# US 10,483,935 B2 · Filter > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,483,935 B2 - Document ID: US10483935B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/594,268 - Filed: 2017-05-12 - Published: 2017-11-16 - Granted: 2019-11-19 - Earliest claimed: 2016-05-13 - Assignees: Schaffner EMV AG - Applicants: Schaffner EMV AG - Inventors: Luca Dalessandro; Martin Wüthrich; Norbert Häberle - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10483935B2 ## CPC - H03H 7/0115: {comprising only inductors and capacitors (H03H7/075, H03H7/09, H03H7/12, H03H7/13 take precedence)} - H01F 27/025: {Constructional details relating to cooling} - H01F 27/085: {Cooling by ambient air} - H02K 7/14: Structural association with mechanical loads, e.g. with hand-held machine tools or fans (with fan or impeller for cooling the machine H02K9/06) - H02M 1/126: {using passive filters} - H03H 1/00: Constructional details of impedance networks whose electrical mode of operation is not specified or applicable to more than one type of network (constructional details of electromechanical transducers H03H9/00) - H03H 7/1758: {Series LC in shunt or branch path (H03H7/1791 takes precedence)} - H03H 7/54: Modifications of networks to reduce influence of variations of temperature - H05K 7/20909: {Forced ventilation, e.g. on heat dissipaters coupled to components} - H03H 2001/0021: {Constructional details} - H03H: IMPEDANCE NETWORKS, e.g. RESONANT CIRCUITS; RESONATORS (waveguides, resonators, lines or other devices of the waveguide type H01P) - H01F: MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR MAGNETIC PROPERTIES - H02K: DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES (dynamo-electric relays H01H53/00; conversion of DC or AC input power into surge output power {H03K3/53}) - H02M: APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION BETWEEN AC AND AC, BETWEEN AC AND DC, OR BETWEEN DC AND DC, AND FOR USE WITH MAINS OR SIMILAR POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; CONVERSION OF DC OR AC INPUT POWER INTO SURGE OUTPUT POWER; CONTROL OR REGULATION THEREOF (transformers H01F; dynamo-electric converters H02K47/00; controlling transformers, reactors or choke coils, control or regulation of electric motors, generators or dynamo-electric converters H02P) - H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ## Abstract A filter with three phases comprising for each phase an input terminal, an output terminal and a capacitor, wherein for each of the three phases the input terminal is electrically connected via a connection point to the output terminal, wherein the connection points of the three phases are electrically connected via the three capacitors in star and/or delta form, wherein the filter comprises a housing containing two coil blocks, wherein the housing comprises a first side and a second side opposite the first side, wherein the two coil blocks are arranged along a line between the first side and the second side, wherein a fan for cooling the two coil blocks is arranged on the first side of the housing, wherein the larger of the two coil blocks is arranged between the fan and the smaller of the two coil blocks. ## Claims ### Claim 1 Filter with three phases comprising for each phase a respective input terminal, a respective output terminal and a respective capacitor, wherein for each of the three phases the input terminal is electrically connected via a connection point to the output terminal, wherein the connection points of the three phases are electrically connected via the respective capacitors in star or delta form, wherein the filter comprises a housing containing two coil blocks, wherein the housing comprises a first side and a second side opposite the first side, wherein the two coil blocks are arranged along a line between the first side and the second side, wherein the housing tapers from the first side towards the second side, wherein the housing comprises a third side for fixing the filter on a wall or for fixing the two coil blocks and a fourth side opposite the third side, wherein the distance between the third side and the fourth side decreases in the direction toward the second side, wherein the two coil blocks are selected from two of the following three coil blocks: an input-side coil block having three input-side coils, wherein for each of the three phases one of the three input-side coils is connected between the connection point and the input terminal, a secondary coil block having three secondary coils, wherein the connection points of the three phases are electrically connected via the three secondary coils and the three capacitors in star form or in delta form or in a combination of a star and delta form, and an output-side coil block having three output-side coils, wherein for each of the three phases one of the three output-side coils is connected between the connection point and the output terminal. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) Filter according to claim 1, wherein a larger of the two coil blocks is arranged between the first side of the housing and a smaller of the two coil blocks. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) Filter according to claim 2, wherein a fan for cooling the two coil blocks is arranged on the first side of the housing. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) Filter according to claim 3, wherein a spatial extent of the larger coil block is larger than the spatial extent of the smaller coil block. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) Filter according to claim 1, wherein the three capacitors are fixed on an exterior of the fourth side of the housing. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) Filter according to claim 5, wherein the filter comprises three coil blocks comprising the input-side coil block, the secondary coil block and the output-side coil block, wherein a largest of the three coil blocks is arranged between the first side of the housing and a second largest of the two coil blocks, wherein a third largest of the three coil blocks is fixed on the exterior of the fourth side of the housing. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) Filter according to claim 6, wherein the third largest of the three coil blocks is arranged above the second largest of the three coil blocks, and the capacitors are arranged above the largest of the three coil blocks. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) Filter according to claim 7, wherein a fan for cooling the three coil blocks is arranged on the first side or second side of the housing, wherein the fourth side of the housing comprises a cutout between the capacitors and the third largest of the three coil blocks, which guides a cooling air flow of the fan to the third largest of the three coil blocks. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) Filter according to claim 1, wherein the filter comprises the three coil blocks comprising the input-side coil block, the secondary coil block and the output-side coil block, wherein a largest of the three coil blocks is arranged between the first side of the housing and a second largest of the two coil blocks, wherein the third largest of the three coil blocks is arranged in the housing between the second largest coil block and the second side. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) Filter according to claim 9, wherein the respective capacitors of the three phases are arranged on an exterior of the fourth side of the housing along a line between the first side and the second side of the housing. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) Filter according to claim 10 comprising a housing cover for covering the three capacitors on the fourth side of the housing. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) Filter according to claim 11, wherein the housing cover, in a direction of the first side toward the housing, leaves free a part of the fourth side on which the input terminals and the output terminals are arranged. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) Filter according to claim 1, wherein the two selected coil blocks are the input-side coil block and the secondary coil block. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) Filter according to claim 1, wherein the housing comprises suspension means on the third side in order to fix the filler by the third side on the wall such that the first side faces downwards or the second side faces upwards. ### Claim 15 Filter system comprising a vertical wall and a filter, wherein the filter comprises three phases, wherein the filter comprises for each phase a respective input terminal, a respective output terminal and a respective capacitor, wherein for each of the three phases the input terminal is electrically connected via a connection point to the output terminal, wherein the connection points of the three phases are electrically connected via the three respective capacitors in star or delta form, wherein the filter comprises a housing containing two coil blocks, wherein the housing comprises a first side, a second side opposite the first side and a third side, wherein the two coil blocks are arranged along a line between the first side and the second side, wherein the housing is fixed with the third side on the vertical wall such that the first side of the housing is directed downwards and the second side of the housing is directed upwards, wherein the two coil blocks are selected from two of the following three coil blocks: an input-side coil block having three input-side coils, wherein for each of the three phases one of the input-side first coils is connected between the connection point and the input terminal, a secondary coil block having three second coils, wherein the connection points of the three phases are electrically connected via the three secondary coils and the three respective capacitors in star form or delta form or a combination of star form and delta form, and an output-side coil block having three output-side coils, wherein for each of the three phases one of the three output-side coils is connected between the connection point and the output terminal. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) Filter system according to claim 15, wherein a fan for cooling the two coil blocks is arranged on the first side of the housing, wherein a larger of the two coil blocks is arranged between the fan and a smaller of the two coil blocks. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) Filter system according to claim 15, wherein the housing tapers from the first side towards the second side. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) Filter system according to claim 17, wherein the housing comprises a fourth side opposite the third side, wherein the distance between the third side and the fourth side decreases in a direction toward the first or second side. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) Filter system according to claim 18, wherein the distance between the third side and the fourth side decreases in the direction of the second side.