Planar inductor with tunable inductance
AssigneeEnphase Energy, Inc.
InventorsTyrone David LOW, Philip Mark HUNTER
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a full inductor core configured for use with a power converter of an energy management system. For example, the full inductor core comprises a first planar inductor comprising a first inner core and a first outer core and a second planar inductor disposed on top of the first planar inductor and comprising a second inner core and a second outer core. The first inner core and first outer core and the second inner core and second outer core each have a sawtooth configuration that allows the full inductor core to be tuned during assembly of the full inductor core.
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A full inductor core configured for use with a power converter of an energy management system, comprising:
- a first planar inductor core half comprising a first inner core and a first outer core and a second planar inductor core half disposed on top of the first planar inductor core half and comprising a second inner core and a second outer core,
- wherein the first inner core and first outer core and the second inner core and second outer core each have a sawtooth configuration that allows the full inductor core to be tuned during assembly of the full inductor core.
An energy management system, comprising:
- a power source;
- a controller;
- and
- a power converter comprising a full inductor core comprising:
- a first planar inductor core half comprising a first inner core and a first outer core and a second planar inductor core half disposed on top of the first planar inductor core half and comprising a second inner core and a second outer core,
- wherein the first inner core and first outer core and the second inner core and second outer core each have a sawtooth configuration that allows the full inductor core to be tuned during assembly of the full inductor core.
A planar inductor core half configured for use with full inductor core, comprising:
- a first inner core and a first outer core configured to be connected to a second planar inductor core half,
- wherein the first inner core and first outer core each have a sawtooth configuration that allows the full inductor core to be tuned during assembly of the full inductor core.
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