Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus includes an array of transformers and common mode chokes each comprising a magnetic core and windings wound around the magnetic core at opposing locations on the magnetic core, and a retaining groove on each of the magnetic cores to maintain the windings in their opposing locations on the magnetic core. The transformers and common mode chokes are positioned in the array with the windings on each of the magnetic cores located offset to the windings of adjacent magnetic cores in the array to reduce crosstalk and improve common mode noise rejection.

Abstract: A common-mode choke coil includes a core having a winding core portion, a first winding and a second winding. A winding start side region ranges from one end portion to a position where a first winding is brought into contact with the winding core portion, and a winding finish side region ranges from the other end portion to a position where a second winding is brought into contact with the winding core portion. The first winding is wound on the winding core portion such that the first winding is positioned on a negative direction side in an x axis direction with respect to the second winding at the same turn in the winding start side region and the second winding is interposed between the first winding and the winding core portion in the winding finish side region.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a common mode filter that includes a winding core part and first and second wires wound in a same direction around the winding core part. The first and second wires constitute a first winding block on one endmost side in an axial direction of the winding core part, a second winding block on other endmost side in the axial direction of the winding core part, and a third winding block positioned between the first and second winding blocks. The second winding block is a winding block at an odd-numbered position counted from the first winding block. The first and second wires cross each other in an area between the first and third winding blocks and in an area between the second and third winding blocks.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a common mode filter that includes a winding core part and first and second wires wound in a same direction around the winding core part. The first and second wires constitute a first winding block on one endmost side in an axial direction of the winding core part, a second winding block on other endmost side in the axial direction of the winding core part, and a third winding block positioned between the first and second winding blocks. The second winding block is a winding block at an odd-numbered position counted from the first winding block. The first and second wires cross each other in an area between the first and third winding blocks and in an area between the second and third winding blocks.

Abstract: A coil component includes a core including a winding core portion, a first flange portion, and a second flange portion, and a first wire and a second wire that are wound around the winding core portion in the same direction and that form a winding portion. The winding portion includes a second intersecting portion along a third side surface of the winding core portion at a position on the winding portion nearest to the second flange portion.

Abstract: Provided is a reactor that includes: a coil; a magnetic core with an inner core portion arranged inside the coil; and an inwardly interposed member insulating the inner core portion from the coil. The inwardly interposed member has a thin portion defined by a recessed inner-circumferential surface, and a thick portion that is thicker than the thin portion. The inner core portion has a core-side projection portion facing the inwardly interposed member that has a shape conforming to the inner-circumferential surface shape of the thin portion. The thin portion has a thickness of 0.2 mm to 1.0 mm inclusive, and the thick portion has a thickness of 1.1 mm to 2.5 mm inclusive. A clearance is provided at least at a portion between the inner core portion and the inwardly interposed member, and the inwardly interposed member and the wound portion are in contact with each other.

Abstract: A common-mode choke coil includes a core having a winding core portion, a first winding and a second winding. A winding start side region ranges from one end portion to a position where a first winding is brought into contact with the winding core portion, and a winding finish side region ranges from the other end portion to a position where a second winding is brought into contact with the winding core portion. The first winding is wound on the winding core portion such that the first winding is positioned on a negative direction side in an x axis direction with respect to the second winding at the same turn in the winding start side region and the second winding is interposed between the first winding and the winding core portion in the winding finish side region.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a common mode filter that includes a winding core part including a first winding area positioned at one end side in an axial direction, a second winding area positioned at other end side in the axial direction, and a third winding area positioned between the first and second winding areas; and first and second wires wound in a same direction around the winding core part. The first wire is aligned and wound in the first and second winding areas, and the second wire is wound on the first wire in the first and second winding areas. The first and second wires cross each other in the third winding area and are separated at least partially in the third winding area.

Abstract: First and second wires form a wire assembly by being wound around a winding core portion together. The wire assembly includes a twisted wire portion, an inner layer portion, an outer layer portion, a plurality of outward transition portions, and an inward transition portion. The outer layer portion includes a first outer layer portion which is connected to one of the outward transition portions extending from an intermediate position of the inner layer portion and connected to the inward transition portion. The inward transition portion extends to an intermediate position of the inner layer portion.

Abstract: A transformer having a magnetic core which includes at least one leg with a winding arrangement and a yoke, wherein a compensation winding arrangement is provided to compensate for a unidirectional flux fraction that flows in the at least one leg, and the compensation winding arrangement is arranged on the yoke.

Abstract: An on-vehicle motor-driven compressor includes a compression unit, an electric motor, and an inverter device. The inverter device includes an inverter circuit and a noise reducer. The noise reducer includes a common-mode choke coil and a smoothing capacitor. The common-mode choke coil includes a case, a loop-shaped core accommodated in the case, a first winding and a second winding that are wound around the case, and a loop-shaped conductor that covers the core and the case. Parts of the conductor that are opposed to each other between the first winding and the second winding are spaced apart from each other. The case includes two projections that project from an outer surface of the case. The conductor is held by the two projections such that the conductor is spaced apart from the first winding and the second winding.

Abstract: A noise filter (10) is equipped with plural conductors (20) having respective winding portions (21) and a ring-shaped core which is inserted through the winding portions of the plural conductors and made of a magnetic material. The ring-shaped core has a core main body (40) having a pair of extension portions (41) and (42) that are connected to each other at one end and a link core (50) which is attached to the core main body at the other end and thereby connects the extension portions and. At least one of the extension portions and of the core main body is straight. The plural conductors are arranged in a row in a state that the straight extension portion is inserted through the winding portions of the plural conductors.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electronic circuit module that includes a circuit board and a common mode filter mounted on the circuit board. The common mode filter includes first and second terminal electrodes constituting a first pair of terminal electrodes and third and fourth electrodes constituting a second pair of terminal electrodes. The circuit board includes: a first wiring layer having first, second, third, and fourth land patterns connected to the first, second, third, and fourth terminal electrodes, respectively, and first, second, third, and fourth wiring patterns connected to the first, second, third, and fourth land patterns, respectively; and a second wiring layer having a ground pattern that overlaps the first, second, third, and fourth wiring patterns without overlapping the first and second land patterns.

Abstract: A wireless communication device includes an array of helical antennas on a substrate. Each helical antenna comprises a strain-relieved sheet with a conductive strip thereon, where the strain-relieved sheet and the conductive strip are in a rolled configuration about a longitudinal axis. The conductive strip is oriented at an angle ? with respect to a rolling direction so as to comprise a helical configuration about the longitudinal axis with a non-zero helix angle ?. The array exhibits a maximum gain of at least about 10 dB at a working frequency of at least about 0.1 THz.

Abstract: A core has first to third magnetic leg portions. First and second windings wound on the first and second magnetic leg portions, respectively, are connected in series to constitute a first reactor. A third winding wound on the third magnetic leg portion constitutes a second reactor. A magnetic field produced from the first reactor and a magnetic field produced from the second reactor reinforce each other in the second magnetic leg portion, but weaken each other in the first magnetic leg portion. In accordance with increase in currents, the operation of the first and second reactors changes from a magnetically uncoupled mode in which the first and second reactors operate in a magnetically non-interfering state to a magnetically coupled mode in which the first and second reactors operate in a magnetically interfering state.

Abstract: A haptic actuator is presented. The haptic actuator has an electropermanent magnet having a deactivated state and an activated state for a net magnetic field thereof. A layer of ferromagnetic material or magneto-active polymer is located opposite an end of the electropermanent magnet, and is configured to generate a haptic effect by being actuated toward the end of the electropermanent magnet in response to the net magnetic field of the electropermanent magnet being in the activated state.

Abstract: A system includes a sensor configured to detect an electrical leakage current associated with an operation of an industrial machine. The sensor includes a core and a first winding encircling a first portion of the core. The first winding includes a first number of turns. The first winding is configured to obtain a set of electrical current measurements associated with the operation of the industrial machine. The sensor includes a second winding encircling a second portion of the core. The second winding includes a second number of turns. The second winding is configured to obtain the set of electrical current measurements associated with the operation of the industrial machine. The first winding and the second winding are each configured to generate respective outputs based on the set of electrical current measurements. The respective outputs are configured to be used to reduce the occurrence of a distortion of the set of electrical current measurements based on a temperature of the core.

Abstract: In a manufacturing method of a coil, a plurality of unit coil portions is placed side by side in a winding axis direction, each of the unit coil portions is formed of a plurality of unit wound portions having mutually different inner circumferential lengths, and the unit wound portion having a small inner circumferential length enters inside the unit wound portion having a large inner circumferential length. In coil winding method, a step of forming an outward wound unit coil portion formed of a plurality of unit wound portions laminated from an inner circumferential side to an outer circumferential side and forming an inward wound unit coil portion formed of a plurality of unit wound portions laminated from the outer circumferential side toward the inner circumferential side are alternately repeated.

Abstract: A power feeding coil unit includes a power feeding coil, and an auxiliary coil. The auxiliary coil is arranged not to interlink with a magnetic flux that interlinks with a power receiving coil that is arranged to face the power feeding coil during power feeding. An axial direction of the auxiliary coil is nonparallel to an opposing direction of the power feeding coil and the power receiving coil. A direction of circulation of a magnetic flux generated by the auxiliary coil is opposite to a direction of circulation of a magnetic flux generated by the power feeding coil.

Abstract: Wireless power transfer systems include at least one foil-type transmitter/receiver coil with a plurality of turns, which is configured to reduce eddy current losses therein when energized to conduct an alternating current that supports inductive power transfer including coil-to-coil power electrical transfer, inductive heating, etc. The plurality of turns includes at least an outermost turn with a first arcuate-shaped corner having a concave inner surface, which faces an immediately adjacent one of the plurality of turns. The immediately adjacent one of the plurality of turns may also have a second arcuate-shaped corner with a concave inner surface facing an innermost one of the plurality of turns. The first arcuate-shaped corner may have a non-uniform radius of curvature and/or an innermost one of the plurality of turns may have an arcuate-shaped corner, which is a mirror image of the first arcuate-shaped corner when the coil is view in transverse cross-section.

Abstract: In a power converting transformer, an I-core has a pair of fixing grooves provided at centers on opposite side surfaces of the I-core in a y-direction in an xyz orthogonal coordinate system, the fixing grooves extending through the I-core in the z-direction, and an E-core has a pair of fixing recess portions provided at x-direction centers of the y-direction opposite end portions of the base portion on a surface opposite from a surface of the base portion facing the I-core. The I-core and the E-core are pressed and fixed to each other by a fixing spring wrapped around the I-core and the E-core through the fixing grooves and the fixing recess portions. An x-direction length of the E-core is shorter than an x-direction length of the I-core, and a y-direction length of the E-core is shorter than or equal to a y-direction distance between the fixing grooves of the I-core.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a planar transformer, the transformer including a core provided to induce formation of a magnetic field, a bobbin coupled to a core, at least one primary winding interposed between the core and the bobbin to supply a power signal, a first insulation unit provided to the at least one primary winding to insulate the at least one primary winding, at least one secondary winding provided to the first insulation unit and insulated by the first insulation unit to transform the power signal, and a second insulation unit provided to the at least one secondary winding to insulate the at least one secondary winding.

Abstract: A magnetic device is provided. The magnetic device includes a bobbin including a hollow portion extending in a longitudinal direction, coils wound around the outside of the bobbin, a core coupled to the bobbin outside the bobbin. The bobbin includes a first winding portion around which the coil is wound, a second winding portion which is disposed at one side of the first winding portion in the longitudinal direction, and around which the coil is wound, a tolerance relief part disposed between the first and second winding portions, coupling parts symmetrically disposed to each other on the outsides of the first and second winding portions, respectively. The tolerance relief part is elastically deformable in the longitudinal direction.

Abstract: A transformer includes a bobbin, at least one primary winding coil, at least one secondary winding coil, and a magnetic core assembly. The bobbin includes a main body, plural extension structures, and plural pin groups. The main body includes a channel, plural winding sections, a first connecting seat, and a second connecting seat. The plural extension structures are connected with the first connecting seat and the second connecting seat, respectively. In addition, each of the plural extension structures has a notch and a stepped structure, and the stepped structure comprises plural stepped parts. Each of the primary winding coil and the secondary winding coil includes plural outlet terminals. The plural outlet terminals of the secondary winding coil are respectively disposed on the plural stepped parts of the stepped structure and fixed on the pin group which is disposed on one of the extension structures.

Abstract: A common mode inductor device includes a magnetic core forming a continuous loop, a first winding wound around the magnetic core, and a second winding wound around the magnetic core. The magnetic core further includes a first leg section, a second leg section, a third leg section and a fourth leg section. The first winding is wound around the first leg section, the second winding is wound around the second leg section, the third leg section is provided between a first end area of the first leg section and a first end area of the second leg section, and the fourth leg section is provided between a second end area of the first leg section and a second end area of the second leg section.

Abstract: There is provided a choke coil, including: a core part having first and second legs; a winding part having a first coil wound around the first leg and a second coil wound around the second leg; and a sectioning wall partitioning the winding part into several winding regions.

Abstract: An electromagnetic connector is disclosed that is configured to form a first magnetic circuit portion comprising a first core member and a first coil disposed of the first core member. The electromagnetic connector is configured to mate with a second electromagnetic connector, where the second electromagnetic connector is configured to form a second magnetic circuit portion comprising a second core member and a second coil disposed of the second core member. The first core member and the second core member are configured to couple the first coil to the second coil with a magnetic circuit formed from the first magnetic circuit portion and the second magnetic circuit portion when the electromagnetic connector is mated with the second electromagnetic connector. The magnetic circuit is configured to induce a signal in the first coil when the second coil is energized.

Abstract: A coil substrate includes a substrate, a coil-shaped wiring provided on one surface of the substrate, the coil-shaped wiring including adjacent parts provided adjacent to each other, and an insulating layer formed between the adjacent parts of the coil-shaped wiring. The coil-shaped wiring includes a first wiring, and a second wiring that is layered on the first wiring and has a thickness greater than a thickness of the first wiring. A space is provided between a side surface of the first wiring and the insulating layer. The second wiring fills the space and covers the first wiring. Both side surfaces of the second wiring contact the insulating layer.

Abstract: A rolled-up transformer structure comprises a multilayer sheet having a rolled configuration comprising multiple turns about a longitudinal axis. The multilayer sheet comprises more than one conductive pattern layer on a strain-relieved layer, including a first conductive film and a second conductive film separated from the first conductive film in a thickness direction. The first conductive film comprises an even number of primary conductive strips, where each primary conductive strip has a length extending in the rolling direction, and the second conductive film comprises an even number of secondary conductive strips, where each secondary conductive strip has a length extending in the rolling direction. In the rolled configuration, turns of the primary conductive strips and turns of the secondary conductive strips wrap around the longitudinal axis. The primary conductive strips serve as a primary winding and the secondary conductive strips serve as a secondary winding of the rolled-up transformer structure.

Abstract: Provided are a reactor which can perform step-up/step-down operations and soft switching with a small size and a smaller leakage inductance, and a method of adjusting a leakage inductance of the reactor. A reactor 1A includes a magnetic core 10A having a pair of inner core portions and forming a closed magnetic path, a main coil 11A having main coil elements 11a and 11b, and a sub-coil 12A having sub-coil elements 12a and 12b. The coil elements 11a and 12a are concentrically layered over one of the inner coil portions, and the coil elements 11b and 12b are concentrically layered over the other inner coil portion. One end portion of a wire 11w of the main coil 11A and one end portion of a wire 12w of the sub-coil 12A are joined to each other. A spacing between adjacent turns constituting the sub-coil element 12a (12b) is wider than that between adjacent turns constituting the main coil element 11a (11b). Thus, the reactor 1A has a smaller leakage inductance.

Abstract: A microtechnical component for a magnetic sensor device or a magnetic actuator includes: a magnetic core oriented along an axis; a first drive coil having windings arranged in a first direction of rotation about the magnetic core; a contact, via which a first current flow is created in a first current direction through the first drive coil; and a second drive coil having windings arranged in a second direction of rotation about the magnetic core, the first and second directions of rotation differing from one another. Simultaneously with the first current flow, a second current flow is created via the contact in a second current direction opposite the first current direction through the second drive coil.

Abstract: A power combiner includes a planar figure-8 shaped primary winding and a planar figure-8 shaped secondary winding; wherein, the planar figure-8 shaped primary winding is substantially overlaid with the planar figure-8 shaped secondary winding. In addition, there is provided a radio frequency (RF) transmitter having a power combiner, where the power combiner includes a planar figure-8 shaped primary winding and a planar figure-8 shaped secondary winding, wherein the planar figure-8 shaped primary winding is substantially overlaid with the planar figure-8 shaped secondary winding.

Abstract: A noise filter and an electronic device including the same are disclosed. The noise filter is configured to suppress noise generated in a power line or a ground line of a power circuit unit provided in an electronic device. The electronic device including: at least one coil connected to the power line and the ground line; and a core around which the coil is wound, a common core portion configured to suppress common mode noise generated at the ground line and a normal core portion configured to suppress normal mode noise generated at the power line are formed as a single body. Thus, the common mode noise filter and the normal mode noise filter are integrated with each other to thereby improve productivity and reduce production costs.

Abstract: A transformer includes a magnetic core, a first winding assembly, and a second winding assembly. The magnetic core includes a plurality of legs, including a first winding leg. The first winding assembly includes a first conductive conduit helically wound around the first winding leg a first number of turns. The first winding assembly has a first magnetic length. The second winding assembly includes a second conductive conduit wound around one of the plurality of legs a second number of turns. The second winding assembly is inductively coupled to the first winding assembly, and has a second magnetic length substantially equal to said first magnetic length.

Abstract: A transformer includes a primary side module, a secondary winding structure, and a magnetic core assembly. The primary side module includes a primary winding structure, a first covering structure and a second covering structure. The primary winding structure has a first opening. The first covering structure includes a second opening corresponding to the first opening and a first receiving recess for accommodating the primary winding structure. The first receiving recess is covered and sealed by the second covering structure. The second covering structure includes a third opening corresponding to the first opening. The first opening, the second opening and the third opening are in communication with each other to be defined as a channel. The secondary winding structure includes a fourth opening, which is in communication with the channel. The magnetic core assembly is partially embedded within the channel and the fourth opening.

Abstract: An assembly having transformer and inductor characteristics includes a primary transformer winding coil and a secondary transformer winding coil, each wound around a core axis. The primary coil has outer peripheral primary coil portions spaced radially of the core axis outwardly away from central primary coil portions of the primary coil. The secondary coil has outer peripheral secondary coil portions spaced radially of the core axis outwardly away from central secondary coil portions of the secondary coil. The central primary and secondary coil portions are electromagnetically coupled and stacked in a close confronting adjacent relationship to form a transformer. The outer peripheral primary and secondary coil portions diverge radially and outwardly away from the core axis to form an inductance. The diverging outer peripheral primary and secondary coil portions bound an angle whose angular spread determines a magnitude of the inductance.

Abstract: A power converting apparatus makes reduction of power loss possible and operates in a two-phase mode. A power converting apparatus of the inventive concept includes I-shaped block cores, each being made of a magnetic material; and E-shaped cores, each being produced by combining two L-shaped magnetic materials to each of the I-shaped cores. In each of the E-shaped cores, the block core is defined as a central leg, the other two legs are defined as a first outside leg and a second outside leg, respectively, and a closed magnetic path is configured by two E-shaped cores combined such that one of respective central legs in the two E-shaped cores, one of respective first outside legs therein, and one of respective second outside legs therein are caused to face the other of the central legs, the other of the first outside legs, and the other of the second outside legs.

Abstract: A transformer for switched-mode power supplies includes a magnetizable core having a winding axis, at least one primary winding, which is formed by a primary winding conductor which at least partly surrounds the winding axis of the core, and at least one secondary winding, which is formed by a secondary winding conductor. The secondary winding conductor surrounds the primary winding conductor. The secondary winding is formed in one layer, and a cross section of the secondary winding conductor is rectangular, in particular square.

Abstract: An inductor and a transformer, each of which includes a first bobbin on which a first coil is wound and a second bobbin on which a second coil is wound, are provided. The first bobbin includes a first bobbin part on which the first coil is wound and a first support part provided at one end of the first bobbin part. The second bobbin includes a second bobbin part on which the second coil is wound and a second support part provided at one end of the second bobbin part. Another end of the first bobbin part is coupled to the second support part and another end of the second bobbin part is coupled to the first support part.

Abstract: A coupled inductor comprises an annular core 1 and coils 2a, 2b wound around the core. The annular core 1 includes a sendust core having a maximum differential permeability that is equal to or greater than 30.

Abstract: The invention provides a system for monitoring an operational parameter of a gas turbine, including a magnetic coupling between a signal source and a data output terminal. The magnetic coupling comprises a primary coil electrically connected to the signal source and wound around a first magnetic core section, and a secondary coil electrically connected to the output terminal but electrically isolated from the primary coil and wound around a second magnetic core section, wherein the first and second magnetic core sections are physically separated from one another.

Abstract: Provided is a high voltage transformer. The high voltage transformer includes a core, a primary coil part wound around the core, the primary coil part receiving alternating current (AC) power, and a secondary coil part in which a high voltage supplied to a magnetron is induced by the primary coil part, the secondary coil being wound around the core. The primary coil part includes a plurality of even number of coils having the same turn number.

Abstract: A surge blocking inductor. In one embodiment, the surge blocking inductor includes a core; a first winding wound about the core in a first direction; and a second winding wound about the core in a second direction, wherein the first winding and the second winding are magnetically independent when the core is in a non-saturated state, and wherein the first winding and the second winding are coupled magnetically when the core is in a saturated state.

Abstract: A core tube for a transformer is disclosed. The core tube includes a first half portion and a second half portion. The first half portion includes a first side portion, a first joining portion, and a second side portion. The first side portion is coupled to the second side portion via the first joining portion. The first side portion is longer than the second side portion or vice versa. The second half portion includes a third side portion, a second joining portion, and a fourth side portion. The third side portion is coupled to the fourth side portion via the second joining portion. The third side portion is longer than the fourth side portion or vice versa. The first half portion is coupled to the second half portion in an interleaved manner.

Abstract: Some implementations provide a coupled inductor structure that includes a first discrete inductor configured to generate a magnetic field, a second discrete inductor, and a first ferromagnetic layer coupled to the first discrete inductor and the second discrete inductor. The first ferromagnetic layer is configured to concentrate the magnetic field generated by the first discrete inductor within the coupled inductor structure. In some implementations, the coupled inductor structure further includes a second ferromagnetic layer coupled to the first discrete inductor and the second discrete inductor. The second ferromagnetic layer is configured to concentrate the magnetic field generated by the first discrete inductor within the coupled inductor structure. In some implementations, the coupled inductor structure is a bifilar inductor structure. The first discrete inductor includes a first set of windings and the second discrete inductor includes a second set of windings.

Abstract: The present invention relates to electrical transformers and, in particular, to improvements to efficiency in energy conversion in electrical transformers. The improved transformer has a bi-toroidal circuit topology in which the magnetic flux passing through the primary and secondary coils are different. The turns ratio displays an “effective magnification” like an impedance transformed by a feedback loop. The result is a transformer which displays virtually no primary input current increase from no-load to on-load and an on-load power factor of zero for a purely resistive load.

Abstract: A compact noise suppression circuit for a small speaker system and having a circuit board with a left signal input connection and a right signal input connection and a ground connection, and further having a left speaker supply connection and a left speaker return connection, and a right speaker supply connection and a right speaker return connection, and further having a left bifilar coil and a right bifilar coil, and left and right coil connections on the circuit board, and means securing said left and right bifilar coils to respective coil connections on the circuit board. Also disclosed is a compact portable audio player system incorporating such a noise suppression circuit, and a noise suppression circuit for a mon-aural signal system.

Abstract: A system and method for manufacturing of a micro-transformer providing direct electrical isolation between a primary winding and a secondary winding while featuring tight magnetic coupling for a large possible step-up or step-down ratio. The micro-transformer may be implemented in an integrated circuit, and may include a magnetic core. A high stepping ratio, e.g. approximately 50 to 100, may be achieved by connecting multiple symmetric primary windings in parallel and multiple symmetric secondary windings in series, or vice-versa. A plurality of windings may be stacked vertically. The micro-transformer may be of particular utility in wireless sensor networks, thermal and vibrational energy harvesters, power converters, and signal isolators.

Abstract: A coil device 10 comprises a first bobbin 40 having a first bobbin plate 42 provided with a first hollow cylinder 44 on which a primary coil 20 is wound at the outer periphery, and a second bobbin 50 mounted on the first bobbin 40 and having a second bobbin plate 52 provided with a second hollow cylinder 54 on which a secondary coil 30 is wound at the outer periphery. A winding center C1 of the primary coil 20 and a winding center C2 of the secondary coil 30 displace with a predetermined displacement (Lx) along a predetermined reference direction X.

Abstract: To provide a small sized reactor with which it is possible to reduce the volume of a core and decrease electrical power losses. [Solution] A reactor has a first magnetic body and a pair of mutually insulated coils insulated from the first magnetic body while being arranged so as to surround the first magnetic body, and positively coupled to each other in response to a signal input between one end of each coil. The first magnetic body has a first and a second end portions, and the first and the second end portions are formed without directly facing each other via a space where the first magnetic body does not exist, and an output signal is output from between the other end of each of the pair of coils on the basis of the input signal input between the one end of each of the pair of coils.