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US 9,072,155 B2Granted
Transformer network
AssigneeMoxtek, Inc.
InventorDongbing Wang
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Abstract
A transformer network circuit utilizing multiple smaller transformer cores, instead of a single, relatively larger core, for transferring electrical power while maintaining a smaller overall core mass.
Claims20
A transformer network, comprising:
- a. an LC switching circuit including a center connection, a top connection, and a bottom connection;
- b. primary windings comprising top primary windings and bottom primary windings;
- c. the center connection electrically connected to a first end of the top primary windings and to a first end of the bottom primary windings, the top primary windings wrapped in a first direction around a first transformer core, the bottom primary windings wrapped in a second direction around the first transformer core, the first direction is opposite to the second direction;
- d. the top primary windings wrapped in the first direction around at least one additional transformer core then a second end of the top primary windings electrically connected to the top connection;
- e. the bottom primary windings wrapped in the second direction around the at least one additional transformer core then a second end of the bottom primary windings electrically connected to the bottom connection;
- f. secondary windings having a first end and a second end, the secondary windings wrapped around at least one of the first transformer core and the at least one additional transformer core;
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- g. the first end and the second end of the secondary windings configured to be electrically connected across a load.
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A transformer network, comprising:
- a. an LC switching circuit including a center connection, a top connection, and a bottom connection, the LC switching circuit comprising:
- i. a direct current source electrically connected to a common connection at one end and to a first connection of an inductor at an opposing end;
- ii. a second connection of the inductor electrically connected to the center connection;
- iii. a capacitor having a first end electrically connected to the top connection, and at an opposing end, a second end electrically connected to the bottom connection;
- iv. the capacitor electrically connected in parallel with the primary windings;
- v. a first electronic switch electrically connected to the common connection at one end and to the top connection at an opposing end;
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- vi. a second electronic switch electrically connected to the common connection at one end and to the bottom connection at an opposing end;
- b. primary windings comprising top primary windings and bottom primary windings;
- c. the center connection electrically connected to a first end of the top primary windings and to a first end of the bottom primary windings, the top primary windings wrapped in a first direction around a first transformer core, the bottom primary windings wrapped in a second direction around the first transformer core, the first direction is opposite to the second direction;
- d. the top primary windings wrapped around at least two additional transformer cores then a second end of the top primary windings electrically connected to the top connection;
- e. the bottom primary windings wrapped around the at least two additional transformer cores then a second end of the bottom primary windings electrically connected to the bottom connection;
- f. secondary windings having a first end and a second end, the secondary windings wrapped in a single direction around at least one of the first transformer core and the at least two additional transformer cores;
- g. at least one of the first transformer core and the at least two additional transformer cores is free of secondary windings;
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- h. the first end and the second end of the secondary windings configured to be electrically connected across a load.
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A transformer network, comprising:
- a. an LC switching circuit including a center connection, a top connection, and a bottom connection, the LC switching circuit comprising:
- i. a direct current source electrically connected to a common connection at one end and to a first connection of an inductor at an opposing end;
- ii. a second connection of the inductor electrically connected to the center connection;
- iii. a capacitor having a first end electrically connected to the top connection, and at an opposing end, a second end electrically connected to the bottom connection;
- iv. the capacitor electrically connected in parallel with the primary windings;
- v. a first electronic switch electrically connected to the common connection at one end and to the top connection at an opposing end;
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- vi. a second electronic switch electrically connected to the common connection at one end and to the bottom connection at an opposing end;
- b. primary windings comprising top primary windings and bottom primary windings;
- c. the center connection electrically connected to a first end of the top primary windings and to a first end of the bottom primary windings, the top primary windings wrapped in a first direction around a first transformer core, the bottom primary windings wrapped in a second direction around the first transformer core, the first direction is opposite to the second direction;
- d. the top primary windings wrapped in the first direction around at least one additional transformer core then a second end of the top primary windings electrically connected to the top connection;
- e. the bottom primary windings wrapped in the second direction around the at least one additional transformer core then a second end of the bottom primary windings electrically connected to the bottom connection;
- f. secondary windings having a first end and a second end, the secondary windings wrapped in a single direction around at least one of the first transformer core and the at least one additional transformer core;
- g. the first end and the second end of the secondary windings configured to be electrically connected across a load;
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- h. a turn ratio of the primary windings to secondary windings on at least one of the first transformer core and the at least two additional transformer cores is greater than 1:10.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.