A linear actuator includes a magnet housing having first and second planar sides, a front plate and a rear plate, and a base plate covering a channel defined by the magnet housing. A first plurality of magnets is secured to the first planar side and a second plurality of magnets is secured to the second planar side. A linear guide slidably secured to an inner surface of the base plate. A piston assembly has a piston element attached to the linear guide. The piston assembly includes a shaft and a printed circuit board attached to the piston element. The printed circuit board defines a controller and a printed coil assembly. A flex cable is electrically connected to the printed circuit board. The piston assembly is disposed to move linearly during operation of the linear actuator.

A linear actuator includes a magnet housing having first and second planar sides, a front plate and a rear plate, and a base plate covering a channel defined by the magnet housing. A first plurality of magnets is secured to the first planar side and a second plurality of magnets is secured to the second planar side. A linear guide slidably secured to an inner surface of the base plate. A piston assembly has a piston element attached to the linear guide. The piston assembly includes a shaft and a printed circuit board attached to the piston element. The printed circuit board defines a controller and a printed coil assembly. A flex cable is electrically connected to the printed circuit board. The piston assembly is disposed to move linearly during operation of the linear actuator.

A ferrite core comprising a yoke body having a length dimension, a width dimension and a height dimension, which are oriented perpendicular to one another, the length dimension being larger than the height dimension and/or the width dimension. A lateral surface of the yoke body has provided therein a positioning structure and an alignment structure, which differs from the positioning structure, the positioning and alignment structures being spaced apart along the length dimension by 5% to 75% of the length dimension.

An inductor component includes a core base material, a magnetic body in the core, a first conductor pattern formed on primary surface of the core, a second conductor pattern formed on secondary surface of the core, and through-hole conductors formed in through holes through the core such that the conductors are connecting the first and second patterns. The first pattern, second pattern and conductors are positioned to form an inductor such that the magnetic body is positioned on inner side of the inductor, each conductor has a diameter k1, each pattern has conductor thickness in range of 50 μm to 200 μm and has line patterns each having width w1 and separated by line separation distance w2, and a ratio of cross-sectional area of each line pattern to cross-sectional area of each conductor along the diameter k1 in direction of the width w1 is in range of 0.8 to 2.0.

A coil component includes a molded portion having one surface and another surface opposing each other, and a wound coil disposed on the one surface of the molded portion and including an innermost turn, at least one intermediate turn, and an outermost turn disposed outwardly of a central portion of the one surface of the molded portion. A cover portion is disposed to face the one surface of the molded portion and to cover the wound coil, and first and second external electrodes are connected to the wound coil and arranged to be spaced apart from each other on the other surface of the molded portion. A thickness of one region of the cover portion disposed on the innermost turn is thicker than a thickness of another region of the cover portion disposed on the outermost turn.

A method for producing a silicon steel normalizing substrate comprises: steelmaking, hot rolling and normalizing steps. The normalizing step uses a normalizing furnace having a nonoxidizing heating furnace section. The nonoxidizing heating furnace section comprises more than 3 furnace zones. An energy investment ratio of the furnace zones used in the nonoxidizing heating furnace section is adjusted, so as to control an excess coefficient α of the nonoxidizing heating furnace section to be within a range of 0.8≦α<1.0.

A method for producing a silicon steel normalizing substrate comprises: steelmaking, hot rolling and normalizing steps. The normalizing step uses a normalizing furnace having a nonoxidizing heating furnace section. The nonoxidizing heating furnace section comprises more than 3 furnace zones. An energy investment ratio of the furnace zones used in the nonoxidizing heating furnace section is adjusted, so as to control an excess coefficient α of the nonoxidizing heating furnace section to be within a range of 0.8≦α<1.0.

An apparatus for reducing electromagnetic interference in redundant power systems may include an inductor capable of being electrically coupled between first and second power sources and an electrical load. The apparatus may also include a first return-current path that electrically couples a return terminal of the electrical load to a return terminal of the first power source. The first return-current path may include a winding wound around a core of the inductor. The apparatus may further include a second return-current path that electrically couples the return terminal of the electrical load to a return terminal of the second power source. The second return-current path may include a winding wound around the core of the inductor. Various other apparatuses, systems, and methods are also disclosed.

An apparatus for reducing electromagnetic interference in redundant power systems may include an inductor capable of being electrically coupled between first and second power sources and an electrical load. The apparatus may also include a first return-current path that electrically couples a return terminal of the electrical load to a return terminal of the first power source. The first return-current path may include a winding wound around a core of the inductor. The apparatus may further include a second return-current path that electrically couples the return terminal of the electrical load to a return terminal of the second power source. The second return-current path may include a winding wound around the core of the inductor. Various other apparatuses, systems, and methods are also disclosed.

An object of the present invention is to provide a method for separating Dy and Tb from an alloy containing Dy and Tb as constitutional metals without using a solvent extraction method. The method of the present invention as a means for resolution is characterized by comprising vaporizing Dy by subjecting the alloy to a heat treatment in an atmosphere of a pressure Pt(Pa) that, when a Dy—Tb composition in the alloy is Dy.sub.xTb.sub.y (atomic composition ratio) and a heat treatment temperature is t, satisfies formula 1: Pt.sub.Tb<Pt<Pt.sub.Dy×(x/(x+y)), wherein Pt.sub.Dy is a vapor pressure (Pa) of Dy alone at the temperature t and Pt.sub.Tb is a vapor pressure (Pa) of Tb alone at the temperature t.