Multilayer conductors with integrated capacitors and associated systems and methods
AssigneeTrustees of Dartmouth College
InventorCharles R. Sullivan
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Abstract
A multilayer conductor includes at least one separation dielectric layer and a plurality of conductor layers stacked in an alternating manner. Each of the plurality of conductor layers includes a first conductor sublayer and a second conductor sublayer separated from the first conductor sublayer by a sublayer dielectric layer. The second conductor sublayer at least partially overlaps with the first conductor sublayer in each of the plurality of conductor layers. The multilayer conductor is included, for example, in a device including a magnetic core adjacent to at least part of the multilayer conductor.
Claims19
A multilayer conductor, comprising:
- at least one separation dielectric layer and a plurality of conductor layers stacked in an alternating manner, each of the plurality of conductor layers including:
- a first conductor sublayer, and
- a second conductor sublayer separated from the first conductor sublayer by a sublayer dielectric layer, the second conductor sublayer at least partially overlapping with the first conductor sublayer;
- the at least one separation dielectric layer and the plurality of conductor layers being concentrically stacked in an alternating manner around a common axis, and
- the common axis forming a loop around a center axis of the multilayer conductor, and the multilayer conductor having a toroidal shape.
A multilayer conductor, comprising:
- at least one separation dielectric layer and a plurality of conductor layers stacked in an alternating manner, each of the plurality of conductor layers including:
- a first conductor sublayer, and
- a second conductor sublayer separated from the first conductor sublayer by a sublayer dielectric layer, the second conductor sublayer at least partially overlapping with the first conductor sublayer;
- wherein:
- the at least one separation dielectric layer and the plurality of conductor layers are stacked in an alternating manner in a thickness direction,
- each first and second conductor sublayer is wound around a center axis, the center axis extending in the thickness direction,
- each first conductor sublayer is a foil conductor having a C-shape, as seen when viewed cross-sectionally in the thickness direction, and
- each second conductor sublayer is a foil conductor having an inverted C-shaped, as seen when viewed cross-sectionally in the thickness direction.
A device for generating a magnetic field, comprising:
- a resonant induction coil including M sections, M being an integer greater than one, each section including:
- N winding turns electrically coupled in series, N being an integer greater than zero, the N winding turns of each section of the M sections being concentric with the winding turns each other section of the M sections, such that the N winding turns of each section of the M sections are magnetically coupled to the winding turns of each other section of the M sections, and
- a resonant capacitor electrically coupled to the N winding turns of the section;
- and
- an alternating current electric power source electrically coupled to the resonant induction coil.
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