A transformer device includes a transformer including a primary winding formed by winding a first conductor and a secondary winding provided to face the primary winding and formed by winding a second conductor, a first wire connected to the primary winding and drawn out to one side, a second wire connected to the secondary winding and drawn out to the same side as that of the first wire, a base material provided on the side from which the first wire and the second wire are drawn out, a primary circuit provided on the base material and connected to the primary winding via the first wire, and a secondary circuit provided on the base material and connected to the secondary winding via the second wire. With this configuration, the transformer device has an effect in that a structural waste can be suppressed.

A transformer device includes a transformer including a primary winding formed by winding a first conductor and a secondary winding provided to face the primary winding and formed by winding a second conductor, a first wire connected to the primary winding and drawn out to one side, a second wire connected to the secondary winding and drawn out to the same side as that of the first wire, a base material provided on the side from which the first wire and the second wire are drawn out, a primary circuit provided on the base material and connected to the primary winding via the first wire, and a secondary circuit provided on the base material and connected to the secondary winding via the second wire. With this configuration, the transformer device has an effect in that a structural waste can be suppressed.

A high-voltage isolation withstand planar transformer and its high-voltage insulation method are provided. An insulating medium is provided between low-voltage windings and high-voltage windings. High-frequency current flows through the windings and generates a high-frequency alternating magnetic field to achieve isolated energy transmission. The low-voltage windings are connected to low-voltage side connection terminals, and the high-voltage windings are connected to high-voltage side connection terminals through a high-voltage winding leading-out foil. An annular hollow part of the low-voltage windings and the high-voltage windings is provided with a magnetic core. A stress grading method is provided to control the distribution of the electric field around the high-voltage winding leading-out foil. A voltage-balancing element group provides a voltage potential with a gradient change between the high-voltage winding leading-out foil and the low-voltage windings. The new transformer has small size, high power density and low cost.

The aerosol-generating device includes a housing, and a power supply configured to supply electrical power to a heating element by way of a transformer assembly within the housing. The transformer assembly includes a magnetic flux guide, a primary circuit including a primary winding extending around a first portion of the magnetic flux guide and electrically connected to the power supply, and a secondary circuit including a secondary winding inductively coupled to the primary winding and extending around a second portion of the magnetic flux guide. The number of turns in the primary winding is greater than the number of turns in the secondary winding. The secondary circuit includes at least two electrical contacts configured to form an electrical connection with the heating element.

An exemplary rectifying capacitor multiplier is provided for high voltage. The multiplier includes first and second circuit boards, a series of diodes in pattern groups, first and second packs of capacitors, and a pair of high voltage terminals. The circuit boards are disposed mutually in parallel. The pattern groups are disposed between the first and second circuit boards, with the diodes concatenated in series. The packs are disposed respectively on the respective circuit boards. Each pack distributes a capacitor that connects to a corresponding pattern group. The terminals correspond to positive and negative output voltages and are disposed on opposite sides of the circuit boards.

In order to provide a transformer and an electric power converter which are less likely to become deteriorated with time and which have stable insulation performance, the transformer according to the present invention is provided with: a core; a bobbin in which a low-voltage-side primary winding and a high-voltage-side secondary winding are disposed along the central magnetic leg of the core; and a bobbin support part that supports the bobbin at an end of the bobbin on the primary winding side, such that an air gap is provided between the central magnetic leg of the core and a surface of the bobbin corresponding to the secondary winding.

The present disclosure provides a transformer in which, as a bobbin-less transformer not using a bobbin, winding variation of windings and variation in leakage inductance are reduced and the reliability is improved. A transformer comprises a plurality of cores including a first core and a second core, and having windings mounted to the respective cores. The transformer comprises a first winding provided to the first core and a second winding provided to the second core. The first core and the second core are disposed to face each other, and the first winding and the second winding are three-layered insulating wires each in which a self-fusing layer is located on the outer side of a conducting wire coated with an insulating layer. Further, the first winding and the first core are configured to be connected to each other via the self-fusing layer or an adhesive layer.

A driving circuit controls driving of a switching element by outputting a driving signal to the switching element. The driving circuit includes an air-core transformer having a plurality of primary windings and a secondary winding magnetically coupled to each of the plurality of primary windings. An AC signal is input to each of the plurality of primary windings of the air-core transformer. The plurality of primary windings includes a first primary winding and a second primary winding. There is a phase difference between an AC signal input to the first primary winding and an AC signal input the second primary winding.

A driving circuit controls driving of a switching element by outputting a driving signal to the switching element. The driving circuit includes an air-core transformer having a plurality of primary windings and a secondary winding magnetically coupled to each of the plurality of primary windings. An AC signal is input to each of the plurality of primary windings of the air-core transformer. The plurality of primary windings includes a first primary winding and a second primary winding. There is a phase difference between an AC signal input to the first primary winding and an AC signal input the second primary winding.

An apparatus comprises a sub-section of a pulse power drilling assembly including a transformer encircling a center flow tube. The transformer comprises at least one primary winding that encircles the center flow tube and a core that encircles the at least one primary winding. The core comprises an insulative material and an electrically conductive material, wherein the insulative material is positioned relative to the electrically conductive material to create at least one break to prevent an electrical path for current within the electrically conductive material during operation of the transformer. The transformer comprises a secondary winding that encircles the core.