Abstract: A reactor includes: an outer peripheral iron core; three leg iron cores; and three coils, each of the coils having an input side coil end and an output side coil end projecting from a same end surface on an end side in the axial direction of the three leg iron cores, where the three coils include two first coils in which a projecting position of the input side coil end and a projecting position of the output side coil end has a first relative positional relationship and include one second coil having a second relative positional relationship opposite to the first relative positional relationship and where winding directions from the input side coil end to the output side coil end of the first and the second coils are reversed to each other.

Abstract: A system comprises a first inverter and a second inverter connected in parallel, a coupled inductor connected to outputs of the first inverter and the second inverter, wherein the coupled inductor comprises a plurality of windings formed by a single winding wire and an output filter coupled to an output of the coupled inductor.

Abstract: A core component is made of a sintered body of an inorganic powder, in which the core component includes a columnar winding portion and a flange portion integrally formed with the columnar winding portion at both axial ends of the columnar winding portion, in which when observed in a cross section perpendicular to an axial direction, a surface layer portion of the columnar winding portion and a surface layer portion of the flange portion have a void occupancy area smaller than a void occupancy area of an inside of the columnar winding portion and of an inside of the flange portion, respectively.

Abstract: A coil component includes a body having a molded portion and a cover portion disposed on one surface of the molded portion, and including magnetic metal powder; a winding coil disposed between one surface of the molded portion and the cover portion and embedded in the body, and including a coating layer surrounding a surface of each of a plurality of turns; and a first protective film disposed between the one surface of the molded portion and the cover portion and between at least a portion of the surface of the winding coil and the cover portion.

Abstract: A vibrator includes a vibrating part including a pair of vibrating plates and a piezoelectric material provided between the pair of vibrating plates, a supporting part including a pair of supporting plates and an interplate portion provided between the pair of supporting plates, and a wire provided in the vibrating part and the supporting part, wherein the wire is exposed from the supporting part.

Abstract: An energy converting device includes a base, which is fixed; a methylammonium lead bromide (MAPbBr3) material having a first end fixedly attached to the base and a second end free to move; and an actuator block attached to the second end of the MAPbBr3 material. The actuator block moves relative to the base when the MAPbBr3 material is exposed to light.

Abstract: A power control circuit for use with devices that will be placed in a flammable sterilizing gas includes a bi-stable switch that is configured to produce an output to place the circuitry of a connected device in a run state or a sleep state. The bi-stable switch controls one or more transistors to drain energy from energy storage devices in the circuitry of the connected device to a level below an ignition level of a sterilizing gas. A remotely actuatable switch can be actuated from outside of a packaging in which the power control circuit is placed to cause the bi-stable switch to produce an output that puts the circuitry in the run state without removing the power control circuit from the packaging.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a direct current relay, and more specifically, to a direct current relay having a movable assembly with improved contact pressure. The direct current relay according to an embodiment of the present disclosure comprises a pair of fixed contacts, and a movable contact which is moved vertically by an electromagnetic force to contact or be separated from the pair of fixed contacts, wherein an upper yoke and a lower yoke are respectively provided on the upper and lower portions of the movable contact, a contact spring is provided on the lower portion of the lower yoke, and the lower yoke is pressed by the contact spring to move the movable contact.

Abstract: An actuator device includes at least one actuator element, which consists at least partially of a magnetically shape-shiftable material and which is configured at least for the purpose of causing a movement of at least one actuation element in at least one direction of movement by means of a contraction, and having a magnetic contraction unit, which is configured for the purpose of supplying a magnetic field acting upon the actuator element in order to generate a contraction of the actuator element. In the region of the actuator element, field lines of the magnetic field are aligned at least substantially parallel to the direction of movement.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to transformers. Various embodiments of the teachings herein may include a coating of an insulation body of a dry transformer. For example, the electrical winding may include multiple windings of a winding conductor wound to form a coil. The coil has been embedded into a solid insulation body. In some embodiments, a coating of an electrically conductive material, comprising a resin matrix and microscale filler, has been applied to at least one surface of the insulation body.

Abstract: A surface-mounted inductor including a coil having a wound part formed by winding a conductive wire and extended parts extended from an outer circumference of the wound part, a molded body containing the coil, constituted by a composite material containing a magnetic powder, and outer terminals connected to end portions of the extended parts disposed on a mounting surface. The wound part is contained within the molded body so that a winding axis is parallel to the mounting surface. The extended parts are extended toward the mounting surface side, each end portion of the extended parts are exposed from the surface thereof of the molded body. In the molded body, a density of a magnetic powder between the end portions of the extended parts on the mounting-side surface is lower than a density in the surface on the opposite side from the mounting surface.

Abstract: A hybrid superconductive device for stabilizing an electric grid comprises (a) a magnetic core arrangement at least partially carrying an AC winding the AC winding connectable to an AC circuit for a current to be limited in the event of a fault; (b) at least one superconductive coil configured for storing electromagnetic energy; the superconductive coil magnetically coupled with the core arrangement and saturating the magnetic core arrangement during use. The hybrid superconductive device further comprises a switch unit preprogrammed for switching electric current patterns corresponding to the following modes: at least partially charging the superconductive coil; a standby mode when the superconductive coil is looped back; and at least partially discharging the superconductive coil into the circuit. Optionally, hybrid superconductive device comprises at least one passage located within said magnetic flux. The passage conducts a material flow comprising components magnetically separable by said magnetic flux.

Abstract: An electromagnetic relay includes a fixed contact, a movable contact piece, a drive shaft, and a movable iron core. The movable contact piece is movable in a first direction and in a second direction. The drive shaft that extends in the first direction and the second direction and that is coupled to the movable contact piece. The movable iron core is coupled to the drive shaft so as to be integrally movable at a position beyond the movable contact piece in the first direction or at a position beyond the movable contact piece in the second direction. The drive shaft includes a first contact portion configured to contact the movable contact piece, a second contact portion configured to contact the movable iron core, and an insulating portion made from an insulating material and configured to insulate the movable contact piece and the movable iron core from each other.

Abstract: A magnetic proximity sensor assembly 10. The magnetic proximity sensor assembly 10 comprises a switch assembly 12 received in a blind bore 14 of a body tube 16. The switch assembly 12 comprises a magnetic assembly 18 moveable in the blind bore 14. The switch assembly 12 comprises an operator 42 which extends from the magnetic assembly 18 and serves as a drive for a moving contact 44 positioned between a first contact 46 and a second contact 48. The magnetic assembly 18 comprises a primary magnet 20 and a biasing magnet 22. The switch assembly 12 comprises a center magnet 26 interposed between the primary magnet 20 and the biasing magnet 22. The blind bore 14 has a uniform bore diameter. The magnetic proximity sensor assembly 10 comprises a sleeve 28 in the blind bore 14 contacting the closed end 30 of the blind bore 14. The switch assembly 12 is seated on the sleeve 28 such that the primary magnet 20 of the magnetic assembly 18 is surrounded by the sleeve 28.

Abstract: Methods of coupling inductors in an IC device using interconnecting elements with solder caps and the resulting device are disclosed. Embodiments include forming a top inductor structure, in a top inductor area on a lower surface of a top substrate, the top inductor structure having first and second top terminals at its opposite ends; forming a bottom inductor structure, in a bottom inductor area on an upper surface of a bottom substrate, the bottom inductor structure having first and second bottom terminals at its opposite ends; forming top interconnecting elements on the lower surface of the top substrate around the top inductor area; forming bottom interconnecting elements on the upper surface of the bottom substrate around the bottom inductor area; forming solder bumps on lower and upper surfaces, respectively, of the top and bottom interconnecting elements; and connecting the top and bottom interconnecting elements to each other.

Abstract: A film bulk acoustic resonator includes: a first electrode disposed on a substrate; a piezoelectric body disposed on the first electrode and including AlN to which a dopant is added; and a second electrode disposed on the piezoelectric body and facing the first electrode such that the piezoelectric body is interposed between the second electrode and the first electrode, wherein the dopant includes either one of 0.1 to 24 at % of Ta and 0.1 to 23 at % of Nb.

Abstract: A bulk-acoustic wave resonator may include: a substrate; a resonance portion; a first electrode disposed on the substrate; a piezoelectric layer disposed on the first electrode in the resonance portion; a second electrode disposed on the piezoelectric portion in the resonance portion; and a seed layer disposed in a lower portion of the first electrode. The seed layer may be formed of titanium (Ti) having a hexagonal close packed (HCP) structure, or an alloy of Ti having the HCP structure. The seed layer may have a thickness greater than or equal to 300 ? and less than or equal to 1000 ?, or may be thinner than the first electrode.

Abstract: A resonant switching power converter includes: at least one capacitor; switches coupled to the at least one capacitor; at least one charging inductor; at least one discharging inductor; and a zero current estimation circuit. The switches switch electrical connection relationships of capacitors according to an operation signal. The zero current estimation circuit estimates a time point at which a charging resonant current is zero during a charging process and/or estimate a time point at which a discharging resonant current is zero during at least one discharging process according to voltage differences across two ends of the charging inductor and/or the discharging inductor, so as to correspondingly generate a zero current estimation signal. The zero current estimation signal is adopted to generate the operation signal.

Abstract: A very small piezoelectric sensor capable of being mass produced includes a core, a piezoelectric layer on a surface of the core; and a conductive layer on a surface of the piezoelectric layer away from the core. The core is flexible and threadlike, the core is a first electrode of the piezoelectric sensor, and the conductive layer is a second electrode of the piezoelectric sensor. An array of such sensors allows the “skin” of a robot for example to simulate the sensitivity of hair-covered human skin. A method for making the piezoelectric sensor and an electronic device using the piezoelectric sensor are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present application relates to the field of switch technology, in particular to an electromagnetic switch, comprising a housing, a jump mechanism, movably arranged on the housing; a trip mechanism, arranged on the housing and opposite to the jump mechanism, and comprising a bridge plate located on a moving path of the jump mechanism and having multiple locked states, unlocked states, and critical states; The present application further provides another electromagnetic switch, comprising: a housing, an electromagnetic component, a contact mechanism and an armature, two spring buttons are arranged in parallel on the housing, a first spring button is internally provided with a jump structure for providing resistance at a start moment when the first spring button is pressed; in the electromagnetic switch of the present application, a jump structure is arranged on the spring button above the electromagnetic component.