Three Or More Windings Patents (Class 336/170)
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Patent number: 12243677Abstract: A three phase transformer apparatus for a three phase electrical power transformation system is provided. For each phase of the three phase transformer apparatus the three phase transformer apparatus comprises: an upper core limb having a first end and a second end, a lower core limb having a third end and a fourth end, a first coil assembly comprising a first primary coil and a first secondary coil, and a second coil assembly comprising a second secondary coil and a control coil. The first primary coil and the first secondary coil of each first coil assembly are wound concentrically around the upper core limb or the lower core limb of the respective phase. The second secondary coil and the control coil of each second coil assembly are wound concentrically around the other of the upper core limb and the lower core limb of the respective phase. The second secondary coil of each second coil assembly is connected in series to the first secondary coil of the first coil assembly of the respective phase.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2023Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: IONATE LIMITEDInventors: Matthew Williams, Seyed Ali Mousavi
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Patent number: 12206335Abstract: A power conversion apparatus includes a transformer including a first winding, a second winding, and a third winding, a first switching circuit connected between an external power supply and the first winding, a second switching circuit connected between a main battery and the second winding, and a third switching circuit connected between an auxiliary battery and the third winding. The first switching circuit includes a power factor correction circuit, a smoothing capacitor configured to smooth a voltage of direct-current power output from the power factor correction circuit, and a relay provided in a power line between the smoothing capacitor and the first winding.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2023Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Satoshi Ichida, Kazuhiro Sugimoto, Manabu Handa
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Patent number: 12149096Abstract: Active electromagnetic shielding for dynamic high power wireless charging and related electrified roadway systems, method, and wireless power transmitters is disclosed. A wireless power transmitter includes a first canceling coil offset from a power transmission coil, a second canceling coil offset from the power transmission coil, and circuitry electrically connected to the first canceling coil and the second canceling coil. The circuitry is configured to deliver canceling currents to the first canceling coil and the second canceling coil to destructively interfere with portions of electromagnetic fields generated by the power transmission coil.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2020Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Assignee: Battelle Energy Alliance, LLCInventor: Bo Zhang
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Patent number: 12136512Abstract: A coil component includes a body and an external electrode. The body includes a coil conductor formed by winding a substantially rectangular wire covered with an insulating film, and a magnetic-body section containing a magnetic-body particle and a resin. The external electrode is electrically connected to an exposed surface of an extended portion of the coil conductor and is disposed at a surface of the body, the exposed surface being exposed at the surface of the body. The body includes first and second principal surfaces that face each other. At the wire, an average thickness of a portion of the insulating film that covers a first surface facing the first principal surface and extending in a direction orthogonal to a winding axis of the coil conductor is larger than average thicknesses of portions of the insulating film that cover other surfaces, orthogonal to the first surface, of the wire.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2021Date of Patent: November 5, 2024Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventor: Keiichi Ishida
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Patent number: 12087499Abstract: Systems and methods for amplifying power, voltage, and current are provided. A system can include one or more inductors, each inductor including a magnetic core, a primary winding, and a secondary winding. The secondary winding can include two secondary winding wires, and the secondary winding wires can be connected to each other by a connection wire.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2023Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: Teelson, LLCInventors: George Edward Teel, Douglas Earl Johnson
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Patent number: 12021401Abstract: A charger for a battery power system can include first and second switching bridges with inputs couplable to an AC source, at least one transformer having two or more primary windings (connected in series and coupled to the switching bridges) and at least two secondary windings, and second rectifier/chargers, each coupled to at least one of the secondary windings and couplable to at least one battery. The switching bridges may be respectively operable during positive and negative half cycles of the AC source to deliver an AC voltage to the transformer. The rectifier/chargers may be operable in a first mode to receive an AC voltage from the transformer and deliver a DC voltage for charging the respective battery. In some multi-battery embodiments, the rectifier/chargers may also be operable in a second mode to deliver an AC voltage from a respective battery to the transformer to balance charge between the batteries.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2023Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Ashish K. Sahoo, Brandon Pierquet
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Patent number: 11996711Abstract: A charger for a battery power system can include first and second switching bridges with inputs couplable to an AC source, at least one transformer having two or more primary windings (connected in series and coupled to the switching bridges) and at least two secondary windings, and second rectifier/chargers, each coupled to at least one of the secondary windings and couplable to at least one battery. The switching bridges may be respectively operable during positive and negative half cycles of the AC source to deliver an AC voltage to the transformer. The rectifier/chargers may be operable in a first mode to receive an AC voltage from the transformer and deliver a DC voltage for charging the respective battery. In some multi-battery embodiments, the rectifier/chargers may also be operable in a second mode to deliver an AC voltage from a respective battery to the transformer to balance charge between the batteries.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2020Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Ashish K. Sahoo, Brandon Pierquet
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Patent number: 11887768Abstract: A coil component includes a wound coil having a winding portion, including at least one turn, and a lead-out portion extending from an end portion of the winding portion to form a separation space, together with the winding portion, the wound coil being formed of a metal wire having a surface on which an insulating coating portion is disposed, a body embedding the wound coil therein and including magnetic powder particles and an insulating resin, and an insulating layer disposed on at least one of a surface of the winding portion and a surface of the lead-out portion forming the separation space.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2020Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyung Ho Kim, Hyeon Yu Song, Jae Kwang Kim, Byung Kug Cho
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Patent number: 11875929Abstract: A coil component including a body having a magnetic portion including a metal magnetic particle and a resin, and a coil conductor embedded in the magnetic portion, and an outer electrode provided on a surface of the body and connected to the coil conductor. The coil conductor is a wound body of a conductive wire covered with an insulating film, and has a first surface and a second surface facing each other in a winding axis direction. Also, on the first surface of the coil conductor, a first resin portion is provided at least either on a surface of the conductive wire or in a gap between adjacent ends of the conductive wire.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2020Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventor: Keisuke Takatsu
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Patent number: 11862377Abstract: This application relates to the field of electronic technologies, and discloses a transformer and a power supply, to provide a magnetic cylinder distribution structure of a magnetic core while reducing a winding loss by using fractional turn, where the magnetic cylinder distribution structure of the magnetic core is conveniently to implement, thereby reducing product costs. The transformer includes a magnetic core, where the magnetic core includes a first magnetic cylinder and a second magnetic cylinder. One end of the first magnetic cylinder is coupled to one end of the second magnetic cylinder and the other end of the first magnetic cylinder is coupled to the other end of the second magnetic cylinder, to form an annulus.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2021Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Wei Tan, Jiebin Cheng, Peng Xian, Qiong Ye
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Patent number: 11848139Abstract: A coil component includes a wound coil having a winding portion, including at least one turn, and a lead-out portion extending from an end portion of the winding portion to form a separation space, together with the winding portion, the wound coil being formed of a metal wire having a surface on which an insulating coating portion is disposed, a body embedding the wound coil therein and including magnetic powder particles and an insulating resin, and an insulating layer disposed on at least one of a surface of the winding portion and a surface of the lead-out portion forming the separation space.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2020Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyung Ho Kim, Hyeon Yu Song, Jae Kwang Kim, Byung Kug Cho
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Patent number: 11811327Abstract: A power apparatus applied in a solid state transformer structure includes an AC-to-DC conversion unit, a first DC bus, and a plurality of bi-directional DC conversion units. First sides of the bi-directional DC conversion units are coupled to the first DC bus. Second sides of the bi-directional DC conversion units are configured to form at least one second DC bus, and the number of the at least one second DC bus is a bus number. The bi-directional DC conversion units receive a bus voltage of the first DC bus and convert the bus voltage into at least one DC voltage, or the bi-directional DC conversion units receive at least one external DC voltage and convert the at least one external DC voltage into the bus voltage.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2022Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.Inventors: Sheng-Hua Li, Wen-Lung Huang
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Patent number: 11711020Abstract: A transformer for a multiphase power converter includes a magnetic structure, a first coil configured to electrically couple to an input circuit or an output circuit of a subconverter of the multiphase power converter, and a second coil configured to electrically couple to an input circuit or an output circuit of another subconverter of the multiphase power converter. The magnetic structure includes a top member, a bottom member, and legs extending between the top member and the bottom member in substantially the same direction. The legs include two outer members and two inner members. The first coil is wound about one of the two inner members of the magnetic structure, and the second coil is wound about the other one of the two inner members of the magnetic structure. Other example transformers, and multiphase power converters including transformers are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2020Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: Astec International LimitedInventor: Todd Martin Schaible
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Patent number: 11693443Abstract: A configuration circuit may be used with a power converter. The configuration circuit dynamically reconfigures one or more connections of output stages of a power converter to vary the output. A capacitive load may receive the output of the power converter.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2022Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLCInventors: Jonathan Robert Peterson, Andrew John Ouderkirk, Maik Andre Scheller, Christopher Yuan-Ting Liao
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Patent number: 11691532Abstract: The present invention discloses an on-board integrated charging device and a current distribution calculating method thereof. The on-board integrated charging device comprises a voltage conversion module. The voltage conversion module is provided with an AC terminal connected to an alternating current or an alternating current load, an HV terminal connected to a power battery and an LV terminal connected to a direct current load. When the AC terminal is idle, the LV terminal is powered by the HV terminal, and an input current of the LV terminal is an actual current of the HV terminal. According to the on-board integrated charging device, OBC, DCAC and DCDC functions can be integrated on the same circuit board, a current reporting requirement can be realized through a distribution algorithm, and the volume and weight of the whole device can be reduced.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2021Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: SHENZHEN VMAX NEW ENERGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Jun Liu, Yingying Feng, Shun Yao, Biwei Zheng
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Patent number: 11469019Abstract: An IM device includes a magnetic core including a base plate, a cover plate, and first, second and third magnetic columns. A straight line defined by positions of the first and second magnetic columns is parallel to a length direction, and the third magnetic column is between the first and second magnetic columns, and extends in a width direction. A first coil is wound around the first magnetic column to generate a closed magnetic flux loop, a second coil wound around the second magnetic column to generate a closed magnetic flux loop. The magnetic core includes a fourth magnetic column between the base plate and the cover plate, and close to a first terminal of the third magnetic column in the width direction. In the length direction, the fourth magnetic column overlaps with at least a portion of the first magnetic column and at least a portion of the second magnetic column.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2020Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Gang Li, Long Ning
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Patent number: 11469037Abstract: A magnet coil with reduced losses is stated. The coil has for this purpose a coil core and a winding, the turns of which are distributed over a plurality of portions which are mutually spaced.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2020Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: TDK Electronics AGInventor: Thomas Lohmann
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Patent number: 11348722Abstract: A coil component includes a body; an internal insulating layer buried in the body; insulating walls disposed on the internal insulating layer, and including openings each having a planar coil shape having at least one turn; coil patterns including first conductive layers disposed in the openings, and second conductive layers disposed between the first conductive layers and internal surfaces of the openings, and each having a first surface in contact with the internal insulating layer and a second surface opposing the first surface; and a recessed portion formed on the second surface of each of the coil patterns and exposing at least portions of the openings of the internal walls.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2019Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jae Hun Kim, Jin Uk Lee
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Patent number: 11239018Abstract: The present invention is directed to electrical circuits. and more specially, inductor designs that reduce on-chip electromagnetic coupling in certain applications. In a specific embodiment, the present invention provides an inductor that includes coils that are configured to generate magnetic fields of opposite polarities. The electromagnetic fields generated by the inductor coils substantially cancel out with each other, thereby minimizing parasitic inductance of the inductor and reducing interference with operations of other components in an integrated circuit. There are other embodiments as well.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2020Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: Marvell Asia Pte, Ltd.Inventors: Marco Garampazzi, Matteo Pisati
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Patent number: 11189417Abstract: A transformer device includes a transformer including a primary winding formed by winding a first conductor and a secondary winding provided to face the primary winding and formed by winding a second conductor, a first wire connected to the primary winding and drawn out to one side, a second wire connected to the secondary winding and drawn out to the same side as that of the first wire, a base material provided on the side from which the first wire and the second wire are drawn out, a primary circuit provided on the base material and connected to the primary winding via the first wire, and a secondary circuit provided on the base material and connected to the secondary winding via the second wire. With this configuration, the transformer device has an effect in that a structural waste can be suppressed.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2019Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventor: Akinori Maruyama
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Patent number: 11165290Abstract: A stationary induction apparatus includes a plurality of stationary device structures, each including: a stationary induction device including a core that has a plurality of magnetic legs and yokes connecting both ends of the plurality of magnetic legs, and windings that are respectively wound around the plurality of magnetic legs of the core; and a pair of yoke supports that respectively extend along the yokes on both ends of the stationary induction device and individually support the respective yokes; and a pair of connecting support members to which both ends of the pairs of yoke supports are respectively fixed such that the plurality of stationary device structures are arranged parallel to one another to form airflow paths between the respective stationary induction device that are disposed adjacent to each other.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2018Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Kiyoshi Takahashi
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Patent number: 11139689Abstract: A power transmitting device for a contactless power supply, can include: a power transmitting antenna having a plurality of transmitting coils; where each of the plurality of transmitting coils comprises a coil turn or a plurality of concentric coil turns with a substantially coplanar setting and having a coil surface; where an axis of each of the plurality of transmitting coils is axially perpendicular to the power transmitting antenna; and where the axis of each of the plurality of transmitting coils forms a predetermined angle with respect to each other.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2017Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: Silergy Semiconductor Technology (Hangzhou) LTDInventors: Chen Zhao, Tong Sun, Wang Zhang
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Patent number: 11127523Abstract: An inductor includes a body including a support member, a coil, and an encapsulant encapsulating the support member and the coil and external electrodes disposed on an external surface of the body and connected to the coil, wherein the support member includes a through-hole and a via hole spaced apart from the through-hole, the coil includes a first coil disposed on one surface of the support member and a second coil disposed on the other surface of the support member opposing the one surface, the first and second coils are connected to each other by a via filling the via hole, and the via continuously covers an end surface of the first coil and an upper surface of the second coil.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2018Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Mi Geum Kim, Byeong Cheol Moon, Joung Gul Ryu
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Patent number: 10636559Abstract: A core body of a reactor includes an outer peripheral iron core composed of a plurality of outer peripheral iron core portions, at least three iron cores coupled to the plurality of outer peripheral iron core portions, and coils wound onto the at least three iron cores. The reactor includes a terminal and base which are fastened to the core body so as to interpose the core body therebetween, a first abutment member attached to the base and is configured to abut one end of the at least three iron cores between the base and the core body, and a second abutment member attached to the terminal and is configured to abut the other end of the at least three iron cores between the core body and the terminal.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2018Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: FANUC CORPORATIONInventors: Tomokazu Yoshida, Masatomo Shirouzu, Kenichi Tsukada
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Patent number: 10607768Abstract: An AC reactor according to an embodiment of this disclosure includes a peripheral iron core, and at least three iron core coils contacting or connected to an inner surface of the peripheral iron core. Each of the iron core coils includes an iron core and a coil wound around the iron core. The AC reactor further includes a terminal base unit for covering the iron core coils.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2018Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: FANUC CORPORATIONInventors: Kenichi Tsukada, Masatomo Shirouzu
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Patent number: 10438733Abstract: A reactor includes a core body having an outer peripheral iron core, at least three iron cores contacting or coupled to an internal surface of the outer peripheral iron core, and coils wound on the iron cores. The reactor has a terminal base including terminals connected to the coils and connected to cables through current-carrying portions, and an electrical shock protection cover for covering the terminal base. The electrical shock protection cover includes a main portion for covering the current-carrying portions, and cable covering portions extending from the main portion to cable drawing directions so as to cover a part of each cable. The terminal base includes a main portion for supporting the current-carrying portions, and cable receiving portions in which passages are formed to pass the cables therethrough between the cable receiving portion and the cable covering portion.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2018Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: FANUC CORPORATIONInventors: Tomokazu Yoshida, Masatomo Shirouzu, Kenichi Tsukada
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Patent number: 10418166Abstract: A none-coupling dual inductor is provided, including a main iron core body having a middle bump, a plurality of subsidiary iron core bodies respectively disposed corresponding to two sides of the main iron core body, a plurality of metal sheet coils respectively disposed between the two sides of the main iron core body and the plurality of subsidiary iron core bodies, and a plurality of plate bodies respectively disposed between the main iron core body and the plurality of metal sheet coils and the plurality of subsidiary iron core bodies. The none-coupling dual inductor shares the middle bump of the main iron core body to be integrally formed so as to save space and increase power density. Even if the magnetic circuits of two inductors have a significant difference in the magnetic resistance, the none-coupling dual inductor of the present disclosure can still have a low coupling coefficient.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2017Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: ITG ELECTRONICS, INC.Inventors: Martin Kuo, Nanhai Zhu
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Patent number: 10333434Abstract: An interface circuit having releasable electrical connectors and as little as a single relay providing a standardized connection between panel controls intended for three-wire, two-wire or combination three-wire/two-wire control and a motor drive or motor controller. In this way, greatly simplified manufacturing of control cabinets may be provided with variations in control strategy being implemented simply by the provision of different panel controls having prewired harnesses and connectors.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2018Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Ahmad K. Omari, Randall S. Langer
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Patent number: 10269484Abstract: A magnetic component comprising: a magnetic core comprising an upper magnetic core portion, a lower magnetic core portion, and four core columns; a first winding wound around any two core columns which form a first closed magnetic circuit with the upper and lower magnetic core portions therebetween; and a second winding wound around remaining two core columns which form a second closed magnetic circuit with the upper and lower magnetic core portions therebetween. A sum of an AC flux peak-peak value within single core column of the first closed magnetic circuit, and an AC flux peak-peak value within single core column of the second closed magnetic circuit is larger than not only an AC flux peak-peak value within the upper magnetic core portion, but also an AC flux peak-peak value within the lower magnetic core portion. The first winding and the second winding are not connected in series directly.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2018Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.Inventors: Da Jin, Yahong Xiong
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Patent number: 10211800Abstract: The invention comprises an electrical system apparatus for processing three-phase power, comprising: a first, second, and third inductor connected on a first end to a first common magnetic field carrying plate and connected on a second end to a second common magnetic field carrying plate, where the three inductors are equidistant from each other and/or equidistance from a central axis, which yields an equal coupling common mode inductor-capacitor based filtering apparatus. Generally, inductor placement symmetry and/or equal magnetic field permeabilities between each pair of the three inductors balances magnetic fields within each inductor at each point of time, where each of the three inductors is connected to a single phase of three-phase power, the three phases offset from each other by one-third of a period.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2017Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Inventors: Hans Wennerstrom, Grant A. MacLennan, Corey Jones
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Patent number: 10128038Abstract: An isolation transformer wherein in a first coil group of a pair of coil groups provided in an isolation transformer, an inner peripheral side lead wire is drawn out in a positive direction of a z axis and then drawn out to an outer peripheral side of a primary side coil as a first inner peripheral side lead wire, and in a second coil group, the inner peripheral side lead wire is drawn out in a negative direction of the z axis and then drawn out to the outer peripheral side of the primary side coil as a second inner peripheral side lead wire. The first inner peripheral side lead wire and the second inner peripheral side lead wire are then connected to each other, such that respective inner peripheral side end portions are connected to each other in series.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2015Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Kodai Katagiri, Takuto Yano, Atsutoshi Takada, Yujiro Kido, Yuji Sugaya
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Patent number: 10049803Abstract: Disclosed are apparatus and methods for arrayed embedded magnetic components that include magnetic devices that have a core that is embedded between two or more substrates and a winding pattern surrounding the core that is implemented on and through the two or more substrates. The winding pattern is operable to induce a magnetic flux within the core when energized by a time varying voltage potential. The winding pattern may be implemented by printed circuit layers, plated vias, other electrically conductive elements, and combinations thereof. Arrayed embedded magnetic components include two or more electrically interconnected magnetic devices positioned side-by-side in a horizontal integration, positioned top-to-bottom in a vertical integration, or combinations thereof. The magnetic devices may have a magnetic functionality such as, but not limited to, a transformer, inductor, and filter.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2015Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: Radial Electronics, Inc.Inventor: James E. Quilici
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Patent number: 9903899Abstract: A sensor apparatus for detecting leakage current in a post-type insulator of an electrical power system includes: a sensor unit having a housing, the sensor unit including: a sensor assembly operable to generate an analog signal proportional to a received leakage current; an electronics module operable to covert the analog signal to a digital value; and a communications system operable to wirelessly transmit the digital value to an external receiver; a collection band adapted to be connected to an exterior surface of the insulator; and a transfer lead interconnecting the sensor assembly and the collection band, the transfer lead operable to transfer leakage current from the insulator from the collection band to the sensor assembly.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2012Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.Inventors: Andrew John Phillips, Christiaan Stephan Engelbrecht, J. Mark Major, Robert Carlton Lynch
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Patent number: 9865386Abstract: Disclosed herein is a coil component that includes a drum-shaped core having a first flange part provided at one end of a winding core part, first to fourth terminal metal fittings formed on the first flange part so as to be arranged in this order in a second direction, and first to fourth wires wound around the winding core part. One ends of the first to fourth wires are connected to different ones of the first to fourth terminal metal fittings. A distance between the first and second terminal metal fittings is larger than the distance between the third and fourth terminal metal fittings. An amount of an adhesive used to bond each of the third and fourth terminal metal fittings is greater than an amount of an adhesive used to bond each of the first and second metal fittings.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2016Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Nobuo Takagi, Kouyu Ohi, Tasuku Mikogami, Setu Tsuchida
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Patent number: 9866178Abstract: An integrated circuit that includes a die with an active radio frequency (RF) unit embedded thereon; a first port for receiving an output signal from the active RF unit; a harmonic filter that comprises a first harmonic filter inductor; and a first RF inductive load that is electrically coupled to the first port and is magnetically coupled to the first harmonic filter inductor.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2016Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: DSP GROUP LTD.Inventor: Sergey Anderson
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Patent number: 9859713Abstract: An inductor device has a plurality of inductor windings arranged on a common magnetic core and electrically connected, parallel to one another, to a common connection at one end of the inductor windings. The inductor windings are implemented by a one-part coil form arranged on the common magnetic core and comprising the common connection of the inductor windings. The inductor windings are wound around their common connection and the common magnetic core.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2014Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: SMA Solar Technology AGInventors: Raphael Knoke, Henning Schneider, Gerold Schulze
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Patent number: 9818528Abstract: A transformer circuit and a manufacturing method thereof are proposed. The transformer circuit includes plural input modules and output modules. Each of the input modules includes a first primary coil and a second primary coil, and each of the primary coils has a first positive input terminal and a negative input terminal. The first primary coil and the second primary coil of each of the input modules are inductively coupled with each other. Each of the output modules includes a secondary coil. Each of the secondary coils includes a first terminal and a second terminal. The first terminal and the second terminal of each of the secondary coils are electrically connected to a first output port and a second output port, respectively. The first primary coil and the second primary coil of each of the input modules are inductively coupled to the secondary coil of the corresponding output module, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2015Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITYInventors: Yi-Jan Chen, Hao-Shun Yang
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Patent number: 9753099Abstract: A detector includes a detection winding, a detection winding measurement section, and a detection section. A magnetic core has a hole penetrating the magnetic core along a non-uniform cross section. The detection winding includes a wire inserted into the hole and surrounding a periphery of a detection region that is a part of the non-uniform cross section and has a magnetic flux density different from an average magnetic flux density of the non-uniform cross section. The detection winding measurement section performs a measurement relating to an electromotive force induced by the detection winding. The detection section detects a magnetic bias, a magnetic saturation, or an amount of magnetic flux in the magnetic core based on a measurement result of the detection winding measurement section.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2013Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventor: Kazuhiro Umetani
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Patent number: 9728324Abstract: The invention relates to a transformer construction comprising a plurality of transformer cores configured to share magnetic flux paths and, as a result, at least one of the cores comprises a post and an associated sidewall having an effective cross-sectional area which is less than that of the post. Such a construction may be employed in a power conditioning unit, for example, for a photovoltaic module, which is configured to operate the cores out of phase from each other. Also described is a transformer winding comprising a longitudinal spine having a first turn emanating from a first portion of the spine in a first transverse direction and a second turn emanating from a second portion of the spine in a second transverse direction, wherein the second transverse direction is opposite to the first transverse direction.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2014Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: SolarCity CorporationInventors: Paul Garrity, Arturo Silva
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Patent number: 9711272Abstract: Printed circuit includes a substrate body having a plurality of substrate layers stacked along a Z-axis. Each substrate layer is substantially planar and extends along an XY plane. The X-, Y-, and Z-axes are mutually perpendicular. The printed circuit also includes a Z-field coil that is coupled to the substrate body and has a conductive trace that is parallel to the XY plane. The printed circuit also includes an X-field coil having conductive trace segments that are coupled to the substrate body and parallel to the XY plane. The X-field coil includes conductive paths that extend substantially parallel to the Z-axis. The conductive paths interconnect the trace segments. The Z-field coil and the X-field coil are configured to generate respective vector components of a magnetic field or have a voltage induced therein by a magnetic field.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2015Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: TE Connectivity CorporationInventors: Mudhafar Hassan-Ali, Jason Larson
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Publication number: 20150145343Abstract: A power feeding coil unit includes a power feeding coil, and first and second auxiliary coils located outside of the region defined by a wire of the power feeding coil. The axis of the first auxiliary coil and the axis of the second auxiliary coil are substantially perpendicular to the axis of the power feeding coil. The power feeding coil and the first and second auxiliary coils simultaneously generate respective magnetic fluxes, each of which interlinks the corresponding one of the power feeding coil and the first and second auxiliary coils in a direction from the center to the outside of the power feeding coil unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2014Publication date: May 28, 2015Inventors: Noritaka CHIYO, Yasuhiro TERASAKI, Tetsuya NISHIYAMA
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Publication number: 20150145342Abstract: A power feeding coil unit includes a first power feeding coil and a second power feeding coil that generate a first magnetic flux, a first auxiliary coil that generates a second magnetic flux interlinking with the first power feeding coil, and a second auxiliary coil that generates a third magnetic flux interlinking with the second power feeding coil. An axial direction of the first auxiliary coil is nonparallel to an axial direction of the first power feeding coil, and an axial direction of the second auxiliary coil is nonparallel to an axial direction of the second power feeding coil. A direction of circulation of the second and third magnetic fluxes are opposite to a direction of circulation of the first magnetic flux.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2014Publication date: May 28, 2015Inventors: Noritaka CHIYO, Takeshi KAMONO, Mitsunari SUZUKI
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Publication number: 20150145341Abstract: A power feeding coil unit includes a power feeding coil, and first and second auxiliary coils arranged so that a wire of the first auxiliary coil and a wire of the second auxiliary coil do not overlap a wire of the a power feeding coil when viewed from a direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the power feeding coil. A direction of circulation of a magnetic flux generated by the first auxiliary coil and a magnetic flux generated by the second auxiliary coil are opposite to a direction of circulation of a magnetic flux generated by the power feeding coil. An axes of the first and second auxiliary coils are substantially perpendicular to a power feeding direction of the power feeding coil, and are not aligned with the axis of the power feeding coil.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2014Publication date: May 28, 2015Inventors: Noritaka CHIYO, Tetsuya NISHIYAMA
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Patent number: 9041504Abstract: Polyphase converter, comprising a plurality of electrical phases (11 to 16), which can each be driven by switching means (21 to 26), wherein at least one coupling means (31 to 39) is provided, which magnetically couples at least one first phase (11) to at least one further phase (12, 14, 16), wherein at least two phases (11, 12) to be coupled are surrounded at least partially by the coupling means (31), wherein at least one insulating body (72) is provided, which on the upper or lower side thereof accommodates the phases (11 to 16) to be coupled and on which at least one fastening means (74, 76, 90) is provided, which interacts with at least one of the phases (11 to 16) for fastening purposes.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2011Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Wolfgang Helmreich, Roland Hellwig
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Patent number: 9030856Abstract: In a high voltage inverter device switching an input voltage to apply an exciting current to an excitation winding of a transformer and output an alternating-current high voltage from an output winding to supply the high voltage to a load from output lines, a point on the output line is connected to a frame ground. Each of a first and a second winding of the electrical leakage detecting transformer is interposed in series with the output line on a side where current flows out of the point and a side where current flows into the point respectively. A detection voltage Vd outputted from an amplifying winding is compared by a comparison voltage Vref, and an electrical leakage detection signal Sd is outputted when Vd>Vref. The first and second winding are opposite in winding direction to each other and equal in number of turns.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2011Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventor: Hisahiro Kamata
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Publication number: 20150123402Abstract: Magnetic components that can be used to provide normal mode and common mode inductance in a power system, such as a wind-driven doubly fed induction generator system, are provided. The magnetic components can include a structure that combines both normal mode inductors and common mode inductors on a common core. In particular, the magnetic components can include specific winding and core arrangements which couple a common mode inductor and a normal mode inductor onto a single core with at least three legs. The structure of the magnetic components can be smaller in size, can have lower weight, and can have a lower cost than typical solutions to providing common mode and normal mode inductance in a power system.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2013Publication date: May 7, 2015Applicant: General Electric CompanyInventors: Robert Gregory Wagoner, Allen Michael Ritter, Govardhan Ganireddy
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Publication number: 20150119632Abstract: An electrical system including multiple bodies having an underlying structure resembling a double helix may be used to produce useful electromagnetic fields for various applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2014Publication date: April 30, 2015Inventor: David G. Schmidt
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Patent number: 9019061Abstract: A magnetic device formed with U-shaped core pieces employable in a power converter, and a method of forming the same. In one embodiment, the magnetic device includes a rectilinear core piece formed of a magnetic material, and first and second U-shaped core pieces positioned on the rectilinear core piece. The magnetic device also includes first and second conductive windings formed about the first and second U-shaped core pieces, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2010Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Power Systems Technologies, Ltd.Inventor: Sriram Chandrasekaran
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Publication number: 20150109085Abstract: A transformer and a method of manufacturing a transformer are disclosed. The transformer can include a transformer core with at least three core limbs which are arranged in parallel with respect to one another and perpendicular to corner points of an area spanned by a polygon, and wherein axial end regions of each of the at least three core limbs transition into a respective yoke segment arranged transversely with respect to the axial end regions. Main windings can be arranged around each of the at least three core limbs in a hollow-cylindrical winding region. A magnetic cross section of a respective core limb can be greater than a magnetic cross section of the respective yoke segment. Additional windings can be electrically connected to a respective main winding and can be arranged around each of the respective yoke segments.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2014Publication date: April 23, 2015Applicant: ABB Technology AGInventors: Benjamin WEBER, Frank CORNELIUS, Jiahua ZHANG, Martin CARLEN, Thorsten STEINMETZ
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Publication number: 20150102883Abstract: 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.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2014Publication date: April 16, 2015Inventor: Minsu Park