The invention comprises a fabricated inductor winding apparatus and method of use/manufacture thereof, where the inductor has a core and a fabricated winding. The fabricated winding comprises a plurality of turns, a first turn of the plurality of turns comprising a first sub-section and a second sub-section, the first sub-section electrically connected to the second sub-section with a first non-wire electrical connection during an assembly step of the inductor and the second sub-section of the first turn electrically connected to a second turn with a second electrical connection formed during a winding step.

An inductor component and a method for manufacturing an inductor component that enables miniaturization of the inductor component. An inductor component includes an annular core; and a coil including a plurality of pin members and wound on the core with neighboring pin members connected to each other. A first pin member and a second pin member both adjacent to each other have a welded part in which an end face of an end part of the first pin member and a peripheral surface of an end part of the second pin member are welded to each other. The welded part is not provided on an outer side edge of the second pin member as viewed from a direction orthogonal to a first plane containing a center line of the end part of the first pin member and a center line of the end part of the second pin member.

The invention comprises a harmonic filter apparatus and method of use thereof, the harmonic filter including a delta circuit comprising: (1) a first leg connecting a first apex to a second apex of the delta circuit; a second leg connecting the second apex to a third apex of the delta circuit; and a third leg connecting the third apex to the first apex and (2) a first capacitor and a second capacitor wired in parallel within the first leg of the delta circuit. Optionally and preferably, each apex of the delta circuit is connected to individual phases of three phase power via respective inductor—coupled inductor pairs, where the harmonic filter magnetically isolates individual phases of the three phase power.

An inductor component and a method for manufacturing an inductor component that enables the inductor component to be miniaturized. An inductor component includes an annular core; and a coil including a plurality of pin members and wound on the core with neighboring pin members connected to each other. A first pin member and a second pin member both adjacent to each other have a welded part in which an end part of the first pin member and an end part of the second pin member are welded to each other, and the end part of the second pin member has a constricted part whose width is narrower.

The invention comprises a multi-inductor mounting/cooling apparatus and method of use thereof comprising: an elongated tube having a first elongated section and a second elongated section separated by at least a first longitudinal split down a length of the elongated tube and at least three inductors affixed to a baseplate, the at least three inductors positioned within the elongated tube, the at least three inductors comprising a plurality of connectors extending radially outward through at least one aperture formed between the first elongated section and the second elongated section. Optionally and preferably a fan is positioned within and/or at an end of the elongated tube.

An inductor component and a method for manufacturing an inductor component that enables the inductor component to be miniaturized. An inductor component includes an annular core; and a coil including a plurality of pin members and wound on the core with neighboring pin members connected to each other. A first pin member and a second pin member both adjacent to each other have a welded part in which an end face of an end part of the first pin member and a peripheral surface of an end part of the second pin member are welded to each other. A width of a part, of the first pin member, except the welded part is smaller, as viewed from a direction along a center line of the end part of the second pin member, than a width of a part, of the second pin member, except the welded part.

A thermal management includes an inductor, a housing in thermal communication with the inductor, the housing defining a wall, and a conductor. The conductor has a greater heat transfer rate than the wall and is positioned within a groove and/or an aperture formed in the wall. The conductor is configured to transfer heat through the wall more efficiently than if the conductor were not present. A method of manufacturing a thermal management system includes forming a housing by additive manufacturing. The housing defines a wall having at least one of a groove and an aperture defined therein. The method includes positioning a conductor in at least one of the groove and the aperture. The conductor has a greater heat transfer rate than the wall. The method includes positioning an inductor into thermal communication with the housing.

A vehicle electric compressor includes a compression part, an electric motor, and an inverter device. The inverter device includes a noise reduction unit that includes a common mode choke coil. The common mode choke coil includes a core, a first winding wire, a second winding wire, and an electrical conductor that covers the core. The electrical conductor has a first insulation layer and a second insulation layer. The first insulation layer, the electrical conductor, and the second insulation layer form a laminated body including a loop-shaped portion that covers the core and a joint portion.

The invention relates to an electrical filter element (1) for filtering alternating voltage interference. The electrical filter element (1) comprises two dielectric circuit board substrates (11, 12) having a magnetic core (13) arranged between the circuit board substrates. The magnetic core (13) has a material-free inner region (13a), in which electrical connection elements (21-24) are provided between the two dielectric circuit board substrates (11, 12). Furthermore, electrical connection elements (31, 32) can also be provided between the two dielectric circuit board substrates (11, 12) in an outer region of the magnetic core (13).

Provided is a method of manufacturing a component carrier that includes forming a magnetic core on a base structure; forming a through hole in at least one dielectric layer; forming a plurality of electrically conductive windings on the at least one dielectric layer around the through hole; forming a stack with the base structure having the magnetic core, the at least one dielectric layer and another base structure such that the magnetic core is inserted into the through hole and the conductive windings are arranged around the magnetic core such that the magnetic core and the plurality of electrically conductive windings are interposed between the base structure and the other base structure.