Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
336060000 | Ventilating passages (e.g., by coil section or core part spacers) | 43 |
20080211611 | Transformer with Electrical Shield - A transformer, in particular an entirely cast resin transformer, includes at least one lower voltage winding and at least one upper voltage winding. The application of an electrical shielding around the upper voltage winding makes it possible to prevent a voltage disruptive discharge in such a way that the outer wall of the transformer can be touched by a person and also provides the transformer with electromagnetic shielding. The transformer is provided with bushings for internal electric connections and for that reason, it can be placed in media affected by dirty surroundings and in open air. | 09-04-2008 |
20090002110 | Electric coil and core cooling method and apparatus - Provided is an electrical apparatus comprising a magnetic core, a conductive coil wound around at least a part of the core, a cooling element configured to receive a cooling fluid to cool the core and the coil during operation, and at least one biasing element operatively associated with the core to urge the core and the coil into engagement with the cooling element despite differential expansion or contraction of the core and the coil and manufacturing tolerances. Further provided is a method for making an electrical apparatus comprising disposing a conductive coil wound around at least a part of a magnetic core, disposing a cooling element between the core and the coil, the cooling element configured to receive a cooling fluid to cool the core and the coil during operation, and urging the core and the coil into engagement with the cooling element despite differential expansion or contraction of the core and the coil and manufacturing tolerances. | 01-01-2009 |
20090066453 | CHOKE OF ELECTRIC DEVICE - The present invention relates to a choke ( | 03-12-2009 |
20110063062 | DISC WOUND TRANSFORMER WITH IMPROVED COOLING - A method of manufacturing a transformer that includes forming a disc-wound coil using a plurality of pre-formed cooling ducts. Each cooling duct may be supported by a support pipe secured between walls of the cooling duct, or by a removable insert. First and second conductor layers are formed, each of which include plurality of disc windings arranged in an axial direction of the disc-wound coil. A spacer layer is formed between the first and second conductor layers to form a plurality of axially-extending passages. The cooling ducts are slid into the axially-extending passages so as to be disposed between the first and second conductor layers. | 03-17-2011 |
20110140821 | TRANSFORMER - A transformer having a coil which is wound with conductor material and which contains cooling channels through which a cooling fluid flows is provided. The cooling channels are formed by corrugated components, the corrugation shape of which matches the outer surface, including the outer contour in corner regions of the coil. | 06-16-2011 |
20110140822 | ELECTRIC COIL AND CORE COOLING METHOD AND APPARATUS - Provided is an electrical apparatus comprising a magnetic core, a conductive coil wound around at least a part of the core, a cooling element configured to receive a cooling fluid to cool the core and the coil during operation, and at least one biasing element operatively associated with the core to urge the core and the coil into engagement with the cooling element despite differential expansion or contraction of the core and the coil and manufacturing tolerances. Further provided is a method for making an electrical apparatus comprising disposing a conductive coil wound around at least a part of a magnetic core, disposing a cooling element between the core and the coil, the cooling element configured to receive a cooling fluid to cool the core and the coil during operation, and urging the core and the coil into engagement with the cooling element despite differential expansion or contraction of the core and the coil and manufacturing tolerances. | 06-16-2011 |
20110215890 | Providing A Transformer For An Inverter - In one embodiment, a transformer is provided for coupling between a utility connection and a plurality of power cells of a drive system. The transformer may be of a horizontal arrangement and include a housing and a core configured within the housing and having multiple columns each adapted along a horizontal axis. Each column corresponds to a phase, and each phase includes a coil having primary winding and multiple secondary windings concentrically adapted about the column horizontal axis to provide an air gap between adjacent ones of the primary and secondary windings. In addition, the transformer may include a baffler adapted about the core and configured within the housing to prevent air flow at a periphery of the coils and to direct air flow through the air gaps of the coils. | 09-08-2011 |
20110221554 | TRANSFORMER SYSTEM - To improve the cooling efficiency of a transformer operated in a wind power station, according to the present invention there is provided a cooling system. The cooling system comprises a transformer guard housing ( | 09-15-2011 |
20110227683 | Induction Device - An induction device for association with high voltage electric transmission systems having at least one core frame and at least one winding arranged around said core frame. The induction device has at least one magnetic core leg arranged in said core frame. The core frame includes a stack of core segments of a magnetic material being cooled by cooling medium, arranged in compression in the core frame, core gaps being arranged to separate the core segments, and a plurality of spacers, arranged in the core gaps between the core segments, with a cross section of hexagonal shape, having an upper and a lower end-face being in contact with the core segments. The spacers in at least one of the core gaps are arranged densely packed so as to form a compact filling in the core gap. | 09-22-2011 |
20120007706 | High Voltage Transformer - A high voltage transformer for cascade coupling wherein the high voltage transformer comprises a primary winding, a high voltage winding and a transformer core, and wherein the primary and high voltage windings encircles concentrically at least a part of the transformer core, and wherein the high voltage transformer is provided with a secondary winding, as the high voltage winding comprises one or more single layers connected in parallel. | 01-12-2012 |
20120075047 | TRANSFORMER CORE - A transformer core for a power transformer, and a power transformer including such a transformer core are provided. The transformer core includes at least two transformer core laminations which are arranged in parallel and are at least approximately congruently adjacent to each other. The transformer core laminations have a similar outline. At least one through-hole is arranged in the outline in each case. The transformer core laminations are comprised of at least predominantly an amorphous ferromagnetic material. At least one cooling channel is arranged between the transformer core laminations. | 03-29-2012 |
20120075048 | INDUCTOR MOUNTING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - The invention comprises an inductor mounting method and apparatus. An about annular inductor is mounted using a non-conducting mount element passing at least into a center opening of the inductor. Mounting hardware forces an edge surface of the mount into proximate contact with an edge of the inductor, where the mount and mounting hardware minimally contact the inductor. The mount optionally includes holes and/or grooves to further reduce mount/inductor contact, which aids liquid, convective, and/or radiative cooling of the inductor. The inductor is optionally composed of particles of magnetic material coated with carbon and embedded into an epoxy to yield a distributed gap material. | 03-29-2012 |
20120133467 | INDUCTIVE COMPONENT EQUIPPED WITH A LIQUID COOLING AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN INDUCTIVE COMPONENT - The object of the invention is an inductive component equipped with a liquid cooling and a method for manufacturing an inductive component. The inductive component comprises at least a core ( | 05-31-2012 |
20120161912 | STATIONARY INDUCTION APPARATUS - In a stationary induction apparatus, an inter-partial-coil insulating plate and a plurality of inter-partial-coil spacer insulators form a refrigerant flow path in conjunction with each other. A space having an inter-partial-coil insulation dimension for withstanding an abnormal voltage is formed between a pair of partial coils. The inter-partial-coil insulating plate and the inter-partial-coil spacer insulators support both the pair of partial coils at an insulated state so as to maintain the inter-partial-coil insulation dimension. The insulators are arranged so as to be overlapped with each other in the direction in which mutually adjacent partial coils are opposed to each other. | 06-28-2012 |
20120286914 | POWER CONVERTER METHOD AND APPARATUS - The invention comprises a power converter method and apparatus, which is optionally part of a filtering method and apparatus. A corona potential is the potential for long term breakdown of winding wire insulation due to the high electric potentials between winding turns winding a mid-level power inductor in a converter system. The high electric potential creates ozone, which breaks down insulation coating the winding wire and results in degraded performance or failure of the inductor. In one embodiment, the inductor is configured with inductor winding spacers, such as a main inductor spacer and/or inductor segmenting winding spacers. The spacers are used to space winding turns of a winding coil about an inductor. The insulation of the inductor spacer minimizes energy transfer between windings and thus minimizes corona potential, formation of corrosive ozone through ionization of oxygen, correlated breakdown of insulation on the winding wire, and electrical shorts in the inductor. | 11-15-2012 |
20120293290 | COOLING STRUCTURE FOR MAGNET-EQUIPPED REACTOR - A cooling structure for a magnet-equipped reactor includes: a magnet-equipped reactor having a core around which a coil is wound, and a magnet arranged to contact the core; and a cooling member arranged to contact the magnet of the magnet-equipped reactor to cool the magnet. | 11-22-2012 |
20130021127 | OPEN WOUND TRANSFORMER WITH DISC WINDINGS - A dry power distribution transformer and a method of making the same are provided. The transformer has one or more high voltage windings, each of which includes a plurality serially connected discs. Each disc has two or more sections, wherein the sections are separated from each other by spaces arranged in a circumferential configuration. | 01-24-2013 |
20130043964 | High-Frequency Transformer - A high-frequency transformer includes a plurality of cores having a central leg, the cores being arranged to form core windows that are separated by the central legs. A primary winding has a predetermined length of electrically conductive wire that is wound about the central legs and extends through each of the core windows. One or more secondary windings extend through each core window, generally adjacent to the primary winding. The core windows are sized and shaped to provide a predetermined amount of leakage inductance between the primary and secondary windings, and are further adapted to provide a path for cooling air through an interior portion of the transformer. | 02-21-2013 |
20130106547 | Amorphous Core Transformer | 05-02-2013 |
20130181796 | TRANSFORMER WINDING - A transformer winding, having at least two multi-layered winding modules, which are connected electrically in series, extend about a common winding axis, and are nested one inside the other hollow-cylindrically, at least one cooling channel, which is arranged along the common winding axis hollow-cylindrically between the winding modules, and a flat electrical shield is provided within the at least one cooling channel at least sectionally along the radial circumference thereof, wherein the electrical shield extends over approximately the entire axial length and through which electrical shield the electrical capacitance distribution in the transformer winding connected electrically in series is influenced. | 07-18-2013 |
20130207763 | COOLING DEVICE FOR ELECTRICAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF COOLING AN ELECTRICAL DEVICE - A cooling device for an electrical apparatus having an air gap. The cooling device includes a heat transfer element coupled to the core. The heat transfer element includes a first material to facilitate transferring heat out of the core. The cooling device further includes an electrical insulator coupled to the heat transfer element. The insulator includes a second material to facilitate flow of magnetic flux across the air gap. | 08-15-2013 |
20130278370 | SPRING-SUPPORTED INDUCTOR CORE - An inductor comprises a ferromagnetic core, a plurality of conductor turns encircling the ferromagnetic core, a bobbin, and a wave spring. The bobbin encloses the ferromagnetic core and supports the plurality of conductor turns and the wave spring is situated between the bobbin and the ferromagnetic core. | 10-24-2013 |
20130300526 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR DRY TRANSFORMERS - The disclosure is related to a dry transformer, which includes a transformer core with at least two parallel limbs and upper and lower yokes, and at least two hollow cylindrical coils, each arranged as neighbored coils around a limb of the at least two parallel limbs. A cooling system can include at least one wall-like diaphragm in-between the neighbored coils, which is in parallel to the orientation of the limbs. | 11-14-2013 |
20130307654 | ELECTRICAL DEVICE WITH EMERGENCY COOLING SYSTEM - An electrical device includes a winding, a primary cooling system, a secondary cooling system, and an actuator. The winding includes an interior portion and an exterior surface. The primary cooling system cools the exterior surface of the winding. The secondary cooling system cools the interior portion of the winding. The actuator is configured to actuate the secondary cooling system in response to a sensed condition of the electrical device or a predicted condition of the electrical device. | 11-21-2013 |
20130314185 | TRANSFORMER COOLING APPARATUS AND TRANSFORMER ASSEMBLY INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided are a transformer cooling apparatus and a transformer assembly including the same. The transformer cooling apparatus includes a first plate on which a transformer including a magnetic member and a coil is seated, a second plate disposed on a side of the first plate, the second plate being spaced apart from the first plate, and a coolant passage in which a coolant flows, the coolant passage being defined between the first plate and the second plate. | 11-28-2013 |
20130321113 | DRY-TYPE TRANSFORMER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A DRY-TYPE TRANSFORMER - A dry-type electrical transformer includes a coil assembly having at least one winding wound into a plurality of concentric turns, at least one cooling sector defined between adjacent concentric turns, spacers positioned inside the cooling sector and spaced from each other to allow a plurality of air ducts each defined between two adjacent spacers, and at least one electrical shield positioned in the cooling sector and arranged to electrically shield the air ducts. At least one electrical shield is positioned in the cooling sector and arranged to electrically shield the air ducts. The electrical shield include a first end edge connected to the turn at the inner side of the cooling sector, a second end edge which is free and electrically insulated from the surrounding parts, and a central portion extending between the first and second end edges and is positioned at the outer side of the spacers. | 12-05-2013 |
20140062634 | TRANSFORMER HAVING ASSEMBLED BOBBINS AND VOLTAGE TRANSFORMATION MODULE HAVING THE TRANSFORMER - The present invention provides a transformer having assembled bobbins and a voltage transformation module having the transformer. The transformer includes a base, bobbins, secondary windings and two magnetic cores. The base is provided with a penetration hole. The bobbins are disposed in the base and each has an annular groove, a hollow portion corresponding to the penetration hole, and protrusions formed on a surface of the bobbin. The protrusions form a gap between the two adjacent bobbins when the two adjacent bobbins are assembled with each other. The secondary windings are disposed between the bobbins and each has a through-hole corresponding to the hollow portion. The two magnetic cores penetrate the penetration hole of the base, the hollow portions of the bobbins, and the through-holes of the secondary windings to assemble them together. | 03-06-2014 |
20140132380 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT OF MAGNETIC DEVICES - An apparatus includes a coil assembly, a core, and at least one cooling channel. The coil assembly includes at least one winding configured to receive a varying electrical current. The core includes multiple segments, and the at least one winding is wound around portions of the segments and is configured to generate a magnetic flux. The at least one cooling channel is configured to transport coolant through the coil assembly or core in order to cool the coil assembly or core. Portions of the segments of the core can be separated from one another to form multiple cooling channels through the core, and the multiple cooling channels can be configured to transport coolant through the core. The coil assembly may include at least one insulative spacer having multiple cooling channels, and the multiple cooling channels may be configured to transport coolant through the coil assembly. | 05-15-2014 |
20140132381 | DRY-TYPE TRANSFORMER - A dry-type transformer for mobile applications includes a transformer core, at least one radially inner first winding segment, and at least one radially outer, second hollow cylindrical winding segment. The segments are wound around a common winding axis and the transformer core passes therethrough. The segments are nested inside one another and radially spaced apart from one another, such that a hollow cylindrical cooling duct is formed therebetween. Spacing is achieved by spacer elements arranged such that the cooling duct allows a passage of coolant in an axial direction. The spacer elements are formed and arranged along the radial circumference of the cooling duct over the axial length thereof such that the proportionate weight of the horizontal transformer can be borne on at least one contact surface of the at least second winding segment without causing deformation to the cooling duct. | 05-15-2014 |
20140176271 | INDUCTOR SYSTEMS USING FLUX CONCENTRATOR STRUCTURES - An apparatus (e.g., an inductor system) includes an elongate magnetic core, at least one coil wrapped around the magnetic core and a spacer configured to separate an inner side of the at least one coil from the magnetic core to provide a coolant passage between the inner side of the at least one coil and the magnetic core. The apparatus further includes at least one flux concentrator body positioned on an outer side of the at least one coil and configured to concentrate a magnetic flux on the outer side of the at least one coil. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes a frame configured to support the magnetic core, the at least one coil and the at least one flux concentrator body. In further embodiments, the at least one flux concentrator body may be mounted on at least one wall of an enclosure or chassis. | 06-26-2014 |
20140184372 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING COILS USING ULTRASONIC CONSOLIDATION - The embodiments disclosed herein relate generally to magnetic resonance imaging systems and, more specifically, to the manufacturing of a gradient coil assembly for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems. For example, in one embodiment, a method includes ultrasonically consolidating a plurality of sheets of a conductive material to form a consolidated structure and machining one or more conductive channels into the consolidated structure to form an inductor. | 07-03-2014 |
20150097644 | MAGNETIC DEVICES WITH INTEGRAL COOLING CHANNELS - A magnetic device includes an electrically insulating body and a conductor coil. The insulating body defines an internal cavity for a magnetic device core and a coolant channel routed about the internal cavity. The conductor coil extends through the insulating body and winds about the internal cavity. The electrically insulating body electrically insulates the internal cavity and coolant channel from the conductor coil. | 04-09-2015 |
20150109081 | CAST COIL ASSEMBLY WITH FINS FOR AN ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMER - A transformer comprises a core of magnetic permeable material. A first coil assembly extends around the core and includes a first coil of wire encased in a first body of electrical insulating material. The first body is annular with a first inner surface and a first outer surface with a first plurality of fins projecting from the first inner surface. A second coil assembly extends around the first coil assembly and includes a second coil encased in a second body of electrical insulating material. The second body is annular with a second inner surface and a second outer surface with a second plurality of fins projecting from the second outer surface. A third plurality of fins projects from either the first outer surface of the first body or the second inner surface of the second body. | 04-23-2015 |
20150310976 | MAGNETIC ELEMENT - A magnetic element is disclosed, and includes a magnetic core, at least one winding set and at least one heat conduction pipe. The magnetic core includes two magnetic columns arranged oppositely, and two magnetic plates arranged oppositely. The magnetic plates respectively cover two opposite end surfaces of each magnetic column to mutually form a closed magnetic flux path with the magnetic columns. Each of the magnetic columns includes a plurality of first magnetic blocks stacked together. Each of the magnetic plates includes at least one second magnetic block. The winding set binds one of the magnetic columns. The heat conduction pipe is disposed internally in one of the magnetic columns. | 10-29-2015 |
20150348693 | Amorphous Core Transformer - An amorphous core transformer is provided which is capable of effectively suppressing influences, fluctuation, displacement or the like of a coil caused by an electromagnetic mechanical force or the like. In an amorphous core transformer | 12-03-2015 |
20150348694 | COOLING STRUCTURE FOR MAGNETIC COMPONENT AND POWER CONVERTER PROVIDED THEREWITH - A cooling structure for cooling a magnetic component, includes a housing adapted to house the magnetic component; a cold air flow path space arranged in the housing for a cold air to flow therethrough; an internal fan disposed inside the housing for flowing the cold air; and an attachment member adapted to fix the magnetic component mounted on a bottom portion of the housing at a position facing a suction side of the internal fan in the cold air flow path space, so that the cold air generated on the suction side of the internal fan passes inside the magnetic component. The bottom portion of the housing mounted with the magnetic component is a cooling body. | 12-03-2015 |
20160005521 | LIQUID COOLED INDUCTORS - An inductor assembly includes an inductor core, a winding, and a coolant conduit. The inductor core defines a cavity and the winding is disposed about the inductor core such that a portion of the winding is disposed within the cavity. The coolant conduit extends from a first end of the cavity towards an opposed second end of the cavity and includes an inlet port and an outlet port in fluid communication with each other through the coolant conduit. | 01-07-2016 |
20160027568 | AIR-COOLED REACTOR - This invention is provided with: a wind tunnel that, while keeping an insulating distance to pair-forming coils, surrounds a region from a yoke portion of a core to at least a part of the pair-forming coils, to thereby guide a flow of cooling air for the pair-forming coils into an extending direction of leg portions; a supporting structural member that is fixed to the yoke portion to support inside the wind tunnel, the core and the pair-forming coils; and a windshield plate that partly shields a gap between the pair-forming coils and the wind tunnel; wherein, in the supporting structural member, air holes for passing the cooling air therethrough are formed in corresponding to inner gaps of the coils. | 01-28-2016 |
20160027573 | Coil Structure of Open Ventilated Type Stereoscopic Wound-Core Dry-Type Transformer - A coil structure of open ventilated type stereoscopic wound-core dry-type transformer, comprising wire disks formed by wound wires and fixing parts. The fixing parts are provided with clamping grooves for fixing the wire disks. The wire disks are fixed and wound around the fixing parts to form the coil structure. The outer layers of the wires are coated with insulating paper with insulating paint. And by insulating paint, wires are adhered mutually and wire disks adhere to fixing parts, which combine into an integral structure. The coil structure does not require another paint impregnation process, so the process is simplified. And by the insulating paint on the insulating paper, wires are adhered mutually and wire disks adhere to fixing parts, so the structure is stable and firm and ensures the electrical equipment meets the requirements of electric performance, mechanical property and insulating property. | 01-28-2016 |
20160064142 | TRANSFORMER WITH INTEGRATED FLUID FLOW SENSOR - A fluid-cooled transformer includes a primary winding, a secondary winding, a fluid flow path, and a flow sensor that is both operatively coupled to the fluid flow path and protectively positioned within the transformer. | 03-03-2016 |
20160071644 | COIL ASSEMBLY FOR A DRY TRANSFORMER, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A COIL ASSEMBLY AND DRY TRANSFORMER - A coil assembly for a dry high-voltage transformer, having at least one coil with hollow cylindrical electrical winding and with taps, wherein the coil is surrounded at least on its radial outer surface by stiff insulation material, wherein a tap-changer is casted on the outer surface of the insulation material, which is electrically connected to the taps, wherein the electrical connection of at least some of the taps is guided at least in part through the insulation material. The tap-changer may be surrounded by a casting material. | 03-10-2016 |
20160125996 | INDUCTOR APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - An inductor apparatus for a vehicle includes an inductor boosting member configured to boost an input voltage. An inductor case has an insertion groove configured to receive the inductor boosting member inserted thereinto. An inductor cover is configured to close the inductor case. A coolant case is provided on a bottom surface of the inductor case. The coolant case has a coolant passage formed therein. A coolant cover is configured to close the coolant case. | 05-05-2016 |
20160133378 | Welding Type Power Supply with Weld Transformer - A method and apparatus for providing welding type power supply includes a power circuit and a control circuit. The power circuit receives input power and provides welding type power to a welding output. The power circuit includes a transformer having a primary winding and a secondary winding. The secondary winding is in electrical communication with the welding output. The control circuit is connected to control the power circuit. The transformer includes a bobbin with the primary winding and the secondary winding wound thereon. The bobbin can includes vents to allow air flow into the bobbin. A winding separator can be disposed between the primary and secondary windings. | 05-12-2016 |