Method of Creating Winding for Variable Frequency Inductive Lighting System

• US 20140283376A1
• Filed: 06/10/2014
• Published: 09/25/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/24/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Christopher Stimek, Eduardo Hinojosa, Ricardo Montemayor
• Original Assignee: Christopher Stimek, Eduardo Hinojosa, Ricardo Montemayor
• Inventors: Montemayor, Ricardo, Hinojosa, Eduardo, Stimek, Christopher
• Application Number:
  US14/300,249
• Publication Number:
  US 20140283376A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 29/605
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 27/30 Fastening or clamping coils, windings, or parts thereof together; Fastening or mounting coils or windings on core, casing, or other support
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 38/14 Inductive couplings for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using inductive coupling H02J50/10
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/16 by timing means
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 20/40 Control techniques providing energy savings, e.g. smart controller or presence detection
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49071 by winding or coiling

Abstract

The invention is an induction-based lighting system designed to provide power to model displays and other similar application, including a method of manufacturing a primary winding that interacts with secondary windings placed inside display components to provide lighting effects, such as one finds in model Christmas villages. The electrical characteristics of the primary winding can be controlled by a microcontroller to make lights in the models blink or change as a user desires.

Claims

1. A method of creating an inductive winding, comprising:

a. Cutting a length of multiple conductor cable, to approximately the length of the desired perimeter of one coil of the winding;

b. Adding cable-appropriate connectors to the ends of the conductor cable;

c. Constructing a printed circuit board (“

PCB”

) comprising,

     1) two connectors on the PCB so the cable connectors connect to the board,

     2) conductive traces on the PCB that enable an input connection to the first pin of the first connector, and an output connector connected to the last pin of the second connector; and

     3) a set of traces connecting the two cable connectors to form a single turn or multiple turns, based on the addition of a jumper that connects one or more turns.