A coil component includes a multilayer body that includes a first outer magnetic body, a first outer insulator, a first inner magnetic body, an inner insulator, a second inner magnetic body, a second outer insulator, and a second outer magnetic body which are stacked sequentially in the stacking direction and a coil disposed inside the inner insulator. A thickness of the first outer insulator is from about one-fifteenth to one-seventh a total thickness of the first outer magnetic body, the first outer insulator, and the first inner magnetic body. Also, a thickness of the second outer insulator is from about one-fifteenth to one-seventh a total thickness of the second outer magnetic body, the second outer insulator, and the second inner magnetic body.

A coil component includes: a body including a magnetic material and a coil of which both ends are externally exposed; intermetallic compounds disposed on the exposed both ends of the coil; and external electrodes disposed on the body to cover the intermetallic compounds. The external electrodes include: conductive resin layers disposed on outer surfaces of the body to contact the exposed both ends of the coil and including base resins, a plurality of metal particles disposed in the base resins, and conductive connecting parts surrounding the plurality of metal particles and contacting the intermetallic compounds. The coil component further includes electrode layers disposed on the conductive resin layers and contacting the conductive connecting parts.

A high temperature superconducting, HTS, field coil. The HTS field coil has a plurality of turns and a semiconductor, arranged such that current can be shared between the turns via the semiconductor.

A method for producing a spiral-shaped body, in particular an electric coil, made of an electrically conductive material. First, the material is wound about a mandrel in a casting mold in order to form a coil with a plurality of windings, and pressure is then exerted onto the coil in the axial direction of the coil. The pressure leads to a deformation and compression of the cross-section of the individual windings in the axial direction of the coil. By compressing the coil, an optimal use of space is achieved with an electric coil, for example for an electric machine.

Optical sensing methods and systems for power applications, and the construction thereof, are described herein. An example method of constructing a winding assembly includes mounting a sensing component to a coil former, and winding a coil onto the coil former so that the sensing component is positioned within the coil. A system and method for detecting operating conditions within a transformer using the described winding assemblies are described.

A multilayer coil component includes an element body, first and second coils, and a pair of external electrodes. The element body includes a plurality of insulator layers laminated in a first direction. The element body has a pair of end surfaces opposing each other in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. The first coil and the second coil are disposed in the element body and respectively have coil shafts along the second direction. The pair of external electrodes are disposed on the pair of end surfaces and electrically connected to both ends of the first coil and the second coil. The first coil includes a first conductor layer, a second conductor layer, and a first through hole conductor. The coil shaft of the first coil is disposed inside the second coil.

A chip inductor includes a sealing body having a mounting surface and a coil conductor sealed in an interior of the sealing body, wherein the coil conductor includes a first coil end exposed from the mounting surface of the sealing body, a second coil end exposed from the mounting surface of the sealing body, and a spiral portion of spiral form connected to the first coil end and the second coil end and routed along a normal direction of the mounting surface of the sealing body from the first coil end and the second coil end.

A coil structure includes metal plates each including a spiral conductor, and a row of terminals, aligned in a predetermined direction on an outer side of the conductor, and formed by plate portions thicker than the conductor. Two ends of the conductor are connected to two adjacent plate portions for each metal plate. The row of terminals of a first metal plate is bonded to the row of terminals of a second, adjacent metal plate. The position where the two ends of the conductor connect to the two adjacent plate portions shifts one place toward the second end for each upward increase in level within a laminate along a laminated direction of the metal plates, so that the conductors of each of the metal plates are connected in series to form a spiral coil.

An inductor component comprising an element body including a first end surface and a second end surface opposite to each other, and a bottom surface connected between the first end surface and the second end surface; a coil disposed in the element body and including a coil conductor layer wound in a planar shape on a vertical plane for the first end surface, the second end surface, and the bottom surface; and a first external electrode and a second external electrode embedded in the element body so as to be exposed from at least the bottom surface and electrically connected to the coil. The first external electrode has an end edge extending in a direction orthogonal to the vertical plane, and the end edge is formed into an uneven shape.

A coil component according to one embodiment of the present invention includes: a first insulator body containing first filler particles at least partially having electrical conductivity; a second insulator body containing second filler particles at least partially having electrical conductivity; a first coil conductor provided in the first insulator body and wound around a coil axis for N1 turns such that intervals between adjacent turns are g1; and a second coil conductor provided in the second insulator body and wound around the coil axis for N2 turns such that intervals between adjacent turns are g2. In the embodiment, a first coil surface of the first coil conductor faces a second coil surface of the second coil conductor, and a distance T between the first coil surface and the second coil surface satisfies a relationship T≥g1×N1+g2×N2.