Coil Clamps Or Wedges Patents (Class 336/197)
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Patent number: 12191068Abstract: A coil device includes a winding core, a flange, and a terminal fitting. The winding core is wound by a wire. The flange is formed at an end of the winding core in its axial direction. The terminal fitting is attached to the flange. The terminal fitting includes an engagement part engaged with a circumferential wall part of the flange.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2020Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Shuhei Someya, Aoi Tokiwa, Daisuke Urabe
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Patent number: 11967449Abstract: A transformer tank for a shell type transformer includes a wall, the wall surrounding a tank interior, a clamping arrangement for exerting a clamping force on a magnetic core of the shell type transformer. The clamping arrangement includes a beam fixed on the wall, and a plunger, the plunger including a first axial end configured to exert the clamping force on the magnetic core. The plunger is movable with respect to the beam along its longitudinal axis and a value of the clamping force is settable depending on the position of the plunger relative to the beam.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: HITACHI ENERGY LTDInventor: Miguel Aguirre
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Patent number: 11942254Abstract: A three-phase transformer including a transformer housing, a shell-form five-limb transformer core wherein main limbs include two outer main limbs and a middle main limb, three coil arrangements including two outer coil arrangements each arranged around a respective one of the outer main limbs, and a middle coil arrangement arranged around the middle main limb. The outer coil arrangements have an inter-coil insulation configured to electrically insulate the coil arrangements from the transformer housing and from the respective other ones of the coil arrangements, and wherein no inter-coil insulation is provided to the middle coil arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: HITACHI ENERGY LTDInventors: Robert Daszkiewicz, Pawel Klys, Alberto Prieto
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Patent number: 11848128Abstract: The present disclosure provides a magnetic component and a power module, relating to the technical field of power electronics; the magnetic component provided by the present disclosure includes: a first heat sink, a magnetic core extending in a transverse direction and a winding structure wound on the magnetic core, the winding structure includes at least a first coil and a second coil arranged adjacently along the transverse direction, a gap is provided between the first coil and the second coil, at least part of the first heat sink is arranged in the gap, the first heat sink is in thermal contact with the first coil, the second coil and the magnetic core.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2020Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.Inventors: Shiwei Liu, Lei Chang, Haijun Yang, Zengyi Lu, Jinfa Zhang
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Patent number: 11756722Abstract: An inductor includes an annular core, and a first coil and a second coil which are wound around the core. The core has an internal surface, an external surface, a first end surface, and a second end surface. The first coil and the second coil include a first coil piece having a length of one turn and a second coil piece having a length of one turn. The first coil piece and the second coil piece surround the internal surface, the first end surface, the external surface, and the second end surface of the core. The first coil piece has, at its tip, a joint portion to be joined to the second coil piece, and the second coil piece has, at its tip, a joint surface to be in contact with the joint portion. Thus, the resistance value of the coil is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2021Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventor: Shin Hasegawa
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Patent number: 11456104Abstract: A transformer assembly with shrinkage compensation during drying or curing of the windings including: a core having two yokes and two legs, a winding provided about at least one of the two legs of the core, the winding being insulated by an insulating material, a metal profile per yoke, extending in parallel to the respective yoke and being mounted to it, and two pistons seated in the metal profiles, the pistons being movable along their axial direction which is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the at least one winding, wherein the at least two pistons exert a force on the at least one winding in an axial direction of the windings.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2019Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: Hitachi Energy Switzerland AGInventors: Georges Dormia, Lakhdar Gaoua, Lorenzo Dus, Toufann Chaudhuri, Yann Cuenin
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Patent number: 11257617Abstract: A converter for a vehicle including an inductor which includes at least one coil, a core including a first region having an annular planar shape, around which the at least one coil is wound, and a second region having at least one first through-hole, a case accommodating the at least one coil and the core and including at least one cooling rod inserted into the at least one first through-hole, and a fixing bolt fastened to the at least one cooling rod exposed through the at least one first through-hole to fix the core to the case.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2018Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Woo Young Lee, Sang Chan Jeong, Ju Man Yoon, Jong Pil Kim
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Patent number: 11107617Abstract: The present invention is to improve a performance of a transformer having wound iron cores.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2016Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.Inventors: Yu Yamada, Takashi Ishigami, Akira Nishimizu, Kouji Sasaki
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Patent number: 11075030Abstract: An inductor according to an aspect of the present disclosure is an inductor array comprising a plurality of wire-wound type coils. The inductor array comprises a body comprising a first wire-wound type coil, a second wire-wound type coil, a fixation member, and a sealing material sealing the first wire-wound type coil, the second wire-wound type coil, and the fixation member, and comprising magnetic materials; and external electrodes arranged on an external surface of the body. The fixation member comprises a support portion and a core portion passing through the support portion. The first and second wire-wound type coils are arranged to be spaced apart from each other by the fixation member. The fixation member comprises magnetic materials.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2018Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Chan Yoon, Dong Hwan Lee, Young Ghyu Ahn, Won Chul Sim
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Patent number: 10991504Abstract: A magnetic assembly includes a magnetic core and a winding. The magnetic core comprises an upper cover, a lower cover and at least one core column provided between the upper cover and the lower cover, the core column presents a prismatic shape and has at least two lateral surfaces, the lateral surfaces intersect with each other to form at least two longitudinal ridges, and the longitudinal ridge extends along the longitudinal direction of the core column. The winding, winding around the core column, a first semi-conductive component is provided between the core column and the winding at the position corresponding to the longitudinal ridge.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2018Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.Inventors: Jianxing Dong, Yong Zeng, Teng Liu, Jianping Ying
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Patent number: 10923272Abstract: An embodiment provides a magnetic flux leakage compensation structure, which includes an upper clamping piece and a lower clamping piece which are electrically disconnected from side-column tension plates and electrically connected with core-column tension plates, respectively, and which are electrically connected with each other through bypass cables. According to the magnetic flux leakage compensation structure provided by the embodiment, by the bypass cables connecting the upper and lower clamping pieces, currents flowing through the side-column tension plates and cores and induced voltages caused by the magnetic flux leakage in an electric circuit may be effectively avoided.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2017Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignees: SHANDONG POWER EQUIPMENT CO., LTD., STATE GRID SHANGHAI MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC POWER CO.Inventors: Chong Tan, Penghong Guo, Shijun Wang, Jidong Li, Guanghui Liu, Mingsheng Wang, Jianbin Yu, Tingting Li
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Patent number: 10699838Abstract: A reactor includes an outer peripheral iron core composed of a plurality of outer peripheral iron core portions and at least three iron core coils arranged inside the outer peripheral iron core. The at least three iron core coils are composed of iron cores coupled to the plurality of outer peripheral iron core portions and coils wound onto the iron cores. Gaps, which can be magnetically coupled, are formed between adjacent iron cores. The reactor further includes connection parts for connecting the plurality of outer peripheral iron core portions to each other.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2018Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: FANUC CORPORATIONInventors: Kenichi Tsukada, Masatomo Shirouzu, Tomokazu Yoshida
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Patent number: 10685774Abstract: A core body of a reactor include an outer peripheral iron core, at least three iron cores arranged in contact with or coupled to an inner surface of the outer peripheral iron core, and at least three coils wound onto the at least three iron cores. Gaps, which can be magnetically coupled, are formed between the at least three iron cores. The reactor further includes a protection part which at least partially protects projection portions of the at least three coils which project from at least one end surface of the core body.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2018Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: FANUC CORPORATIONInventors: Tomokazu Yoshida, Masatomo Shirouzu, Kenichi Tsukada
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Patent number: 10658106Abstract: To provide a safe stationary induction electrical apparatus that prevents a fragment coming off a magnetic shield, wound around an iron core leg portion of the stationary induction electrical apparatus, due to vibrations from being released in a tank accommodating the stationary induction electrical apparatus and thus prevents a trouble such as dielectric breakdown. Moreover, to provide a stationary induction electrical apparatus that does not need to be changed in the dimensions of an iron core for securing an insulation distance due to the placement of a magnetic shield and can reduce a compressive force generated in a winding. A magnetic material is provided in the interiors of insulating members whose interiors are hollow and which are provided in the vicinities of upper and lower ends of the winding wound around the iron core leg portion of the stationary induction electrical apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2017Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Youichirou Yamada, Akira Nishimizu, Yoshio Hamadate, Akira Yamagishi
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Patent number: 10629355Abstract: A stationary induction apparatus includes a cooled magnetic material ring disposed in an end portion of each winding and that can reduce an electromagnetic-mechanical force and improve reliability. The apparatus includes an iron core; a winding outside of the iron core; a plurality of iron core clamps that sandwich the winding from a longitudinal direction of the iron core; a magnetic material ring with a silicon steel plate wound outside of the iron core; a laminated magnetic material composite ring including an insulator on an outer circumference of the magnetic material ring; and a holding-and-cooling structure between the winding and the laminated magnetic material composite ring, in which a portion of the holding-and-cooling structure protruding from between the winding and the laminated magnetic material composite ring extends in the longitudinal direction, and the holding-and-cooling structure is a recess with respect to the winding and the laminated magnetic material composite ring.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2018Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Shigeru Kakugawa, Yasunori Ono, Mao Kawamoto, Akira Yamagishi
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Patent number: 9959968Abstract: A reactor uses a composite magnetic core which combines a ferrite core and a soft magnetic metal core. The reactor is composed of a pair of yoke portion cores composed of ferrite cores, winding portion core(s) disposed between the opposite planes of the yoke portion cores, and coil(s) wound around the winding portion core(s). Flange-like members are disposed at the end part of the winding portion core(s) in a way of being external connected with the periphery of winding portion core(s) which is composed of a soft magnetic metal core. The flange-like member is composed of a metal material with iron as the main component which can be magnetically attracted to a magnet, and a junction portion of the flange-like member and the yoke portion core is formed at one flat plane of the member which is the same plane with an end plane of the winding portion core.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2015Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Tomofumi Kuroda, Yu Sakurai
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Patent number: 9881724Abstract: A reactor 2 disclosed by the present specification is equipped with two coils 3 that are arranged parallel to each other, a resin cover 41 that adheres to the two coils to cover the coils, and a column member 13. The resin cover 41 exposes lateral faces of the coils on such a side as to be in contact with a common tangential plane KL. The column member 13 is arranged parallel to the coils 3 in a space that is surrounded by the common tangential plane KL and the lateral faces of the respective coils 3. The column member 13 is exposed on a side thereof that is opposed to the common tangential plane KL, and is in contact with the respective coils 3 on the other side thereof. Furthermore, the column member 13 has a groove 13a that has an opening on the other side of the common tangential plane KL and extends along coil axes. The groove has a width that is narrow at the opening and widens toward a bottom of the groove. An interior of the groove is filled with resin of the resin cover 41.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2014Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOKAI KOGYO CO., LTD.Inventors: Shuichi Hirata, Nobuki Shinohara, Takeshi Okada, Yoshikazu Kamikawa, Kazuo Hirasawa
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Patent number: 9580270Abstract: A winding fixing device and method for a hollow-cylindrical high-voltage winding are disclosed, wherein the winding fixing device includes a pillar-like element having two axial ends, each of the two axial ends being configured to be connected to a respective retaining element which is arranged transversely with respect thereto. Each of the retaining elements is configured to be movable along the pillar-like element and detachable therefrom. A positioning region for arranging a hollow-cylindrical high-voltage winding is formed between the retaining elements, and spacing elements are configured to move axially along the pillar-like element. The spacing elements are configured to radially fix the hollow-cylindrical high-voltage winding when placed between the retaining elements by applying a tensile force to the retaining elements.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2013Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Hartmut Brendel, Jutta Schmidt, Sebastian Schreiter, Oleg Kouzmine, Peter Werle
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Patent number: 9368268Abstract: An underfloor transformer includes a layered transformer core and at least one electrical winding through which the transformer core extends along a limb axis. In each of two axial end regions of the transformer core, a securing device, which interacts with the transformer core mechanically, is provided. The securing devices are configured for such tensile force stressing. The underfloor transformer can be carried suspended therefrom.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2012Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: ABB TECHNOLOGY AGInventors: Michael Luckey, Marcos Bockholt, Benjamin Weber, Wolfgang Mönig
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Patent number: 9310005Abstract: The clamping device has a clamping element (9) which can be moved from a starting position into a clamping position. The clamping element (9) is located in a housing (6) and bounds a pressure space in which a pressure medium is accommodated. By actuation of a trigger element (52), the pressure medium acts on the clamping element (9), which as a result is moved out of the starting position and into the clamping position. No tool is required to trigger the clamping element (9), and so the clamping device (9) can be handled easily and without problems. The trigger element (52) is a constituent part of the clamping device (9) and is available whenever the clamping operation is intended to be initiated.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2012Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Inventor: Helmut Sassnowski
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Patent number: 8988181Abstract: A common mode filter includes a first coil, a second coil, a first insulating layer separating the first coil from the second coil, a third coil serially connected with the first coil, a second insulating layer separating the second coil from the third coil, a fourth coil serially connected with the second coil, and a third insulating layer separating the third coil from the fourth coil. The second coil is between the first and third coils, and the third coil is between the second and fourth coils. At least one of the first insulating layer, the second insulating layer and the third insulating layer may include magnetic material.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2012Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Inpaq Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yu Chia Chang, Cheng Yi Wang, Shin Min Tai
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Patent number: 8922319Abstract: A reactor includes: a molded coil including two coils integrally molded with resin; and two U-shaped cores each having core insertion portions inserted in the coils in a coil axial direction, and the cores being joined in a track-like form by interposing gap elements between them to form a core assembly. The molded coil has a substantially hexahedral shape, each of the cores includes a core outer portion joining the core insertion portions, a resin layer made of magnetic-metal containing resin consisting of binder resin and magnetic metal powder mixed therein is formed on outer surfaces of the core outer portions, the molded coil includes a fastening retaining part for holding and fixing the reactor to a cabinet with a fastening member so that the cabinet supports the reactor, and the molded coil is held apart from the cabinet by the fastening member and the fastening-member retaining part.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2010Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Shuji Yokota
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Patent number: 8836459Abstract: A power module includes a metal housing formed of a metal case and a metal cover plate, a transformer module accommodated in the metal housing, including a base member having an iron core holder block suspending in a center opening thereof and two connection blocks disposed at two opposite sides thereof, metal conducting terminals arranged in two sets and respectively mounted in the connection blocks of the base member, a winding wound round the iron core holder block, two iron cores respectively attached to opposing top and bottom sides of the iron core holder block and two circuit boards respectively inserted into the two connection blocks of the base member and electrically coupled with two opposing connection terminals of the winding and respective vertical contact ends of the metal conducting terminals, and a thermo-conductive insulating glue filled in the metal housing to package the transformer module.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2013Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Chicony Power Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ming-Yen Hsu, Chao-Jui Huang, Yu-Jen Lai
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Patent number: 8653924Abstract: The invention provides a reactor to be built in a power converter. In the reactor, an induction component composed of a coil being a winding of a conductor wire, a core in which interior a magnetic path is formed and an insulation bobbin positioning and engaging a wire wound part of the coil is housed in a case to be soaked with a mold resin. Inner bottom face of the case has a plurality of surfaces having not less than two different heights letting the outside bottom of the case a reference surface, and the lower end face of the core is in contact with any of the case inner bottom surfaces excluding the lowest inner bottom surface. As a result, the reactor is suitable for on-vehicle applications to achieve reduced article variation as well as a longer service life, a shorter operation time and decreased cost.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2011Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Masaru Kobayashi, Takao Mitsui, Matahiko Ikeda, Naoki Moritake, Hirotoshi Maekawa, Ryuichi Ishii, Kenji Matsuda, Toshinori Yamane
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Patent number: 8610531Abstract: A microcoil is manufactured by rolling a trace unit in such a way as to form at least one winding. The trace unit is comprised of a conductive trace attached to a flexible insulating film. A preferred embodiment of the microcoil contains both a first winding and a second winding electrically connected and spaced apart by ajoining portion. The microcoil may be used for internal magnetic resonance imaging of patient by attaching the microcoil to a catheter.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2012Date of Patent: December 17, 2013Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.Inventor: Gerald W. Mills
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Patent number: 8570187Abstract: A telemetric system includes a telemetric implant, a reader unit adapted to read signals from the telemetric implant, and an antenna adapted for connection to the reader unit and to receive signals from the telemetric implant. The antenna has a first coil, a second coil, and a connector. The first coil is electrically connected to the second coil, and the connector allows for movement of the first and second coils relative to each other. The antenna may be used to send radio-frequency power to the telemetric implant and receives data from the telemetric implant.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2008Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.Inventors: Sied W. Janna, Darren James Wilson, Martin S. Goodchild, Peter A. Brady
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Patent number: 8461954Abstract: A reactor-securing structure includes, one end of a first-side stay and one end of a second-side stay that are connected to portions of a reactor which are separated from each other at the two sides of a coil axial direction. The other end of the first-side stay and the other end of the second-side stay are fastened in states overlapping the inverter case. A first-side overlapping portion is formed by having the other end of the first-side stay overlap the inverter case, and a second-side overlapping portion is formed by having the other end of the second-side stay overlap the inverter case. A portion of the first-side overlapping portion and a portion of the second-side overlapping portion, when seen from a plan view, are provided in the same range relating to the length direction of the I-shaped section forming the reactor.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2009Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Ken Asakura
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Patent number: 8395470Abstract: An asymmetrical planar transformer having controllable leakage inductance is provided. The asymmetrical planar transformer includes a circuit board, a winding rack, a primary winding, a secondary winding, and a magnetic core assembly. Via hole is formed on circuit board. Winding rack includes several annular plates, a tubular shell, and a through hole. The first, second, and third annular plates are arranged in parallel. Position of through hole is corresponding to that of via hole. Primary winding is disposed between first and second annular plates, and is electrically connected with circuit board. Secondary winding, with annular shape, is disposed between second annular plate and third annular plate, and is electrically connected with circuit board. Magnetic core assembly includes magnetic column which is passed through via hole of circuit board and through hole of winding rack. Through hole is extended through secondary winding, first annular plate, second annular plate, and third annular plate.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2011Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Inventor: Chih-Hao Lin
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Publication number: 20130015934Abstract: The invention relates to a device for detachably fastening a current conductor (10) to a current transformer housing (12) comprising a fastening element (16, 32), wherein the fastening element (16, 32) can be guided such that the fastening element (16, 32) at least partially contacts the surface of the current conductor (10) in a fastening state of the current conductor (10) on the current transformer housing (12). The invention is characterized in that the fastening element (16, 32) is implemented such that it performs a translatory displacement in the direction of the current conductor (10) when transitioning from an unfastened state to the fastened state of the current conductor (10) to the current transformer housing (12).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2010Publication date: January 17, 2013Applicant: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Christoph Leifer, Carsten Thorner
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Publication number: 20120247229Abstract: A clamping force sensor assembly for a transformer includes at least one sensor disposed within a casing. The design and configuration of the sensor assembly is such that it accurately measures clamping force values placed on the windings, without adversely impacting the operation of the transformer and with the ability to continue operating under electrical and thermal changes within the transformer. The sensor assembly can include loading members that distribute the pressure evenly over the casing that contains the sensor. The output of the sensor can indicate to an operator the extent of pressure changes experienced by the transformer windings. The output can be coupled with a process by which the damage to or the possibility of failure of the transformer is readily evaluated.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2011Publication date: October 4, 2012Applicant: WEIDMANN ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY INC.Inventor: David J. Woodcock
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Patent number: 8228155Abstract: A multi-point connection module comprising a supporting plate provided with a plurality of taps, and a connector which is coupled to the supporting plate. The connector allows the connection of the supporting plate to an external face of a transformer coil having a plurality of turns. The taps are arranged on the supporting plate so that they mate with corresponding turns of the coil.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2006Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: ABB Technology AGInventors: Charlie H Sarver, Bobby Phil Goodson, Joey Lee Chandler
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Patent number: 8212643Abstract: A bobbin is designed to reduce the voltage stress between the winding layers of the inner winding of an inductive electronic component. A partition transversely extends from the winding surface of the bobbin to divide the winding surface into separated winding surface sections. A partition defines a passage for winding the coil from one winding surface section to the other winding surface section. Passage openings are positioned on each winding surface section relative the winding surface so that a portion of the partition is always between the passage opening and the oppositely disposed winding surface section.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2009Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: Universal Lighting Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Donald Folker, Mike LeBlanc
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Patent number: 8188829Abstract: A coil substrate structure which enhances heat dissipation and fully secures a mounting area is provided. A coil substrate structure 100 comprises a first coil substrate 110 having a primary transformer coil part 41; a second coil substrate 120, disposed on the first coil substrate 110, having a secondary transformer coil part 42; and a transformer core 130 for magnetically connecting the transformer coil parts 41, 42 to each other. The coil substrates 110, 120 are disposed on each other while being shifted from each other such that the transformer coil parts 41, 42 overlap each other as seen in the substrate thickness direction. This can increase the heat dissipation area of the coil substrates 110, 120. The transformer coil parts 41, 42 have a width in a transmission direction A narrower than a width in a direction B intersecting the transmission direction A as seen in the substrate thickness direction. This can reduce the multilayer area of the coil substrates 110, 120 in the transmission direction A.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2009Date of Patent: May 29, 2012Assignee: TDK CorporationInventors: Wataru Nakahori, Masaki Kan, Atsushi Yakuwa
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Patent number: 8139362Abstract: A power module located on a conductive substrate including power conversion circuitry. The power conversion circuitry includes a magnetic device and at least one switch. The magnetic device includes a magnetic core having a surface facing the conductive substrate and a conductive clip facing a surface of the magnetic core with ends of the conductive clip electrically coupled to the conductive substrate to cooperatively form a winding therewith about the magnetic core. The power module also includes an encapsulant about the power conversion circuitry.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2005Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Assignee: Enpirion, Inc.Inventors: Ashraf W. Lotfi, Mathew A. Wilkowski, Trifon M. Liakopoulos, John D. Weld
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Patent number: 8035469Abstract: The present invention provides a fixing structure and a fixing member for a stationary induction apparatus, which can easily and inexpensively be assembled with a small number of constituent elements, and which are capable of reliable fixation. A fixing portion 4 which fixes the core 2 of a reactor to a case 1 is provided. The fixing portion 4 has a slide block 40 in contact with the core 2; a fixing bolt 42 which fixes the slide block 40 with respect to the case 1; and a slide base 41 provided between the slide block 40 and the case 1, and fixed to the case 1 together with the slide block 40. The slide block 40 and the slide base 41 have inclined faces 40d, 41b in mutual contact, and the slide block 40 has a first impelling portion 40a which impels the core 2 in a vertical direction and a second impelling portion 40b which impels the core 2 in a horizontal direction, according to fastening by the fixing bolt 42.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2008Date of Patent: October 11, 2011Assignee: Tamura CorporationInventors: Tadayuki Okamoto, Kensuke Maeno
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Patent number: 7986202Abstract: A circuit breaker includes a breaker housing, a transformer housing, and a plurality of conductor locators. The transformer housing is enclosed within the breaker housing and has an opening for receiving a plurality of conductors. The plurality of conductor locators is desirably located adjacent to the transformer housing and is movable between an open position and a closed position. The conductors are generally centered in the opening of the transformer housing when the conductor locators are in the closed position.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2008Date of Patent: July 26, 2011Inventors: Cameron L. Woodson, Chad R. Mittelstadt
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Patent number: 7920041Abstract: In a coil device for an antenna, a wide surface of a connector connecting section and a mounting surface of a fixing section are substantially vertically arranged. A connecter terminal can take a first arrangement or a second arrangement to a resin member. In the first arrangement the connector terminal can take, the connector connecting section is positioned on one end side in the width direction of the resin member, and in the second arrangement, the connector connecting section is positioned on the other end side in the width direction of the resin member by turning the connector connecting section in the first arrangement 180 degrees.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2007Date of Patent: April 5, 2011Assignee: Sumida CorporationInventors: Takanobu Rokuka, Shigeru Mahara
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Publication number: 20110057758Abstract: Wire-holders are provided that confine a single wire over a limited arc section and that are interspersed with ferrite ingots that provide wire-ways for several wires are utilized in the winding of the coils of a transformer. A method for consistently producing windings having accurate wire placement on rotors, stators, and other electrical componentry is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2010Publication date: March 10, 2011Inventors: Gregory M. Dunlap, Kai Chi Chan
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Publication number: 20100225433Abstract: Wire-holders are provided that confine a single wire over a limited arc section and that are interspersed with ferrite ingots that provide wire-ways for several wires are utilized in the winding of the coils of a transformer. A method for consistently producing windings having accurate wire placement on rotors, stators, and other electrical componentry is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2009Publication date: September 9, 2010Applicant: SCHLEIFRING MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Gregory M. Dunlap, Kai Chi Chan
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Patent number: 6787967Abstract: A rotor for a synchronous machine is disclosed including a rotor core; a super-conducting coil winding extending around the rotor core, the coil winding having a coil end section adjacent an end of the rotor core, and a coil support bracing the end section and being thermally isolated from the rotor core.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2001Date of Patent: September 7, 2004Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Yu Wang, Evangelos Trifon Laskaris, Phani K. Nukala
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Patent number: 6696909Abstract: A circuit module has a circuit board on which electronic components are mounted and a covering member which has a plate portion and one or more supporting portions. The supporting portions fix the plate portion parallel to the surface of the circuit board. The covering member can be chucked by a chucking device to mount the circuit module to a mother circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2000Date of Patent: February 24, 2004Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Keiji Inoue, Tsutomu Ishige, Yoshiteru Ohta
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Patent number: 6690256Abstract: In order to improve efficiency of core rubbing operation and also to facilitate reduction in thickness of a coil device, a core-combining member includes substantially U-shaped topside and backside cover members, and a pair of core members are clamped and combined together from top and backsides by fitting the topside and backside cover members to each other. Legs of the topside cover member are provided with leg-openings formed therein while legs of the backside cover member are provided with convex parts for retaining to edges of the leg-openings so as to prevent detachment. A play clearance in the front and rear direction is provided between the convex part and an edge of the leg opening. Core rubbing is performed by relatively moving the cover members in the front and rear direction so as to integrally move the core members while maintaining the core members to be clamped. Stopper means is provided for restricting the relative displacement in the front and rear direction.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2002Date of Patent: February 10, 2004Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasuo Ohashi, Jun Nagai, Tadahiko Matsumoto
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Publication number: 20020021201Abstract: A choke coil includes a magnetic bobbin, windings, and a magnetic connecting member. The bobbin has a winding member. End flange portions are provided at both ends of the winding member, and a center flange portion is provided at the approximate center thereof. The center flange portion preferably has a substantially rectangular shape and is slightly smaller than the end flange portions, and has inclined portions at two adjoining corners. The connecting member connects the outer peripheral portions of the end flange portions. A gap is formed between the connecting member and the outer peripheral surface of the center flange portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2001Publication date: February 21, 2002Inventor: Takaaki Ol
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Patent number: 6326875Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement for implementing a planar magnetic circuit on a circuit board. The arrangement includes (a) printed circuit board (PCB), wherein a conductive wire pattern of an inductive circuit is formed as well as openings through the circuit board close to the conductive pattern, (b) two ferrite pieces, at least one of which can be fitted into the openings so that the pieces may be pressed against one another from opposite sides of the circuit board, and (c) a mechanical clamp which can be fitted around the ferrite pieces to lock them to each other, whereby the clamp extends around the ferrite pieces located on both sides of the circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2000Date of Patent: December 4, 2001Assignee: Nokia Networks OyInventor: Risto Tuovinen
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Patent number: 6294855Abstract: A generator stator including a magnetic core having a plurality of axially extending radial slots arranged about the periphery thereof with windings in each radial slot; at least one adjustable assembly axially inboard of an outermost end assembly in each radial slot, arranged to restrain the windings in the radial slot, the adjustable assembly comprising mating wedge and slide components which interface along stepped matching surfaces, the wedge component having an elongated slot therein providing access to the slide component. A tool is provided and includes a tool head pivotally secured to a handle. The tool head is formed with a stub adapted to seat in a hole in the slide component via the slot.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 1999Date of Patent: September 25, 2001Assignee: General Electric Co.Inventor: James Charles Kelleher
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Patent number: 6014066Abstract: A stand-alone circuit board (3), a packaged surface mount PIN diode (1) and a metal ribbon (9) are mounted together in a new tented diode configuration. The flat end surface of the diode end terminal (4) is attached to a metal trace (5) on the circuit board, positioning the diode in an upstanding position, overlying the metal trace and leaving the other diode end terminal (2) in an elevated position over the circuit board. The metal ribbon wraps over the diode symmetrically extending along opposed sides of the diode to complete an electrical connect on the circuit board. In performance, the configuration emulates that prior configuration employing a thick metal plate backed circuit board. An improved RF switch incorporates the foregoing tented diode configuration.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 1998Date of Patent: January 11, 2000Assignee: TRW Inc.Inventors: Harry S. Harberts, Jeffrey A. Grant
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Patent number: 5920249Abstract: A method of assembling an electromagnetic device having a plurality of magnetic cores with substantially planar bases, by placing the magnetic cores upon a fixture adapted to align the planar bases of the magnetic cores in a coplanar relationship, applying a resilient adhesive along a core receiving side of a bracket, placing the bracket over the magnetic cores, pressing the bracket down upon the cores until the bracket's coplanar feet contact the fixture, removing the bracket and cores from the fixture, affixing a thermally conductive elastomeric pad along the coplanar bases of the magnetic cores, and fastening the coplanar feet to a thermally conductive plate so as to uniformly compress the elastomeric pad between the cold plate and the coplanar bases of the magnetic cores thereby providing a thermally efficient and shock resistant support mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 1997Date of Patent: July 6, 1999Assignee: Ford Motor CompanyInventor: John Bernard Huss
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Patent number: 5912610Abstract: A high energy inductor and method of manufacture relates to an inductor which is capable of mechanically withstanding the high magnetic forces imposed thereon during transfer of high energy pulses. The inductor is wound with a conductor under tensile stress, wherein the conductor has a fixed inner end and a free outer end. The stress is maintained in the finished inductor by means of a clamp attached to and fixing the free end of the conductor. The fabrication method involves inducing tensile stress in the conductor as it is wound on an inductor core and then maintaining the conductor tensile stress in the finished inductor component.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 1997Date of Patent: June 15, 1999Assignee: United Defense, LPInventors: Charalampos D. Marinos, Thomas M. Pfenning
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Patent number: 5870011Abstract: The present invention relates to a line filter that is characterized by suppressing magnetic adverse effects inflicted on other components due to leakage magnetic fluxes from the closed magnetic circuit core used in the line filter and at the same time preventing noises from infiltrating into the closed magnetic circuit core. The line filter comprises a synthetic resin made bobbin (5) having flanges (2) on its both ends and a through hole (20) along its axis, a square shaped closed magnetic circuit core (1) with one of its magnetic legs inserted in the through hole (20) of the bobbin (5), windings (6) wound between both flanges (2) of the bobbin (5) in the direction perpendicular to the bobbin's axis, metal terminals (9) embedded in the flanges (2) and connected with the windings (6) and a wobbling preventive means to prevent the closed magnetic circuit core from wobbling.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 1996Date of Patent: February 9, 1999Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tatsuya Mori, Hisayo Miyoshi, Shunya Inoue, Hiroshi Tomita
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Patent number: 5814986Abstract: A coil is inherently aligned with the open face of a cup core and prevented from recessing into the core upon assembly of the coil and core into a housing by placing a resilient foam washer within the core under the coil to cause the coil to normally extend beyond the open face of the core and subsequently securing the subassembled core and coil pressed against a common internal surface of the housing, compressing the foam washer. Internal tabs on the foam washer are compressed between the center boss of the cup core and the internal surfaces of the coil opening to retain the coil assembled to the core as a separate subassembly.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 1997Date of Patent: September 29, 1998Assignee: Eaton CorporationInventors: Mark A. Goskowicz, Timothy A. Christensen, James H. Sager