus comprises an inverter transformer having a core potion on which a primary coil and a secondary coil are wound, and a balance transformer having a core portion on which a primary coil and a secondary coil are wound, wherein the inverter transformer and the balance transformer are integrally formed by sharing a part of the core portions.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2007Date of Patent: June 1, 2010Assignee: Sumida CorporationInventors: Tadayuki Fushimi, Hiroyuki Miyazaki, Hiroki Miura
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Patent number: 7617590Abstract: A manufacturing method of an embedded inductor includes the steps of providing a magnetic plastic material, disposing at least one coil into a mold, and injecting or pressing the magnetic plastic material into the mold to form a magnetic body encapsulating the coil. An embedded inductor includes at least one magnetic body encapsulating the coil by injecting molding or pressing molding.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2008Date of Patent: November 17, 2009Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Cheng-Hong Lee, Yu-Lin Hsueh, Yi-Hong Huang
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Patent number: 7385466Abstract: A first transmission line for transmitting a first signal and a second transmission line for transmitting a second signal, which has the reverse phase of the first signal, are connected in series with a common mode choke coil. A third transmission line and fourth transmission line are each connected in series with the common mode choke coil, and transmit the first and second signals. A semiconductor device is connected in series with the third and fourth transmission lines, so as to transmit and receive the first and second signals. One end of a first terminator is connected in parallel with the first transmission line, and the other end is connected to the common mode choke coil. One end of a second terminator is connected in parallel with the second transmission line, and the other end is connected to the common mode choke coil. The noise eliminating capability of the common mode choke coil is increased by means of this structure.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2005Date of Patent: June 10, 2008Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Suenaga, Osamu Shibata, Yoshiyuki Saito
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Patent number: 7271695Abstract: An electromagnetic apparatus includes: (a) A magnetic material arranged in a core structure establishing a first flux path set and a second flux path set; the first flux path set includes a first middle flux path oriented about a first axis and two first side flux paths parallel with the first axis; the second flux path set includes a second middle flux path oriented about a second axis and two second side flux paths parallel with the second axis; the second axis is perpendicular with the first axis. The first and second flux path sets cooperate to establish open spaces. Each open space is bounded by portions of two flux paths from each of the first and second flux path sets. (b) A plurality of windings for conducting electrical current about the magnetic core structure. The windings are oriented around one axis on both sides of the other axis.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2005Date of Patent: September 18, 2007Assignee: Tyco Electronics Power Systems, Inc.Inventors: James C. Wadlington, James J. Hansen, Robert James Catalano
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Patent number: 7136293Abstract: A full wave DC/DC converter magnetically integrates into the transformer assembly the functions of the resonant inductor, magnetizing inductor and the output filter inductor. The primary and the secondary windings are assembled on a gapped center leg of an E-core, while two output filter windings with an equal number of turns are assembled on gapped left and gapped opposed side legs of the E-core. The length of the gaps in the side legs is selected so that the DC current does not saturate the side legs. The two filter windings are connected in series and are oppositely polarized so that the voltages induced in these windings by the primary winding flux cancel each other.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2004Date of Patent: November 14, 2006Inventors: Roumen D. Petkov, Gueorgui J. Anguelov
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Patent number: 6873237Abstract: There is disclosed a core structure with a very low profile, high power density and lower losses. Higher core surface area and improved core utilization in terms of flux density are other desirable feature in the disclosed design. The disclosed design also allowed for a larger core area where the DC fluxes are added, thereby reducing the air-gap requirements in the cores derived from low saturation density materials such as ferrites. The cellular nature of the design can also be effectively employed in vertically packaged power converters and modules.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2002Date of Patent: March 29, 2005Assignee: Innovative Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Sriram Chandrasekaran, Vivek Mehrotra, Jian Sun
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Patent number: 6856230Abstract: A filter uses a special autotransformer that has a ferromagnetic core with a plurality of legs and flux return bars. A first coil is located on one leg, and a second coil is located on the same leg, but spaced from the first coil. The first coil and at least part of the second coil are connected in series to receive distorted alternating current and at least that part of the second coil is connected to an output terminal. Between the coils and extending at least part of the way from the first leg to an adjacent leg is a magnetic shunt assembly to divert part of the flux generated in the first coil by the alternating current so that that part does not link with the second coil. An air gap is located to link with the second coil to create an inductor in that coil by flux in the second coil, and a capacitor is connected across the second coil to tune it to the fundamental frequency of the alternating current and substantially reduce harmonics in that current.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2003Date of Patent: February 15, 2005Inventor: Weimin Lu
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Patent number: 6774758Abstract: Non-linear inductor(s) are used to reduce the percent total harmonic distortion of the harmonics in the line currents in the input side rectifier system of an ac drive system. Several constructions for the non-linear inductor(s) are described. The non-linear inductor(s) may be constructed from E and I laminations. The gap depends on the construction of the middle leg of the E laminations and may have a step with a constant spacing or a variable spacing which depends on the stacking of the laminations. Alternatively the non-linear inductor(s) may be constructed from a toriodal core that either has a step gap or a variable type gap.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2002Date of Patent: August 10, 2004Inventors: Kalyan P. Gokhale, Alpo K. Vallinmäki, Nicklas Jan Anders Sodo
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Patent number: 6753752Abstract: A silicon steel core spacing structure for improving induction comprises a shielded copper spacer between the magnetic flux sections of two silicon steel core, and the magnetic reluctance of such copper spacer is relatively low that can guide the traveling path of the magnetic line of force, and thus lower the magnetic flux density passing through the copper spacer. Therefore, the induction outputted from a transformer or a choke coil not only can comply with the safety tests, but also can improve the light-load power and the heavy-load power.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2003Date of Patent: June 22, 2004Assignee: SZ Fong Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Kuo-Liang Lin
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Patent number: 6744343Abstract: A flyback transformer is mounted on a main wiring board formed with a power circuit. A mounting bracket shaped like an L-character in plan view is integrally molded on a chassis. A mounting portion disposed at the top of the flyback transformer is fixed by screws to an upper end of the mounting bracket. A boss in a height middle portion of the mounting bracket is fitted into a cabinet.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2003Date of Patent: June 1, 2004Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.Inventor: Tomokazu Sugamura
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Patent number: 6683524Abstract: A transformer core comprises at least one leg and at least one yoke part, wherein the cross section of the leg or the legs regularly multi-edged with more than four edges. The core is made up of rings rolled from strips of constant width, whereby good electrical properties are achieved. The transformer is also easy to manufacture and avoids waste of material.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2000Date of Patent: January 27, 2004Inventor: Lennart Höglund
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Publication number: 20030206088Abstract: Slot core inductors and transformers and methods for manufacturing same including using large scale flex circuitry manufacturing methods and machinery for providing two mating halves of a transformer winding. One winding is inserted into the slot of a slot core and one winding is located proximate to the exterior wall of the slot core. These respective halves are joined together using solder pads or the like to form continues windings through the slot and around the slotted core.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2003Publication date: November 6, 2003Inventor: Philip A. Harding
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Patent number: 6583699Abstract: A magnetic material includes main components having Fe2O3 of 46.0 to 51.0 mol %, CuO of 0.5 to 15.0 mol % and the rest being NiO. With respect to the main components of 100 wt parts, additives are added. The additives are bismuth oxide of 4.0 to 10.0 wt part in terms of Bi2O3, magnesium oxide of 1.0 to 5.0 wt part in terms of MgO, silicon oxide of 2.0 to 8.0 wt part in terms of SiO2, and cobalt oxide of 0.2 to 0.5 wt part in terms of CoO. Further, an inductor has a core including the above magnetic material, and is composed by molding a resin.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2001Date of Patent: June 24, 2003Assignee: TDK CorporationInventor: Ryo Yokoyama
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Patent number: 6525638Abstract: A choke coil includes a magnetic bobbin, windings, and a magnetic connecting member. The bobbin has a winding member. End flange portions are provided at both ends of the winding member, and a center flange portion is provided at the approximate center thereof. The center flange portion preferably has a substantially rectangular shape and is slightly smaller than the end flange portions, and has inclined portions at two adjoining corners. The connecting member connects the outer peripheral portions of the end flange portions. A gap is formed between the connecting member and the outer peripheral surface of the center flange portion.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2001Date of Patent: February 25, 2003Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventor: Takaaki Oi
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Patent number: 6400249Abstract: A transformer providing low output voltage. A transformer core has two outer leg portions and a center portion. A primary winding has a first portion looped around one of the legs so that a current passed through the first winding will produce a magnetic flux in that leg that circulates in either the right hand or left hand sense. A second portion of the input signal winding is looped around the other leg in the opposite sense. This provides for a magnetic flux circulating through the two outer leg portions in the same sense, and provides that the magnetic flux circulating through the center portion is zero. The secondary winding is preferably provided as a fractional loop around one of the outer legs.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2000Date of Patent: June 4, 2002Assignee: Ascom Energy Systems AGInventor: Ionel Jitaru
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Patent number: 6317021Abstract: A variable inductor with a saturable core having three legs, including a center leg and two outer legs. A control winding is wound on the center leg and two outer windings are connected in parallel and wound on the outer legs. The inductances of the windings on the outer legs vary with the current through the control winding. The current through the control winding varies the saturation level of the outer legs. In one embodiment, the inductance of the control winding is substantially constant with a change in current in the control winding. In another embodiment, the outer legs are saturated and the center leg is not saturated. Portions of the core connecting the three legs are tapered down from the cross-section of the center leg to the cross-sections of the outer legs. The invention further includes methods of varying the inductance of an inductive circuit element in accordance with a control current.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 1998Date of Patent: November 13, 2001Assignee: NMB (USA) Inc.Inventor: Arian M. Jansen
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Patent number: 6137391Abstract: A flux-controlled variable transformer can control voltage at a high speed without using any voltage adjusting tap. The transformer has a first and second magnetic circuits. The first magnetic circuit is composed of a first and second U-cut cores (13 and 11) which contact at their cut ends with each other in the state either of the two cores has been turned by 90.degree. in a twisting direction relative to the other. The primary winding (14) is wound in common around the second magnetic circuit and the first U-cut core (13) of the first magnetic circuit, the secondary winding (17) is wound around the second magnetic circuit and a control winding (12) is wound on the second U-cut core (11) of the first magnetic circuit. The magnetic flux linking the primary and secondary windings (14 and 17) can be controlled by change of the magnetic resistance in the first magnetic circuit with the primary winding (14) by changing a value of exciting current flowing in the control winding (12).Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 1999Date of Patent: October 24, 2000Assignee: Tohoku Electric Power Company, IncorporatedInventors: Koichi Mitamura, Mitsuru Maeda, Masaaki Sakamoto
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Patent number: 6091211Abstract: A mis-convergence correction device includes a first controlled coil unit, a second controlled coil unit, a controlling coil unit, and a coil holder. The first controlled coil unit includes first and second drum cores and a first controlled coil. Each of the first and second drum cores has circular flanges at its opposite ends respectively. The first controlled coil is provided on a portion of the first drum core between its flanges and also a portion of the second drum core between its flanges. The second controlled coil unit includes third and fourth drum cores and a second controlled coil. Each of the third and fourth drum cores has circular flanges at its opposite ends respectively. The second controlled coil is provided on a portion of the third drum core between its flanges and also a portion of the fourth drum core between its flanges. The controlling coil unit is located between the first and second controlled coil units.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 1998Date of Patent: July 18, 2000Assignee: Victor Company of Japan, Ltd.Inventors: Takasuke Koga, Naoki Hatakeyama