The invention concerns a magnetic core device (1) to be used in a power converter (100), comprising at least one fixation leg (7), and a body (51) comprising a magnetic core (3). The at least one fixation leg (7) extends from the body (51), and is configured to firmly fixate the magnetic core device (1) to a target component (110) such as a housing (110) of the power converter (100). The at least one fixation leg (7) and the body (51) are integrally formed as one-piece.

The invention comprises a method for manufacturing an inductor, comprising the steps of: casting a first cast winding section; casting a second cast winding section; and mechanically coupling the first cast winding section to the second cast winding section to form a section of a winding about a core of the inductor. Optionally, a first end of a connector section is welded to the first cast winding section and a second end of the connector section is welded to the second cast winding section, where the first and second cast winding sections have a common cast shape.

A reactor includes a coil including a wire that is covered with an insulating film and is wound, the coil including a first lateral surface and a second lateral surface different from the first lateral surface; a cooler that faces the first lateral surface; and an insulating heat radiation layer that is sandwiched between the first lateral surface and the cooler. In the first lateral surface, the wire is not covered with the insulating film. In the second lateral surface, the wire is covered with the insulating film. A degree of flatness of the first lateral surface is lower than a degree of flatness of the second lateral surface.

An ignition coil includes a primary coil, a secondary coil, a center core, a magnet body and an outer peripheral core. The outer peripheral core is provided with a first opposite side, a second opposite side and a coupling side, the first opposite side facing the magnet body from an opposite side of the center core, the second opposite side facing the center core from the opposite side of the magnet body, the coupling side coupling the first opposite side with the second opposite side. The center core has a magnet side flange portion disposed at an end portion in a magnet body side, protruding in a protrusion direction. A thick portion is formed at both of a part of the first opposite side and a part of the coupling side, and a thickness of the thick portion being larger than a minimum thickness of the second opposite side.

The present disclose provides a magnetic assembly and a power module. In one aspect, the magnetic assembly includes a magnetic core having a first magnetic leg and a second magnetic leg spatially separated from the first magnetic leg to define a spatial channel therebetween, and a winding assembly comprising a first winding, a second winding, and a third winding. The first and second windings are wound around the first magnetic leg with at least a part of the first and second windings being accommodated within the spatial channel. The third winding is wound around the first and second magnetic legs. The first winding is disposed between the first magnetic leg and the second winding. The second winding is disposed between the first winding and the third winding.

The invention comprises a method, including the steps of: providing an inductor core and longitudinally joining a first electrical turn section to a second electrical turn section to form at least part of an electrical turn of a winding about the inductor core and optionally including at least one of the steps of: (1) additive manufacturing, casting, stamping from metal stock, cutting material, and/or bending metal to form the first electrical turn section and/or (2) welding and/or mechanically joining the first electrical turn section to the second electrical turn section.

An assembly includes an electromagnetic coil with a conductor, and a substrate on which the conductor is arranged. The coil has a core and the conductor extends around the core. The core is formed by a ferromagnetic rivet that is fastened to the substrate.

A power conversion system and a magnetic component thereof are provided. The magnetic component includes a magnetic core assembly, two windings and an air gap. The magnetic core assembly includes two substrates, four winding pillars and an auxiliary pillar unit. The four winding pillars and the auxiliary pillar unit are located between the two substrates. A connecting line of centers of the winding pillars forms a quadrangle which has a first diagonal line and a second diagonal line. One winding is wound around two winding pillars on the first diagonal line, and magnetic fluxes on these two winding pillars have the same direction and amount. The other winding is wound around the other two winding pillars located on the second diagonal line, and magnetic fluxes on these two winding pillars have the same direction and amount. The directions of the magnetic fluxes on the two neighboring winding pillars are opposite.

An electric range is provided that may effectively increase output of a heater by optimizing a shape of each ferrite core without increasing a number of ferrite cores and may secure a maximum area of a through hole that facilitates communication between an inside and outside of a core frame, thereby preventing overheating of the heater and decreasing a use time of the heater.

The invention comprises a method for forming an inductor, comprising the steps of: providing an inductor core and fastening at least ten sections of a winding together to form a winding, the winding comprising a formed wound shape about the inductor core. Optionally and preferably the step of fastening repeats steps of joining a member of a first set of winding parts to an element of a second set of winding parts, where the two sets of winding parts have different cast or formed shapes.