Patents Examined by Tayler Nguyen
  • Patent number: 6348848
    Abstract: In a transformer wound on a core having three or more legs (N legs), N−1 of the legs can have a flux distribution winding on them comprising flux distribution coils on each of the N−1 legs. The flux distribution coils are all connected together, usually in phase, so all of the coils see the same voltage. If the several coils have different numbers of turns, then the volt per turn will differ inversely, and so too will the flux in the N−1 legs. The flux in the Nth leg is the algebraic sum of the flux in the N−1 legs, and is usually the “Main” flux path. A winding around one of the legs would have a terminal voltage proportional to the number of turns and the flux in the leg. A winding may make several turns around the main leg of the transformer, then make one or more turns around a side leg having a different flux, usually some fraction of the flux in the main leg. The extra turns, having a fractional flux, are the equivalent of a fractional turn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2002
    Inventor: Edward Herbert