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US 2022/0068542 A1Published application
Automotive variable voltage converter with inductor having diagonal air gap
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsBaoming Ge, Lihua Chen, Serdar Hakki Yonak
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Abstract
An inductor includes a pair of core portions having tapered legs and windings wound around the tapered legs. Each of the core portions are arranged adjacent to each other such that the tapered legs define a gap between the core portions that extends diagonally from one end of the inductor towards another end of the inductor relative to outer surfaces of the inductor.
Claims16
An automotive vehicle comprising:
- a traction battery;
- an electric machine;
- and
- a variable voltage converter configured to transfer power between the traction battery and electric machine, wherein the variable voltage converter has an inductor including a core that has a pair of U-shaped portions each having a sloped surface and arranged such that the sloped surfaces are adjacent to and spaced away from each other to define a gap that extends diagonally from one end of the core towards another end of the core.
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An automotive power converter comprising:
- a pair of series connected switches;
- and
- an inductor including a pair of core portions having tapered legs, windings wound around the tapered legs, and a terminal center tapping the switches, wherein the core portions are arranged adjacent to each other such that the tapered legs define a gap between the core portions that extends diagonally from one end of the inductor towards another end of the inductor relative to outer surfaces of the inductor.
An inductor comprising:
- a core including a pair of U-shaped portions each having a sloped surface and arranged such that the sloped surfaces are adjacent to and spaced away from each other to define a gap that extends diagonally from one end of the core towards another end of the core;
- and
- windings wound around the core to encircle the gap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.