A power inductor includes windings having a first coil defining an axially extending cavity and a core have at least first and second core segments extending axially through at least a portion of the cavity. The segments are radially spaced from each other to define a molding channel. Molding is disposed in the molding channel and configured to urge the first and second core segments radially apart such that outer surfaces of the core segments are in direct contact with inner surfaces of the coil.

Disclosed is a basic module of a magnetic core of a wound electrical transformer. The basic module includes first and second windings placed atop one another and made of first and second materials, respectively. The first material is a crystal having a saturation magnetization ≧1.5 T and magnetic losses less than 20 W/kg in sine waves having a frequency of 400 Hz, for maximum induction of 1 T, and the second material is a material having an apparent saturation magnetostriction less than or equal to 5 ppm and magnetic losses less than 20 W/kg in sine waves having a frequency of 400 Hz, for maximum induction of 1 T. The cross-sections of the first winding and cross-sections of the second winding satisfy (S.sub.1/(S.sub.1+S.sub.3); S.sub.2/(S.sub.2+S.sub.4)) of the first material, having a high saturation magnetization, compared to the cross-section of both materials together, is 2%-50%.

A method for producing a coil for electric apparatus of the present invention is the method for producing a coil for electric apparatus for cutting spirally a block-shaped workpiece formed with a cylindrical portion corresponding to the coil in a circumferential direction of the cylindrical portion, the spiral coil is formed by turning a cutting means while moving it relatively to the workpiece from a part corresponding to one end of the coil to a part corresponding the other end of the coil along a machining line spirally set in the circumferential direction of the cylindrical portion. According to the invention, since the coil is formed by cutting the continuous cutting machining plane without generating a step in design from the block-shaped workpiece formed with a cylindrical portion corresponding to the coil using a wire-tool etc., it is possible to constitute a high-quality coil.

A wound element made up of a plurality of superposed layers of turns wound on a core, including a sheet of a material that is thermally conductive at least in its plane, which sheet is interposed between two of the superposed layers of turns and has an end projecting from these layers and including at least one temperature probe for delivering temperature information about the wound element.

A planar transformer includes a magnetic core having an internal opening. A plurality of high current capacity windings are disposed within the internal opening. These high current capacity windings have a length, a width and a thickness. Each winding is formed as an open loop having adjacent first and second end portions. There is at least one primary winding and one secondary winding. The primary winding and/or secondary winding may be high current capacity windings. A first terminal lead is electrically interconnected to multiple adjacent first end portions and a second terminal lead is electrically interconnected to multiple second end portions. Both the first terminal lead and said second terminal lead have a length, a width and a thickness measured with the thickness being less than either the terminal lead length or the terminal lead width.

A toroidal magnetic element. A plurality of coils is arranged in a toroidal configuration. Each coil may be a hollow cylinder, formed by winding a rectangular wire into a roll. The coils alternate with spacers, each of which may be a wedge. The coils may alternate in winding orientation, and the inner end of each coil may be connected, through a connection pin, to the inner end of an adjacent coil. Small gaps are formed between the coils and the wedges, e.g. as a result of each wedge having, on its two faces, a plurality of raised ribs, against which the coils abut. Cooling fluid flows through the gaps to cool the coils.

The present invention relates to the inductors, for example, flat ribbon inductors and methods of forming thereof. An aspect of the disclosure provides an inductor comprising: a helical conductor a core having a core magnetic reluctance, the core comprising: a first core portion; a second core portion; and, a gap disposed between the first core portion and the second core portion and enclosed by the helical conductor, wherein the gap is configured to provide a gap magnetic reluctance wherein the gap magnetic reluctance is greater than the core magnetic reluctance; wherein the helical conductor has: a first region of the conductor which encloses part of the core, wherein the first region comprises a first pitch; and, a second region of the conductor which encloses the gap wherein the second region comprises a second pitch, wherein the second pitch is greater than the first pitch; wherein, in use, the second region of the conductor is configured to reduce a magnitude of interaction between the second region of the conductor and an electromagnetic field generated around the gap.

The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a synchronous rectifier module, comprising: a transformer provided with a plurality of secondary windings, a first circuit board and a second circuit board disposed on opposite sides of the transformer, and a first connecting piece electrically connected to the first circuit board and a second connecting piece electrically connected to the second circuit board; the first connecting piece and the second connecting piece comprise current sharing portions connected to the first circuit board and the second circuit board respectively, and inductor portions which penetrate an inductance core side by side to form an output inductor, resistance values of the current sharing portions of the first connecting piece and the second connecting piece being equal or a resistance difference value therebetween being within a preset range. The present disclosure can quickly, accurately and conveniently improve the efficiency and the heat dissipation of the synchronous rectifier module, and achieve a better current sharing effect of the connecting pieces by adjusting the resistance value numerical range of the two connecting pieces.

The cold pressure welding apparatus includes a first holding part capable of sandwiching a first flat conductor, a second holding part disposed opposite to the first holding part and capable of sandwiching a second flat conductor, and a drive part for moving the first holding part and the second holding part. The drive part can move the first holding part and the second holding part between a first direction separated position and a close position along a first direction. The drive part can move the first holding part and the second holding part between a second direction separated position and a sandwiching position along a second direction.

A power converter for a power system includes an input ceramic layer, an output ceramic layer, an input stage coupled to the input ceramic layer, an output stage coupled to the output ceramic layer, and a planar transformer coupled between said input stage and said output stage. The input receives a power input and the output stage generates a power output at least partially as a function of the power input. The planar transformer includes an input winding coupled to the input stage and an output winding coupled to the output stage. The input winding has a plurality of input turns and the output winding has a plurality of output turns. The input turns interleave the output turns.