Patents Examined by Tuyen T. Nguyen
  • Patent number: 12087487
    Abstract: A coil component includes: a laminated body containing a plurality of metal magnetic particles; and a coil conductor provided in the laminated body so as to contact with the laminated body and wound around a coil axis, wherein the laminated body has an insulating portion including a non-metal magnetic particle region defined by at least three of the plurality of metal magnetic particles in a sectional surface of the laminated body, and wherein in the insulating portion, an atomic percent of Si is highest among those of materials constituting the non-metal magnetic particle region other than oxygen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hirotaro Seino, Takayuki Arai
  • Patent number: 12073976
    Abstract: An electric device includes a tank and a cable box connected to the tank, the tank and the cable box being filled with an insulating liquid electric connection system for connecting a power cable through the cable box to the tank and a current measuring device for measuring electric current in the electric connection system, wherein the current measuring device is located adjacent to a housing of the cable box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: HITACHI ENERGY LTD
    Inventors: Jan Czyzewski, Tor Laneryd, Johan Dahlgren, Sebastian Seier, Nils Lavesson
  • Patent number: 12073971
    Abstract: A coil component includes a core portion, and first and second coil portions wound to form at least one or more turns on the core portion. The core portion includes a first core portion on which the first coil portion is wound, a second core portion on which the second coil portion is wound, and a third core portion which is disposed to be spaced apart from and between the first and second core portions and on which the first and second coil portions are wound to overlap each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chan Yoon, Dong Hwan Lee, Dong Jin Lee, Sang Soo Park
  • Patent number: 12051537
    Abstract: A transformer includes a transformer core having a first core leg having a first longitudinal axis and second core leg having a second longitudinal axis; a first low voltage (LV) winding arranged around the first core leg, a first high voltage (HV) winding arranged around the first LV winding; a second low voltage (LV) winding arranged around the second core leg; and a second high voltage winding arranged around the second LV winding, wherein the first HV winding is provided with a first HV connector and a second HV connector each extending substantially perpendicular away from the first longitudinal axis, and wherein the second HV winding is provided with a third HV connector and a fourth HV connector each extending substantially perpendicular away from the second longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: Hitachi Energy Ltd
    Inventors: Uwe Drofenik, Thomas Gradinger, Bernhard Wunsch
  • Patent number: 12046406
    Abstract: A planar transformer is disclosed. The disclosed planar transformer includes: a magnetic core; a first coil unit formed in a conductor pattern in a plurality of layers stacked in the magnetic core; a second coil unit formed in a conductor pattern in the plurality of layers stacked in the magnetic core; an electromagnetic interference (EMI) reduction unit disposed on the output end of the second coil unit; and a base for accommodating the magnetic core and the coil units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: SOLUM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Changyong Kwon, Junkyu Lee, Heung Gyoon Choi, Dongkyun Ryu
  • Patent number: 12040118
    Abstract: A transformer includes a housing having a base wall, a first side wall, a second side opposing wall, a third side wall joining the first side wall and the second side wall at a first end including a first cooling channel joining the first side wall and the second side wall at a first end, and a fourth side wall including joining the first side wall and the second side wall at a second end. The first, second, third, and fourth side walls collectively define an interior portion. A cover extends across each of the first side wall the second side wall, the third side wall, and the fourth side wall. A cooling system includes a first cooling channel disposed in the third side wall, a second cooling channel disposed in the fourth side wall, and a third cooling channel disposed in the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ashutosh Joshi, Eric A. Carter, Debabrata Pal
  • Patent number: 12040117
    Abstract: Tank for electrical transformer comprising a bottom plate, two side panels and two end panels joined to contain an insulating fluid, and reinforcements joined to the exterior of said panels, wherein the two side panels and the two end panels are vertically curving convex panels, wherein the reinforcements comprise a plurality of arched vertical reinforcements distributed horizontally along each panel. The reinforcements may comprise a plurality of bracing horizontal reinforcements joined between said vertical reinforcements. The inner arching profile of the vertical reinforcements preferably matches the outer curving convex profile of the panels. The horizontal reinforcements are preferably planar. The horizontal reinforcements are preferably located at a horizontal plane in the vertical middle of the respective panel. The horizontal reinforcements are preferably located at a middle horizontal plane or at parallel horizontal planes distributed vertically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignees: EFACEC ENERGIA, MÁQUINAS E EQUIPAMENTOS ELÉCTRICOS, S.A., UNIVERSIDADE DO MINHO
    Inventors: Hélder Fernando Gonçalves Mendes, Agostinho Emanuel Nunes Martins De Matos, Antonio Carlos Costa Marques Pinho, Carin Celisse Della Rosa, Carlos Manuel Martins Carvalho, Cassiano Da Costa Linhares, João Viana Coutinho De Oliveira Figueiredo, Joel Ricardo Da Silva Teixeira, Jose Antonio Bizarro Meireles, José Pedro Fernandes Proença Ferreira, Luís Miguel Ribeiro Félix, Marco Jorge Sampaio Teixeira, Ricardo Alexandre Fernandes De Castro Lopes, Tiago Ramos Lima
  • Patent number: 12033780
    Abstract: A cooling structure for a transformer according to an embodiment includes a coil and a partition member. The partition member covers the coil along the axial direction on the downstream side in the flow direction of the refrigerant that flows along the axial direction parallel to the center axis of the coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: TMEIC Corporation
    Inventor: Shunetsu Saitoh
  • Patent number: 12027302
    Abstract: An inductor component comprises a ring-shaped core; and a coil wound around the core and comprising wire members each constituting a single turn. Each of the wire members has a first side portion facing an inner peripheral surface of the core, a second side portion facing a first end surface that is one end surface of the core and is located in a direction of a center axis of the core, a third side portion facing an outer peripheral surface of the core, and a fourth side portion facing a second end surface that is the other end surface of the core and is located in the direction of the center axis of the core. At least one of the second and third side portions has a bent portion protruding on the core side, and the first and fourth side portions of adjacent wire members are connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shin Hasegawa, Shogo Tokoi
  • Patent number: 12028001
    Abstract: An apparatus having a first set of windings disposed about a first main leg of a transformer core, and a second set of windings disposed about a second main leg of the transformer core. The first set of windings are electrically coupled to the second set of windings to selectively provide a parallel connection and a series connection between the first set of windings and the second set of windings. Additionally, at least two windings of the first set of windings are electrically coupled to each other to selectively provide a parallel connection and a serial connection between the at least two windings of the first set of windings. Similarly, two windings of the second set of windings are electrically coupled to each other to selectively provide a parallel connection and a serial connection between the at least two windings of the second set of windings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: HITACHI ENERGY LTD
    Inventor: Ion C. Radu
  • Patent number: 12027303
    Abstract: Provided is a laminated device. The laminated device includes: a laminate body where a plurality of sheets are laminated; a plurality of noise filter parts provided in the laminate body and each having at least one coil pattern; and a plurality of external electrodes provided outside the laminate body and connected to the plurality of noise filter parts, respectively. At least one of the plurality of noise filter parts has the number of coil patterns different from that of the rest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: MODA-INNOCHIPS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Myung Ho Lee
  • Patent number: 12020841
    Abstract: The electronic component comprises at least a first electronic element arranged inside a first casing of magnetic material and at least a second electronic element arranged inside a second casing of magnetic material. At least a first outer surface of the first casing and at least a second outer surface of the second casing are connected to each other with a non-magnetic layer and with at least one connection support. The connection support is adapted to be tension-resistant and is adapted and arranged such that the connection support substantially completely prevents an increase in a distance between the first outer surface and the second outer surface upon heating the non-magnetic layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Würth Elektronik eiSos GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Arpankumar Patel
  • Patent number: 12020863
    Abstract: A coil formed from a flexible polymer substrate that is printed with metal traces is disclosed in which the flexible substrate has notches that align each loop as the substrate is wound into a ring. The notches are precisely spaced so that the diameter of each loop is well controlled. As the substrate is wound, adhesive is applied along its length to fill gaps between each loop's layer. Ideally, the adhesive has a similar dielectric constant as the polymer substrate. The resulting coil has loops of metal traces separated by precise a thickness of dielectric. The precision in spacing between metal layers and dielectric allows the coil to be designed for self-resonance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: NEURALINK CORP.
    Inventors: Lucia Fauth, Joshua S. Hess
  • Patent number: 12014856
    Abstract: An air-cooled dry-type transformer includes: a core provided with a branch; a winding body arranged about the branch; a cooling channel extending in a direction of a longitudinal axis of the winding body, the cooling channel being arranged between an inner part of the winding body and an outer part of the winding body, the cooling channel having openings at both ends and a substantially ring-shaped cross section with a round, oval, or polygonal basic shape; and at least one ring ventilator comprising a ring and a blower. The blower suctions air and blows the air from the ring along a longitudinal axis of the ring, thereby generating an air flow. The at least one ring ventilator is dimensioned and mounted such that the air flow generates a cool air flow in the cooling channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: HITACHI ENERGY LTD
    Inventors: Jens Tepper, Yong Wang
  • Patent number: 12009145
    Abstract: A reactor includes a coil having a wound portion and a magnetic core. The magnetic core includes a first core piece having a molded body of a composite material and a non-magnetic member, the molded body of the composite material contains a magnetic powder and a resin, the non-magnetic member is held by the molded body of the composite material such that the non-magnetic member and the molded body constitute a single piece, the non-magnetic member includes a base portion arranged along an outer peripheral surface of the molded body of the composite material and a protruding piece protruding from the base portion. The protruding piece is inserted into a region of the molded body of the composite material arranged inside of the wound portion so as to intersect an axial direction of the first core piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Inaba
  • Patent number: 12002611
    Abstract: A coil having a coil body and a plurality of concentric cross-section windings of wire disposed around the coil body, the wire having a spacing between adjacent turns of about 0.25 to 1.0 of the radius of the wire. Also, a coil for a plasma processing device, the coil having a coil body and a plurality of concentric cylindrical cross-section windings of wire disposed around the coil body, the wire having a spacing between adjacent turns of about 0.25 to 1.0 of the radius of the wire and a diameter to length ratio of between about 2:1 and about 3:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: COMET TECHNOLOGIES USA, INC.
    Inventors: Kirkwood Rough, Aaron Cuttino
  • Patent number: 11996228
    Abstract: A device for reducing high-frequency interferences between first and second windings of a transformer that includes a first winding (W1) and a second winding (W2), which are wound around a common core, wherein the first winding (W1) is an interference-emitting winding and a shielding winding (WS) or a shielding film (WS) is arranged between the first winding (W1) and the second winding (W2), wherein the shielding winding (WS) and the core are connected to the reference potential (B) of the first winding (W1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: ebm-papst Mulfingen GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Andreas Fuchs
  • Patent number: 11990766
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a first coil, a second coil having a first side facing a first side of the first coil, a first radial array of magnetic material bodies disposed on a second side of the first coil, and a second radial array of magnetic material bodies disposed on a second side of the second coil such that respective magnetic material bodies of the second radial array overlap respective magnetic material bodies of the first radial array. The apparatus may be included in a wireless power transfer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
    Inventors: Birger Pahl, Zelin Xu, Gerson Nojima, Zhichao Wu, Guangqi Zhu
  • Patent number: 11990268
    Abstract: A transformer comprising a core and winding wound around a winding axis extending along a limb of the core, said winding terminating in an axial end surface extending in a direction perpendicular to said winding axis, said transformer comprising a ring comprising magnetic material, said ring being located outside said winding and adjacent to said axial end surface. The ring comprises a set of magnetic metal components, such as magnetic metal sheets, said magnetic metal components being distributed about the winding axis and electrically insulated from each other. The core comprises a yoke, said yoke extending radially across the ring, at one or more crossing locations, from a radial inside of the ring to a radial outside of the ring. The cross-sectional height of the ring varies about the winding axis such that magnetic metal components at the crossing locations have lower height along the winding axis than magnetic metal components further away from the crossing locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: HITACHI ENERGY LTD
    Inventors: Seyed Ali Mousavi, Göran Eriksson, Manoj Pradhan, Anders Daneryd
  • Patent number: 11984248
    Abstract: A transformer for use in a rail vehicle and/or for rail applications, including a core which is at least partially surrounded by at least one coil is, with regard to the objective of providing a transformer in which the geometry of a coil can be selected to be as variable as possible, characterized in that the core is produced from individual segments, wherein the total cross-sectional surface-area of the core is greater than or equal to the sum of the individual cross-sectional surface-areas of the segments and wherein at least two individual cross-sectional surface-areas differ from each other and/or from the total cross-sectional surface-area in terms of their size and/or geometric shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: HITACHI ENERGY LTD
    Inventors: Frank Cornelius, Wolfgang Mönig