With Temperature Modifier Patents (Class 336/55)
  • Patent number: 8525629
    Abstract: Provided is a reactor including a coil, and a core having an inner core portion arranged inside the coil and an outer core portion covering the outside of the coil. The inner core portion of the reactor has a higher saturation magnetic flux density than that of the outer core portion. The outer core portion has a lower permeability than that of the inner core portion, and is made of a mixture of a magnetic material and a resin. The case has a heat-transfer portion at an inner wall surface, as a heat-radiation structure for at least one of the coil and the inner core portion. With the reactor, even if the outside of the coil is covered with a core member, heat generated in the reactor can be effectively dissipated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Inaba, Yasushi Nomura, Shinichiro Yamamoto, Yukinori Yamada, Miki Kitajima, Kenji Kitajima
  • Patent number: 8525628
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a housing for an electric machine, for example, an electric power transformer, such as a dry-type transformer, with cooling channels being provided within the housing for a cooling medium. The electric machine and a cooling system can be arranged in the housing, with vertically arranged first and second channels for the cooling medium being provided. The medium can flow around the electric machine, with the housing accommodating the electric machine and the cooling system substantially forming a hermetic encapsulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: ABB Technology AG
    Inventors: Benjamin Weber, Marcos Bockholt, Michael Luckey, Wolfgang Mönig, Jens Tepper
  • Publication number: 20130222100
    Abstract: A reactor 1 of the present invention includes: a combined product 10 provided with a coil 2 and a magnetic core 3 where the coil 2 is disposed; and a case 4 storing the combined product 10. The case 4 includes: a bottom plate portion 40 fixed to a fixation target when the reactor 1 is installed in the fixation target; a side wall portion 41 attached to the bottom plate portion 40 to surround the combined product 10; and a heat dissipation layer 42 formed on the inner face of the bottom plate portion 40 to be interposed between the bottom plate portion 40 and the coil 2. The bottom plate portion 40 is made of aluminum, and the side wall portion 41 is made of an insulating resin. The heat dissipation layer 42 is made of an adhesive agent whose thermal conductivity is high and which exhibits an excellent insulating characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasushi Nomura, Atsushi Ito, Akinori Ooishi, Takahiro Onizuka, Yoshiaki Matsutani
  • Publication number: 20130162380
    Abstract: The invention relates to a connection device, without electrical contact, between a source and a load in order to transmit AC electrical power having a frequency below 2 kHz and at least one phase, the device comprising two parts being able to be separated and assembled at will in a particular configuration suitable for transferring power without electrical contact, a primary part (P1) intended to be connected to the source, and a secondary part (P2) intended to be connected to the load. The invention is such that, once assembled, the two parts form a structure similar to the structure of an asynchronous or synchronous three-phase stator/rotor motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: CYBERNETIX
    Inventors: Stephane Tollet, Gabriel Grenon, Alain Fidani, Gilles Lacour
  • Patent number: 8471662
    Abstract: An oil transformer insulation module includes a plurality of disc-like insulation elements of identical type which are arranged flush one above another along a line, connected to one another and have in each case at least a similar outline contour. An insulation element includes a first flat layer and a second layer adjacent and predominantly parallel thereto. The first and second layers are composed of a mechanically strong, planar first insulation material. The first and second layers of the first insulation material are connected to and spaced apart from a third, corrugated layer arranged between the first and second layers and composed of a mechanically strong, planar second insulation material. The third layer has lateral edges and is corrugated in such a way that all the cavities formed by the corrugated form can be completely flooded with a liquid via the lateral edges of the insulation element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: ABB Technology AG
    Inventors: Hartmut Brendel, Matthias Starke
  • Patent number: 8461953
    Abstract: An air cooling system, method, apparatus and kit applied to lower transformer operating temperatures, such as governed by a tank or container of oil, allowing transformer components to run more efficiently at a lower temperature level, e.g., down from the hot level operating temperatures typical in stressed conventional devices. By lowering the operational levels to within or below the nominal operational temperature ranges for the equipment, and recovering heat generated during operation, several advantages are obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Inventor: Marvin W. Ward
  • Publication number: 20130141201
    Abstract: An iron core winding assembly comprises a coil rack and an iron core structure coupled with the coil rack. The coil rack includes a winding portion, a through hole located in the winding portion and at least one lateral wire exit portion extended from the winding portion. The iron core structure includes two end walls and two axial magnetic cylinders located between the two end walls, and two top walls and two bottom walls located between the two end walls to cover the winding portion. Each axial magnetic cylinder runs through the through hole. Each top wall forms a wire exit notch with the bottom wall run through by the lateral wire exit portion. The iron core winding assembly thus formed is positioned transversely on an electronic baseboard at a desired height. By separating the winding portion and electronic baseboard via the bottom wall, electromagnetic interference can be avoided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Inventor: Tsung-Han CHOU
  • Patent number: 8436706
    Abstract: A pumped loop cooling system is provided to cool a hollow winding of a transformer utilizing a two phase vaporizable dielectric refrigerant. A liquid refrigerant pump circulates the refrigerant into a transformer and through a copper tube winding of the transformer where the refrigerant at least partially vaporizes in removing heat from the transformer. The refrigerant is then circulated to a condenser and then back to the pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Parker-Hannifin Corporation
    Inventors: Abhijit Ashok Sathe, David Scott Gill, Robert Dale Thompson
  • Publication number: 20130106347
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and techniques for managing heat generated in coils for wireless energy transmission are disclosed. Inductive coupling between two coils may be used to recharge the power source of an implantable medical device. A phase change material may be thermally coupled to a flexible coil to absorb heat generated during the inductive coupling and reduce temperature increases of the flexible coil. The flexible coil may be configured to at least one of transmit energy to or receive energy from a second coil, and the phase change material may be configured to deform with the flexible coil and absorb heat from the flexible coil. The phase change material may be contained within thermally conductive tubes or channels configured in shapes that promote flexibility of the flexible coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: MEDTRONIC, INC.
    Inventors: Todd A. Kallmyer, John E. Kast, David P. Olson, Randy S. Roles, Venkat R. Gaddam
  • Publication number: 20130099883
    Abstract: A reactor is provided with: a reactor core that is generally annular and that has a coil; and one of a housing and a cooler to which the reactor core, having the coil, is fixed via an adhesive region that is formed of a moisture-curable adhesive, wherein the adhesive region is discontinuous in at least one planar direction of the adhesive region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Toyoyuki Sato
  • Publication number: 20130093553
    Abstract: An induction device includes a first core made of a ferrite material, a second core made of a material having a lower magnetic permeability than the ferrite material and a higher saturation magnetic flux density than the ferrite material, a cooling device and a coil. The first core and the second core cooperate to form a closed magnetic circuit. The first core includes a contact surface cooled by the cooling device and a first magnetic leg extending so as to intersect with the contact surface and toward the second core. The second core includes a second magnetic leg extending so as to intersect with the contact surface and toward the first core and disposed to be wound around by the coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventor: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki
  • Patent number: 8416042
    Abstract: To improve the cooling efficiency of a transformer operated in a wind power station, there is provided a cooling system comprising a transformer guard housing having a first opening for supply of a transformer cooling medium and having a second opening for discharge of the transformer cooling medium. Further, a first channel system supplies the transformer cooling medium to the transformer guard housing. A second channel system discharges the transformer cooling medium from the transformer guard housing. Through the provision of the cooling system, a controlled flow of cooling medium to the transformer accommodated in the transformer guard housing increases operative efficiency of the installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Starkstrom-Geratebau GmbH
    Inventor: Arnold Schwaiger
  • Patent number: 8400244
    Abstract: A reactor includes a cooling block; a heat radiation base affixed to the cooling block; a reactor core that includes a coil, and that is affixed to the heat radiation base; and a resin molded body formed on the heat radiation base to cover the reactor core. The heat radiation base is formed of a metal or an alloy that has a predetermined logarithmic decrement and predetermined heat conductivity. The predetermined logarithmic decrement is equal to or higher than 0.1, and the predetermined heat conductivity is equal to or higher than 10 W/mK.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Toyoyuki Sato
  • Patent number: 8390414
    Abstract: A transformer for converting 3 phase AC to 9 phase AC power is provided. The transformer comprising a laminated core, first, second and third coils constructed on the laminated core, each coil including several windings. Cooling ducts are provided in each coil, wherein at least one cooling duct is disposed between the laminated core and an adjacent winding of the respective coil. The transformer further includes first, second and third input terminals each linked to the first, second and third coils, and configured to receive a first, second and third phases of input AC power and first through ninth output terminals linkable to first through ninth output power lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Lixiang Wei, Bruce W. Weiss, Nickolay N. Guskov
  • Patent number: 8378774
    Abstract: A coil unit includes a coil including a coil wire, a magnetic substance for receiving magnetic force lines generated by the coil, a first substrate, and a temperature detection element disposed on the first substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Hirofumi Okada, Yoichiro Kondo
  • Publication number: 20120306605
    Abstract: A magnetic core includes a first core having a predetermined magnetic permeability and a second core formed of the same material as the first core. The second core forms a closed magnetic circuit together with the first core. The second core is configured to radiate heat through a heat radiating unit. At least one of the first core and the second core is configured to be wound with a coil. The magnetic core includes a third core that is arranged between the first core and the second core and has a lower magnetic permeability than the first core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventor: Sergey MOISEEV
  • Publication number: 20120306606
    Abstract: A device for limiting current with variable coil impedance includes a choke coil and a cooling device. An additional coil is made of a high-temperature superconducting material and is disposed in the choke coil such that the current is limited by the device without using an iron core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: KARLSRUHER INSTITUT FUER TECHNOLOGIE
    Inventors: Mathias Noe, Christian Schacherer
  • Publication number: 20120293290
    Abstract: A cooling structure for a magnet-equipped reactor includes: a magnet-equipped reactor having a core around which a coil is wound, and a magnet arranged to contact the core; and a cooling member arranged to contact the magnet of the magnet-equipped reactor to cool the magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2010
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Inventors: Naohiro Kido, Toshiyuki Maeda
  • Patent number: 8314673
    Abstract: An exemplary transformer assembly as disclosed herein includes an electrical transformer having a transformer tank and a housing inside which the transformer tank is accommodated. The space between the transformer tank and the housing contains a gaseous atmosphere. The level of oxygen of the gaseous atmosphere inside the space is regulated below or equal to a first predefined threshold at a first status of the electrical transformer and equal to or above a second predefined threshold at a second status of the electrical transformer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: ABB Technology AG
    Inventors: Ilario Scian, Thomas Fogelberg
  • Publication number: 20120286914
    Abstract: The invention comprises a power converter method and apparatus, which is optionally part of a filtering method and apparatus. A corona potential is the potential for long term breakdown of winding wire insulation due to the high electric potentials between winding turns winding a mid-level power inductor in a converter system. The high electric potential creates ozone, which breaks down insulation coating the winding wire and results in degraded performance or failure of the inductor. In one embodiment, the inductor is configured with inductor winding spacers, such as a main inductor spacer and/or inductor segmenting winding spacers. The spacers are used to space winding turns of a winding coil about an inductor. The insulation of the inductor spacer minimizes energy transfer between windings and thus minimizes corona potential, formation of corrosive ozone through ionization of oxygen, correlated breakdown of insulation on the winding wire, and electrical shorts in the inductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Inventor: Grant A. MacLennan
  • Publication number: 20120280189
    Abstract: A gaseous dielectric comprising a perfluoroketone of the formula Rf1—CO—Rf2, wherein each of Rf1 and Rf2 are perfluoroaliphatic groups, and use thereof in electrical devices, is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2011
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Inventors: Karl J. Warren, Phillip E. Tuma, John G. Owens, Richard M. Minday
  • Publication number: 20120262264
    Abstract: A liquid-cooled inductive component includes a magnetic core and pressures pieces which are arranged on two opposite sides of the magnetic core and are in mechanical contact with the magnetic core either directly or via a thermally conductive material. A winding is provided which is wound around the magnetic core and the pressure pieces, so that the pressure pieces are arranged between portions of the magnetic core and the winding. The pressure pieces are configured as hollow bodies including coolant connections, portions of the winding abutting on the pressure pieces directly or via a thermally conductive material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Inventors: Thorsten Engelage, Dirk Erasmie
  • Patent number: 8284004
    Abstract: A method for cooling a transformer and transformer apparatuses are implemented. A transformer apparatus, according to one embodiment, comprises: a conduction cooled electrical transformer (240) mounted to a cold plate (252); and a heat pipe (262) for supplementing cooling of the transformer (240), the heat pipe (262) comprising a first end (303), a second end (305), and a sealed low pressure cavity containing an amount of a fluid (311), wherein the first end (303) of the heat pipe (262) is located in a hot region of the transformer (240), the second end (305) is maintained colder than the first end (303) by contact with the cold plate (252), and heat produced at the first end (303) by operation of the transformer (240) is moved to the second end (305) by a closed loop vapor cycle in the sealed low pressure cavity using the fluid (311) of the heat pipe (262).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventor: Don A Tegart
  • Publication number: 20120249275
    Abstract: A power transformer is provided that includes a first transformer component, a second transformer component, and a composite structure positioned between the first transformer component and the second transformer component. The composite structure includes a first composite fiber having at least one base fiber, a sheath of binder material, and nanoclay particles, and a second composite fiber, having at least one base fiber, bound to the first composite fiber by at least a portion of the sheath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2011
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: Waukesha Electric Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas M. Golner, Shirish P. Mehta, Padma P. Varanasi
  • Patent number: 8279033
    Abstract: A power transformer apparatus and method of assembling are provided. In one aspect, a method of assembling a transformer is provided. The method includes providing a heat sink including a plurality of exterior ribs, wherein the heat sink forms a bottom wall of an enclosure. The method also includes coupling at least one diaphragm to the heat sink such that a bottom surface of the diaphragm is in contact with the heat sink, coupling at least one winding to the at least one diaphragm, and coupling a terminal board to the heat sink such that a plurality of spacers are positioned between the terminal board and the heat sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Tech Design, L.L.C.
    Inventor: O. Stephan Irgens
  • Publication number: 20120223792
    Abstract: The invention comprises a phase change inductor cooling system. The cooling system uses a non-conductive refrigerant in proximate and/or in direct contact with an inductor. Heat from the inductor changes the refrigerant from a liquid to a gas phase, which removes heat from the inductor. The gas phase refrigerant is subsequently removed from the inductor to remove heat from the environment about the inductor. The refrigerant is optionally recirculated using the steps of condensing and/or compressing the refrigerant prior to reintroduction into the environment proximate and/or in direct contact with the inductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: CTM Magnetics, Inc.
    Inventor: Grant A. MacLennan
  • Patent number: 8232855
    Abstract: A substrate layer for use in an inductor is provided. The substrate layer comprises traces disposed on a first side of the substrate layer, wherein the traces are configured to facilitate conduction of current in a winding of the inductor, a sealing layer disposed on a second side of the substrate layer, wherein the sealing layer is configured to provide a sealing border for an electrically isolated cooling channel and an interconnect foil disposed on the second side of the substrate layer, wherein the interconnect foil is configured to facilitate operationally coupling the substrate layer to a second substrate layer. Further, the first substrate layer and the second substrate layer may be operationally coupled to form a winding for use in an inductor with an electrically isolated cooling channel in between.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Said Farouk Said El-Barbari, Stefan Schroeder, Robert Roesner
  • Publication number: 20120161911
    Abstract: An induction device includes a casing, a coil retainer, a coil that is disposed in the casing and retained to the coil retainer and a core that is disposed in the casing. The coil extends spirally around the core. The core and the coil retainer are fixed to the casing separately.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Sergey MOISEEV, Yasuhiro KOIKE, Hiroaki ASANO, Kiminori OZAKI, Masanori TSUZAKA, Shimpei SAKODA
  • Patent number: 8203411
    Abstract: The invention comprises a potted inductor, where a solid potting material substantially contacting the inductor enhances cooling of the inductor. The inductor comprises an annular core composed of a distributed gap material, where the distributed gap material includes sub-millimeter particles of alternating magnetic and non-magnetic layers separated by gaps. The potting material includes a urethane, resin, epoxy, or the like combined with a lower thermal impedance additive, such as a silica sand or an aluminum oxide. Optionally, one or more cooling lines direct a circulating coolant flow through the potting material, around the inductor, and/or through the inductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Inventor: Grant A. MacLennan
  • Patent number: 8188822
    Abstract: A cooling system includes a housing having a compartment and an oil inlet. A transformer unit is disposed in the compartment and includes a plurality of large power transformers. A heat-dissipating unit is disposed in the compartment and includes a fluid inlet port member, a fluid outlet port member, a heat conductor, and a plurality of heat exchange pipes. The heat conductor is in thermal contact with the heat exchange pipes. The heat exchange pipes are arranged along a first direction. Each of the heat exchange pipes extends along a plane that is not parallel to the first direction. A cooling oil is introduced into the compartment through the oil inlet such that the transformer unit, the heat conductor, and the heat exchange pipes are immersed in the cooling oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignees: The Department of Electrical Engineering, National Chang-Hua University of Education University of Taiwan
    Inventors: Kuen-Cheng Wang, Tsair-Rong Chen, Jeen-Sheen Row
  • Patent number: 8164402
    Abstract: A current transformer adapted for use in an electrical circuit. The current transformer includes a toroidal core and at least one electrical conductor having a portion passing within the toroidal core. The current transformer includes a cooling device having a body made of thermal conducting material and configured so that it has a first portion connected to the electrical conductor at a position upstream from the toroidal core and suitable for absorbing heat from the electrical conductor, and a second portion, spaced apart from the first portion, which is connected to the electrical conductor at a position downstream from the toroidal core and is suitable for transmitting heat to the electrical conductor. The thermal conducting body comprises at least one portion made of an electrically insulating material capable of preventing the current flow through the cooling device itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: ABB S.p.A.
    Inventors: Alessio Bergamini, Federico Gamba
  • Publication number: 20120092109
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a transformer coil which can be cooled by a heat pipe and has a primary winding and a secondary winding and relates to a transformer which is formed from transformer coils which can be cooled in this way. The heat from the transformer coil is dissipated by the heat pipe. The evaporator of the heat pipe is arranged in the area of the windings and forms at least one extensive evaporator segment, which extends in the circumferential direction of the windings and along the winding axis of the transformer coil and in the process covers a multiplicity of the turns of the secondary winding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: ABB Technology AG
    Inventors: Daniel Chartouni, Rafael Murillo, Tilo Bühler
  • Publication number: 20120092108
    Abstract: A magnetic component such as a transformer or inductor comprises one or more litz-wire windings and one or more metallic cooling tube windings. Each litz-wire winding is wound together with a corresponding single metallic cooling tube winding on a common bobbin to provide an indirectly-cooled magnetic component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Inventors: Satish Prabhakaran, Konrad Roman Weeber, Richard S. Zhang, Charles Michael Stephens, Mark Edward Dame, Yang Cao
  • Publication number: 20120044646
    Abstract: According to an example provided herein, a cold plate has a surface for mounting a component thereto, a first path to flow cooling fluid therethrough in a vicinity of the surface and a housing mounted on the surface that extends from the surface. The housing has a second path attaching to the first path to flow fluid to flow through the housing wherein the housing is designed to at least partially enclose the component and wherein the component is cooled by the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Inventor: Debabrata Pal
  • Patent number: 8120455
    Abstract: A transformer includes a case, a magnetic device and a thermally conductive layer. The case has a receptacle. The magnetic device is disposed within the receptacle, and includes a winding member and a magnetic core assembly. The thermally conductive layer is arranged between the magnetic device and the case for electrically isolating the magnetic device from the case. The heat generated by the magnetic device is transferred to the case through the thermally conductive layer and dissipated away to ambient air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Chun Lai, Po-Yu Wei
  • Patent number: 8111123
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a transformer that includes forming a disc-wound coil using a plurality of pre-formed cooling ducts. Each cooling duct may be supported by a support pipe secured between walls of the cooling duct, or by a removable insert. First and second conductor layers are formed, each of which include plurality of disc windings arranged in an axial direction of the disc-wound coil. A spacer layer is formed between the first and second conductor layers to form a plurality of axially-extending passages. The cooling ducts are slid into the axially-extending passages so as to be disposed between the first and second conductor layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: ABB Technology AG
    Inventors: Jong-Yun Lim, Chang-Yeol Lim, Young-Jin Ha, Chang-Hyeon Lee, Charles W. Johnson, Hae-Sun Yang, Rafael Murillo, Robert C. Ballard
  • Publication number: 20120025539
    Abstract: A cooling device for an electrical apparatus having an air gap. The cooling device includes a heat transfer element coupled to the core. The heat transfer element includes a first material to facilitate transferring heat out of the core. The cooling device further includes an electrical insulator coupled to the heat transfer element. The insulator includes a second material to facilitate flow of magnetic flux across the air gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Inventors: Robert Gregory Wagoner, Harald Kuhn
  • Publication number: 20120002789
    Abstract: A monoblock X-ray generating device is provided. The device includes a rotor, a stator, an anode and a cathode positioned in a first module, the first module comprising a first cooling circuit. The device further includes a high voltage transformer positioned in a second module, the second module comprising a second cooling circuit. The first and second cooling circuits are positioned apart from each other, and one of the first and the second modules comprises a male connector and the other of the first and the second modules comprises a mating female connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Inventors: Gwenael LEMARCHAND, Philippe Ernest, Philippe Blin, Thierry Toledo, Daniel Dumourier
  • Patent number: 8089330
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel direct current thyristor valve saturated reactor includes: case, winding in the case, iron cores, cooling fins, pipes and press fit mechanism. The iron cores are coupled with winding. The invention having the following advantages: simple, modular design, low connection capacity of the wingding, fixed dimension, winding and irons well-cooled, small noise and vibration. The saturated reactor is particularly suitable used as the positive saturated reactor for high voltage current thyristor valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: China Electric Power Research Institute
    Inventors: Jialiang Wen, Xiaoguang Wei, Haiyu Yu, Sheng Zhang
  • Patent number: 8085120
    Abstract: An insulation system for a fluid-filled power transformer that allows for operation of the transformer at higher temperatures and with lowered susceptibility to aging. The insulation system includes a plurality of fibers that are bound together by a solid binding agent. The solid binding agent may, for example, for sheaths around the fibers or may be in the form of dispersed particles that bind the fibers to each other. Also, a method of fabricating such an insulation system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Waukesha Electric Systems, Incorporated
    Inventors: Thomas M. Golner, Shirish P. Mehta, Padma P. Varanasi, Jeffrey J. Nemec
  • Patent number: 8049587
    Abstract: An air-core reactor with natural-air cooling of a winding includes first open spaces to let air flow through the winding in parallel with an axis of symmetry of the reactor and second open spaces crossing the first open spaces to let air flow through the winding angular to the axis of symmetry. A ventilation unit to produce a forced-air flow is arranged in such a way to the air-core reactor that a first part of the forced-air flow enters one of the first or second open spaces and at least one guiding element is arranged with respect to the crossing of the first and the second open spaces in such a way that the first part of the forced-air flow leaves and a second part of the forced-air flow enters the one of the first or second open spaces. A shielding element is arranged at another crossing of the first and the second open spaces so that substantially no air can leave or enter the one of the first or second open spaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: ABB Research Ltd.
    Inventors: Stefan Israelsson Tampe, Peter Löfgren, Piotr Login, Björn Jacobson
  • Publication number: 20110227680
    Abstract: The invention comprises an inductor mounting method and apparatus. An about annular inductor is mounted using a non-conducting clamp element passing at least into a center opening of the inductor. Mounting hardware forces the clamp element toward a mounting surface to edge mount the inductor, where the mounting hardware, non-conducting clamp element, and mounting surface minimally contact the inductor. The minimal contact allows greater surface area for liquid, convective, and/or radiative cooling of the inductor. The inductor is optionally composed of particles of magnetic material coated with carbon and embedded into an epoxy to yield a distributed gap material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: CTM Magnetics, Inc.
    Inventor: Grant MacLennan
  • Publication number: 20110227682
    Abstract: The invention comprises a potted inductor, where a solid potting material substantially contacting the inductor enhances cooling of the inductor. The inductor comprises an annular core composed of a distributed gap material, where the distributed gap material includes sub-millimeter particles of alternating magnetic and non-magnetic layers separated by gaps. The potting material includes a urethane, resin, epoxy, or the like combined with a lower thermal impedance additive, such as a silica sand or an aluminum oxide. Optionally, one or more cooling lines direct a circulating coolant flow through the potting material, around the inductor, and/or through the inductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: CTM Magnetics, Inc.
    Inventor: Grant A. MacLennan
  • Publication number: 20110218110
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a superconducting power transforming apparatus. The superconducting power transforming apparatus according to the present invention comprises a transformer housing having a transforming cable passing hole and filled with a liquid cooling means; a superconducting transformer housed in the transformer housing in a state that the superconducting transformer is immersed in the liquid cooling means; a tap changer housing having a tap changing cable passing hole and vacuum-sealed from outside; a power tap changer housed in the vacuum tap changer housing; and a cable linking pipe vacuum-sealed from the transformer housing and the tap changer housing, and linking the transforming cable passing hole with the tap changing passing hole in order that a transformer winding tap cable connecting the superconducting transformer and the power tap changer passes through.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2009
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: KOREA POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Kyeong-Dal Choi, Ji-Kwang Lee, Woo-Seok Kim, Chan Park, Sun-Bok Choi
  • Patent number: 7973628
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus according to various aspects of the present invention may operate in conjunction with an inductor. For example, n inverter/converter system according to various aspects of the present invention may include an inductor comprising a substantially annular core and a winding. The inductor may be configured for high current applications and exhibit a permeability of less than thirteen delta Gauss per delta Oersted at a load of four hundred Oersteds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: CTM Magnetics, Inc.
    Inventor: Grant MacLennan
  • Patent number: 7969264
    Abstract: A choke device for a frequency converter, comprising three windings composed of conductors wound around three substantially parallel axes (A, B, C), respectively, the windings being located triangularly with respect to each other in such a manner that, when the choke device is viewed in the longitudinal direction of said winding axes (A, B, C), the winding axes are located at the vertices of the triangle, the choke device further comprising an envelope (1) surrounding the windings, a first end (3A) thereof being provided with at least one opening (20) for receiving cooling medium to the inside of the envelope, and a second end (3B) being provided with at least one opening for discharging the cooling medium from the envelope, and an envelope axis (D) between said first and second ends being substantially parallel with the winding axes (A, B, C).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: ABB OY
    Inventors: Matti Smalen, Henri Mikael Kinnunen
  • Publication number: 20110115591
    Abstract: The present invention provides a power adapter having a heating and heat dissipating function. The power adapter comprises an outer shell, an inner shell, a power source input terminal and a power source output terminal. The outer shell further comprises a recessed slide. The inner shell includes a stopper, an opening, a transformer and a heating device. The outer shell could slide along the recessed slide. While the outer shell moves from a first position to a second position, the heating device could be revealed. The user could put anything that need to be heated or warmed up on the heating device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: HANNSPREE, INC.
    Inventor: Wen-Hung Huang
  • Publication number: 20110096496
    Abstract: A power electronics assembly is provided. The assembly includes a housing defining at least one cavity and having a fluid passageway extending therethrough, the fluid passageway having first and second portions on respective first and second opposing sides of the at least one cavity, and a plurality of inductors housed within the at least one cavity of the housing such that the first and second portions of the fluid passageway are on first and second opposing sides of each of the plurality of inductors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2009
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: YOUNG M. DOO, MARK D. KORICH, KONSTANTINOS TRIANTOS
  • Patent number: 7932800
    Abstract: A modified planar Low Temperature Co-Fired Ceramic (LTCC) high conductance inductor, embedding a large cross section conductor, supports a stacked arrangement of heat spreader, inductor and active device layers. Interlayer electrical connections connect the layers. Optionally, a DC-DC converter includes the modified planar LTCC high conductance inductor, embedding a large cross section conductor, supporting a stacked arrangement of heat spreader, capacitor and active device layers, the active devices layer including the switching transistors. The active devices layer may include semiconductor dies embedded in a substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: Michele H. Lim, Zhenxian Liang, J. D. van Wyk
  • Patent number: 7907039
    Abstract: An compact dry transformer (1A) comprising a magnetic material core (2) and a coil assembly (3) assembled onto the core. The core comprises heat dissipating covers (4) with cooling fins (5) snug fitted over the core. The coil assembly is mounted on the core over a heat dissipating shifted inner jacket (9) made of non-magnetic material in close contact with the inner jacket. At least one first heat pipe (11) provided with cooling fins is located between the core and inner jacket in close contact therewith. The coil assembly further comprises a heat dissipating shifted outer jacket (13) made of non-magnetic material snug fitted over the high voltage winding. At least one second heat pipe (15) protruding out of bushings provided with cooling fins is located against the outer jacket in close contact therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Crompton Greaves Limited
    Inventors: Arun Dattatraya Yargole, Baburao Keshwatkar, Ramdas Shridhar Kirjat