Abstract: Techniques related to coils for medical device are disclosed. One example coil may comprise multiple filars, each being formed of a biocompatible beta titanium alloy having an elastic modulus ranging from 30 GigaPascals (GPa) to 90 GPa and comprising at least two elements from a group consisting of titanium, molybdenum, niobium, tantalum, zirconium, chromium, iron and tin. At least one of the multiple filars may be electrically insulated one from another. A structural body, such as a lead body, may carry the coil. One or more filars may carry a low-resistance core.

Abstract: A multi-channel coil array for use as a transceiver in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has a plurality of radio frequency (RF) coils disposed next to one another, devices for electromagnetically decoupling the RF coils and coil elements which are applied onto a planar carrier element (5). The carrier elements (5) have a regular, equilateral polygonal outer contour and the shape of the individual coils (2) corresponds to the outer contour of the carrier element (5). An individual coil (2) has a loop-shaped structure (1), which leads to a decoupling of individual coils (2) not immediately adjacent to each other when a plurality of individual elements are arranged. The space requirement for adding new coils is reduced, and the modular design makes it possible to easily implement any three-dimensional or two-dimensional shape.

Abstract: A method for assembling a cylindrical magnet assembly, which includes at least one coil mounted on a former, to a bore tube is provided. The method involves providing a cavity in the former at selected locations. At each of the selected locations, the material of the bore tube is deformed to form a radially-directed protrusion. Each protrusion is brought to bear against a periphery of each corresponding cavity.

Abstract: A thermal expansion compensator is provided and includes a first electrode structure having a first surface, a second electrode structure having a second surface facing the first surface and an elastic element bonded to the first and second surfaces and including a conductive element by which the first and second electrode structures electrically and/or thermally communicate, the conductive element having a length that is not substantially longer than a distance between the first and second surfaces.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus, comprising a surface mounted device (SMD) inductor, the SMD inductor including at least two counter wound aircoils formed on a same SMD former; wherein the at least two counter wound aircoils are connected to three terminals on the SMD former, wherein a single terminal is connected to a common node of both windings with two independent terminals accessing the other winding node.

Abstract: A method of constructing a differential inductor having a high self-resonance frequency is provided. In general, a ground point is identified. A first coil having a first and second loop is created such that the first loop is electrically further away from the ground point than the second loop. A second coil having a third and fourth loop are created such that the third loop is electrically further away from the ground point than the second loop. The first coil and the second coil are positioned such that the first loop is positioned as a near neighbor to said fourth loop and said second loop is positioned as a near neighbor to said third loop.

Abstract: A system for the manufacture of electrical coils. The system includes a control unit configured to receive measurements for the electrical coil. The system further includes a pressure head operably connected to the control unit and mounted on a support, the pressure head including a vertical axle and a horizontal axle. At least one vertical wheel is mounted on the vertical axle and positioned to accept a conductor material and regulate height and flatness in the coil being formed. At least one horizontal wheel is mounted on the horizontal axle and positioned to accept the conductor material and position the conductor material on top of a previously formed coil. At least one hydraulic cylinder is attached to the vertical and horizontal axles and configured to adjust coiling pressure exerted on the conductor material by adjusting hydraulic pressure on the axles.

Abstract: The scope of the invention is a winding arrangement for an inductive component that consists at least of a core (9) and of a winding structure placed around the core and consisting of planar winding sheets (11). Inside the winding structure there is cooling medium that is adapted to transfer excess heat away from the winding.

Abstract: The method of manufacturing a coil assembly for a stator formed with slots includes a coil wire combination forming step of forming a band-like coil wire combination by overlapping a plurality of coil wires while forming them with in-slot portions to be accommodated in the slots and turn portions each connecting each adjacent two of the in-slot portions, and a shaping step of shaping the band-like coil wire combination into a cylindrical shape by helically winding the band-like coil wire combination. The coil wire combination forming step is carried out by performing an interlaced part forming step of forming an interlaced part by overlapping the coil wires with each adjacent two of the coil wires intersecting with each other and a non-interlace part forming step of forming an interlaced part by overlapping the coil wires with each adjacent two of the coil wires not intersecting with each other.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a conductive coil, the method comprising using a semiconductor fabrication process (e.g. TSV) to manufacture a coil, typically a planar spiral conductive coil.

Abstract: A conductor handling tool has a plate-shaped tool body. The tool body includes a conductor receiving opening for receiving a conductor portion therein and for holding the conductor portion received therein. Further, an edge of the plate-shaped tool body is shaped convex as a tapered blade edge extending substantially within a y-z-plane. The tapered blade edge is directed away from the conductor receiving opening and is forming an outer circumferential portion of the tool body for splitting a portion of insulating material during winding of the insulating material.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a coil device comprises a first step of twisting a tip end part of the conductive wire by approximately 90 degrees with respect to a conductive wire portion arranged rearward continuously from the tip end part to form a twist part, and winding the tip end part of the conductive wire around the outer peripheral surface of the core in a lying posture on the outer peripheral surface; a second step of winding the conductive wire arranged rearward continuously from the twist part around the outer periphery surface of the core in a standing posture on the outer peripheral surface; and a third step of transforming the conductive wire on a tip end side with respect to the twist part in a direction apart from the outer periphery surface of the core to form one lead part extending substantially linearly.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a field coil member having first and second edgewise coils to be respectively fitted on first and second pole cores mounted on a circumferential surface of a yoke. Each of the first and second pole cores has an outer periphery, the outer periphery having at least one rounded corner. The method includes providing a rectangular wire strap having a pair of opposing major sides and a thickness therebetween substantially less than a width of the major sides and providing first and second coil forms, the first coil form having an outer periphery identical in shape to the outer periphery of the first pole core, the second coil form having an outer periphery identical in shape to the outer periphery of the second pole core.

Abstract: There is provided a system for readily and efficiently fabricating a wound coil composed of a bobbinless coil. The system includes a coil winding device having an upper jig to which an upper plate is attached and a lower jig to which a lower plate is attached which are provided so as to be relatively displaceable and a tension device for applying predetermined tension to a wire rod fed from a wire rod supplying source. The coil winding device is provided with a claw section having first through third split claws that function as a winding section around which the wire rod is wound between the upper and lower plates and that slide in a radial direction when the upper jig is assembled coaxially with the lower jig.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a motor stator including individually mounting second and third coils on second and third teeth that are located on both sides of a first tooth, deforming a first coil with an air core before it is mounted on the first tooth, and inserting a first part of the deformed coil into a slot on one side of the first tooth, and inserting a second part of the deformed coil into the slot on the other side of the first tooth.

Abstract: A set of tools for removing a half turn of a coil from a slot of a dynamoelectric machine. The set of tools includes a coil cutting tool for cutting the coil, an upending tool that grips the coil at an end of the coil where the coil was cut and hydraulically or pneumatically lifts the end of the coil at least partially out of the slot, and an extraction tool that hydraulically or pneumatically grips the upended portion of the coil and pulls the coil from the slot hydraulically or pneumatically a segment at a time.

Abstract: A transformer wherein the upper portions of cores are supported by a first supporting member disposed on first end surfaces of the upper portions of the cores, and a second supporting member disposed on second end surfaces of the upper portions of the cores, the first and second supporting members extend in the direction perpendicular to the faces of a magnetic material, and the cores are interposed between the first upper core supporting member and the second upper core supporting member; the first and second upper core supporting members are provided with hooks, the hooks of the first supporting member extending toward the second supporting member and the hooks of the second supporting member extending toward the first supporting member; bridging members are disposed on the opposing pairs of the hooks of the first and second upper core supporting members; and the cores are supported by the bridging members.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a laminated rotor core includes a punching process for punching a strip-shaped material to make a core piece, a placing process, which is performed simultaneously with the punching process of the core piece, for placing the core piece in a die so that the core piece is placed on another core piece previously punched and placed in the die and a joining process for joining the core pieces.

Abstract: A method for producing a coil, in particular an ignition coil for a motor vehicle, in which a primary winding is wound onto a winding mandrel. Then the winding mandrel is introduced into a housing of the coil and the winding mandrel then is removed from the housing, the primary winding remaining inside the housing. Finally, additional components of the coil, in particular a secondary coil shell onto which a secondary winding has been wound, are introduced into the housing, so that the secondary winding is concentrically disposed within the primary winding while dispensing with a separate primary coil shell. The method allows a design of the coil that is more compact in diameter.

Abstract: A method for producing an electromotor includes: producing laminated cores to form a segmented part including teeth and grooves, two adjacent laminated cores having a partial tooth at ends arranged at a transition point between the two laminated cores; arranging the laminated cores to form a transition tooth from the partial teeth at the transition point of the two adjacent laminated cores; enclosing of each transition tooth by a transition coil; supplying heat at each transition coil to make adhesive an outer thermoplastic layer surrounding a conductor wire of each transition coil and applying pressure to each transition coil in a direction of a floor of the two grooves surrounding each transition tooth to press together the two partial teeth forming the transition tooth; and hardening the outer thermoplastic layer.

Abstract: A method and device for wire termination on stators (1) wherein the wire (15) is wound about poles (6) distributed by a flyer (10), guided by shrouds (16) that move radially with respect to the stator (1) overlapping the respective pole (6). Wire termination operations are provided on the wire ends (15) into the terminals (4) with the aid of the flyer (10), carried out by an apparatus equipped with a termination device (20), comprising a first deflector (21), a second deflector (22), a blade (23), and a clamp formed by a movable gripper (24) and a fixed gripper (25). The movable gripper is suitable for closing onto the fixed gripper for gripping the wire (15). The device (20) can carry out the steps of catching, moving, introducing and cutting the wire (15) with movements parallel to its own axis (27), or to the axis (7) of the stator (1).

Abstract: The torque sensor includes a plurality of coil units having a substantially cylindrical shape, the coil units including a plurality of detection coils arranged to face a magnetic characteristic change portion formed on a rotary shaft. The coil units include a first coil unit and a second coil unit, and the first coil unit and the second coil unit are disposed in the axial direction of the shaft. The first coil unit and the second coil unit are fixed in an integrally molded resin. Thereby, there is provided a torque sensor having a high productivity and an easy configuration and a method of manufacturing the torque sensor.

Abstract: A coil manufacturing method for manufacturing a wave wound coil in a substantially cylindrical shape by shaping a linear conductor with a cross-sectional shape having directionality, includes: transferring a linear wave conductor shaped in a substantially rectangular waveform, and having straight side portions extending in a wave width direction, one-side connecting portions sequentially connecting every other pair of adjacent side portions at ends on a one wave width direction side, and other-side connecting portions sequentially connecting pairs of adjacent side portions that are not connected by the one-side connecting portions at ends on an other wave width direction side; first bending the one-side and second bending the other-side connection portions so that the side portions are arranged along a coil circumferential direction, and directions of cross-sectional shapes of the side portions are in a constant direction with respect to a coil radial direction; and winding the bent wave conductor on a bobbin

Abstract: A transformer transporting/assembling method comprises a transportation step of transporting a U-shaped iron core with an iron plate horizontally extending to a place near an installation site and an erection step of erecting the U-shaped iron core together with an erection tank from a state that the iron plate extends horizontally to a state that the iron plate extend vertically, with the U-shaped iron core contained in the erection tank. The erection step includes a sub-step in which a portal lifter composed of two booms which are vertically expandable and parallel movable with a predetermined distance therebetween and between which the erection tank is disposed and a beam horizontally connecting the two booms and vertically moved as the booms expands or contracts is used, the beam supports the erection tank through a flexible member at predetermined support portions, and the beam is vertically moved by expanding/contracting the booms.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a stator includes: (a) preparing a stator core and electric wires; (b) assembling together the stator core and the electric wires; (c) welding corresponding pairs of the electric wires to form a stator coil, wherein for each corresponding pair of the electric wires, end portions of the electric wires are radially bent toward each other to have distal end surfaces thereof abutting each other at a position axially outside an annular coil end part of the stator coil, the distal end surfaces are welded together to form a weld between the end portions, and the end portions together make up a crossover part that extends to cross over the coil end part; and (d) deforming, for each corresponding pair of the electric wires, the end portions so as to reduce an axial distance between the coil end part and the crossover part.

Abstract: The present embodiments relate to off-focal X-ray radiation attenuation within X-ray tubes, for example X-ray tubes used in CT imaging. In one embodiment, an X-ray tube for off-focal X-ray radiation attenuation is provided. The X-ray tube includes a cathode, a target, and a magnetic focal spot control unit having at least one electromagnet encased in a resin loaded with X-ray attenuating material.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a reactor composed of a coil, a core, and a container, capable of suppressing the core to break when a current flows in the coil to generate magnetic flux. In the method, the coil is formed by spirally winding a conductive wire. The coil is immersed in an insulating film in liquid with electrical insulation. The coil is placed in a furnace. Annealing for the coil and thermosetting for the insulating film are performed at a temperature within 250 to 320° C. for a period of time within 30 minutes to one hour before forming the core in the container. The coil is then disposed in the container. Inside and outside areas of the coil in the container is filled with a resin mixture composed of magnetic powder and resin. The resin mixture in the container is hardened to form the core.

Abstract: Traditional methods of making headlamp coils have left a portion of the coils with slightly irregular forms. These irregularities can result in defects in the ultimate beam pattern. Accommodating these defects in robust lamp and headlamp optical systems can reduce the performance that might otherwise be available. The preferred coil is therefore continuously coiled as a straight body, and carefully cut into segments. Subsequently, legs are welded to the coil segment ends. The coil is then left substantially undistorted by the manufacturing process that would otherwise normally leave a portion of the coils distorted. The method particularly enables a functional center leg coil.

Abstract: A positioning sensor for use in a medical device wherein the device has a heat-fused layer comprising a first material having a first melting temperature. The sensor has a tubular core comprising a second material having a second melting temperature that is higher than the first temperature. The core has a central through-bore extending along an axis between opposing axial ends of the core, and where the core further has a radially-outermost outermost winding surface. The sensor includes an electrically conductive coil wound on the winding surface.

Abstract: In a method for manufacturing pencil cores a continuous strip of electrical steel is provided. The continuous strip is cut to create a plurality of starting strips as laminations each having a length longer than a desired length of the pencil cores and at least one of the strips having a strip width at least equal to or larger than a desired diameter of a cross-section of the pencil cores. The starting strips are provided with a bonding layer. The starting strips are stacked and then heated and cured to create a bonded stack. The bonded stack is machined to a substantially circular cross-section. Without a de-burring or de-smearing operation after the machining, the machined bonded stack is cut to create a plurality of pencil cores of the desired length. The pencil cores created by the method are substantially round, and have no welds at end faces.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: A method for assembling a magneto generator, the method including forming a plurality of permanent magnets, wherein at least one of the plurality of the permanent magnets is formed by dividing, in a radial direction, a magnet main body into a plurality of magnet pieces, mounting the formed plurality of the permanent magnets on an inner circumferential wall surface of a bowl-shaped flywheel, disposing a stator core having a plurality of teeth that project radially outward, inside said mounted plurality of the permanent magnets, and winding conductive wire onto each of the plurality of the teeth, thereby producing a generating coil.

Abstract: A damascene process is utilized to fabricate the segmented magnetic core elements of an integrated circuit inductor structure. The magnetic core is electroplated from a seed layer that is conformal with a permanent dielectric mold that results in sidewall plating defining an easy magnetic axis. The hard axis runs parallel to the longitudinal axis of the core and the inductor coils are orthogonal to the core's longitudinal axis. The magnetic field generated by the inductor coils is, therefore, parallel and self-aligned to the hard magnetic axis. The easy axis is enhanced by electroplating in an applied magnetic field parallel to the easy axis.

Abstract: There is provided a rotating electric machine capable of reducing torque pulsation, even when a slight stepped portion is present in an inner diameter shape of a stator core formed by allowing split cores divided in every magnetic pole to be in an annular shape. The stator core is formed by stacking a plurality of laminates prepared by stack of split core members formed by punching steel sheets and arranged in an annular shape in a state where the laminates are rotated one another by a predetermined angle. With such a configuration, it is possible to mutually offset torque pulsation components caused by the shape asymmetry of the laminates and reduce the torque pulsation components of the stator core on the whole.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a laminated stator core includes: forming a band-shaped yoke core sub-piece having a shape that an outer half is developed in a straight line when a yoke portion of the laminated stator core is divided into two halves in the width direction by punching a metal plate; forming an outer laminated yoke body by winding and laminating the band-shaped yoke core sub-piece in a spiral shape and coupling it in a caulking manner; forming an inner yoke-attachment magnetic core sub-piece having an inner yoke sub-portion obtained by dividing the inner half in a unit of magnetic poles when the yoke portion of the laminated stator core is divided into two halves in the width direction, by punching a metal plate; forming an inner yoke-attachment laminated magnetic sub-body by laminating and coupling a predetermined number of the inner yoke-attachment magnetic core sub-pieces to each other in a caulking manner; forming an intermediate assembly in which the inner yoke sub-portions form a ring shape by

Abstract: An improved choke assembly for a power electronics device is provided. More specifically, a choke assembly with improved protection from environmental conditions such as dirt and water is provided. An improved choke assembly may include an insulative housing for an inductor coil that seals the inductor coil from the environment.

Abstract: A rotary electric machine according to an embodiment includes a substantially cylindrical rotator that is freely rotatably supported, a stator, and a bracket that supports the rotator and the stator. The stator includes stator coils in which a plurality of air-cored coils are arranged in a ring shape and are integrated by resin, each of the air-cored coils being formed by winding a round copper wire and having an outer shape subjected to pressure molding, and stator cores divided for each of teeth.

Abstract: A coil-holding assembly for an electrical machine has coil holders made of plastic and on which coils of a stator can be wound. The coil holders are formed and pivotal on an outer edge of a planar central plastic support by integral film hinges between a winding position parallel to a plane of the support and a bent-up position perpendicular to the plane. Thus the coils can be wound on the holders in the parallel position thereof and the holders are then moved into the bent-up position for use in the electric machine.

Abstract: In a method for manufacturing an axial air-gap electronic motor, a plurality of core member and a plurality of dummy members are prepared, wherein each of the dummy members has a shape same as that of the core members. Then, the plurality of core members is arranged such that teeth surfaces of the core members face each other, and the dummy member is arranged between predetermined core members. Thereafter, a coil is wound from one end side toward the other end side of the core members through the dummy member continuously without cutting. A part of the coil corresponding to a transition wire set between the core members is wound on the dummy member.

Abstract: A three-phase non-linear transformer and a method of constructing the same. The non-linear transformer includes a non-linear ferromagnetic core having a plurality of frames, each of which has a closed or substantially closed periphery. The frames are arranged to form at least three legs. A low voltage winding is formed around each leg and a high voltage winding is formed around each low voltage winding. Each high voltage winding includes a plurality of serially-connected disc windings. Each of the disc windings is formed of alternating concentric layers of a conductor strip and an insulation strip, wherein the conductor strip having a width to thickness ratio of greater than 10:1. A casing encapsulates each pair of high voltage and low voltage windings. The casing is formed using a mold at least partially formed by a winding device used to wind the high voltage and low voltage windings.

Abstract: A conductive winding structure, the fabricating method thereof, and the magnetic device having the same. The method for fabricating the conductive winding structure includes: (a) providing a mold with a plurality of extension portions and a plurality of protrusions, the plurality of extension portions are connected to each other as a continuous spiral structure, and the plurality of protrusions extend from the plurality of extension portions; (b) performing an electroforming procedure to form a conductive layer on partial surface of the mold; and (c) stripping the conductive layer from the mold, so as to obtain the conductive winding structure.

Abstract: A method for winding a lead wire on a multi-winding electronic component is provided. The method can prevent winding slack of the lead wire, a break of the lead wire, and/or a terminal disconnection failure. A lead wire is wound around a winding core by a certain number of turns to form at least one first layer. Next, the lead wire is folded back toward an electrode, is pulled toward the electrode at an end-of-winding side so as to be across the second layer. Then, the lead wire is caught at a bottom part of the collar to form a final terminal part for boding to the electrode.

Abstract: A multi-turn coil device comprising a flexible circuit board and a plurality of serially electrically coupled coils coupled to both sides of the flexible circuit board. The coils are formed such that when the circuit board is folded in an accordion manner, the coils are substantially aligned and have the same direction of current flow. The coils are serially coupled sequentially from front to back and back to front wherein the coupling of the coils is through a plated through hole in the flexible circuit board.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a coil assembly of a rotary electric machine is disclosed wherein first and second coil wire segments are located on an axis direction in opposition to each other to allow first turn portions of the first and second coil wire segments to intersect with each other (in locating step). Engaging movement, composed of a forward transferring movement, a rotating movement and a translating movement, is conducted on the second coil wire segment with respect to the first coil wire segment to allow the first turn portion of the second coil wire segment to engage a second turn portion of the first coil wire segment (first engaging step). Conducting the engaging movement allows to engage a third turn portion of the first coil wire segment (second engaging step).

Abstract: A method of inserting an undulating winding into an alternator stator. The method comprises the following steps consisting of shaping each phase winding into a succession of crenels comprising two lateral branches which are intended to be attached at a position for reception in a slot, positioning the windings on an insertion tool and inserting the turns into the slots of the stator in the reverse order to the winding order. The windings are wound around the insertion tool simultaneously, and the turns that succeed one another in a determined winding order belong alternatively to different windings.

Abstract: A low profile and small size electronic device for use in, e.g., electronic circuits which provides maximum creepage and/or clearance distances. In one embodiment, the device is configured for a small footprint and utilizes two or more windings that require isolation. The exemplary device includes a self-leaded header made from a unitary construction which comprises a box-like support body having a cavity for mounting a circuit element, the support body having a base and leads extending generally horizontally outward from the support body adjacent the base, the support body having one side opening on a side with leads permitting the loading of the inductive device in the cavity, and a routing channel residing on the top of the base, so as to maximize the creepage and clearance distance of the electronic device. Shaped-core and other embodiments are also disclosed.

Abstract: Electrical machines, for example transverse flux machines and/or commutated flux machines, may be configured to achieve increased efficiency, increased output torque, and/or reduced operating losses via use of a dual wound coil. The coil ends of a dual wound coil can be on a common side, simplifying wiring. The dual wound coil may be configured with a low resistance, reducing resistive losses.

Abstract: An method for producing a disk winding having disks arranged alongside one another, includes winding the disk winding and fitting intermediate insulation between adjacent disks simultaneously, and subdividing the insulation into two sub-areas with a connecting conductor that runs from an end of one disk to a start of an adjacent disk along a diagonal within the intermediate insulation. The sub-areas can include a first intermediate area with a triangular cross-section formed below this diagonal and a second intermediate area which has an opposite triangular cross-section and formed above this diagonal.

Abstract: In manufacturing a stator coil for rotary electric machine having phase windings, plural conductive shaped wire members are integrated mutually to form an integrated body. Each shaped wire member has plural straight portions and plural turn portions alternately connecting adjacent straight portions at each of both ends of each straight portion. The body has plural straight superposed portions each formed by mutually superposing the plural straight portions. A wound-up body has plural straight stack portions The straight portions are fitted to respective fitting grooves of an alignment member, the fitting grooves being formed in the alignment member at intervals each corresponding to the size of a gap between adjacent straight stack portions. The integrated body is wound about a core member together with the alignment member, with the straight portions being fitted to the alignment member to form the wound-up body.

Abstract: A method of assembling an electronic component in accordance with the invention comprises providing an electronic component having a body and a core and applying a film over at least a portion of the body and core so that the film secures the body and core to one another.