INTEGRATED POWER CONVERTER AND TRANSFORMER
First Claim
1. A power converter comprising:
- an input ceramic layer;
an output ceramic layer;
an input stage coupled to said input ceramic layer, said input stage configured to receive a power input;
an output stage coupled to said output ceramic layer, said output stage configured to generate a power output at least partially as a function of the power input; and
a planar transformer coupled between said input stage and said output stage, said planar transformer including an input winding coupled to said input stage and an output winding coupled to said output stage, said input winding having a plurality of input turns and said output winding having a plurality of output turns, wherein said plurality of input turns interleave said plurality of output turns.
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Abstract
A power converter for a power system includes an input ceramic layer, an output ceramic layer, an input stage coupled to the input ceramic layer, an output stage coupled to the output ceramic layer, and a planar transformer coupled between said input stage and said output stage. The input receives a power input and the output stage generates a power output at least partially as a function of the power input. The planar transformer includes an input winding coupled to the input stage and an output winding coupled to the output stage. The input winding has a plurality of input turns and the output winding has a plurality of output turns. The input turns interleave the output turns.
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20 Claims
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1. A power converter comprising:
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an input ceramic layer; an output ceramic layer; an input stage coupled to said input ceramic layer, said input stage configured to receive a power input; an output stage coupled to said output ceramic layer, said output stage configured to generate a power output at least partially as a function of the power input; and a planar transformer coupled between said input stage and said output stage, said planar transformer including an input winding coupled to said input stage and an output winding coupled to said output stage, said input winding having a plurality of input turns and said output winding having a plurality of output turns, wherein said plurality of input turns interleave said plurality of output turns. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A power system comprising:
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a power input device configured to generate a power input; a power output device configured to receive a power output; and a power converter comprising; an input ceramic layer; an output ceramic layer; an input stage coupled to said input ceramic layer and said power input device, said input stage configured to receive the power input from said power input device; an output stage coupled to said output ceramic layer and said power output device, said output stage configured to generate the power output at least partially as a function of the power input and transmit the power output to said power output device; and a planar transformer coupled between said input stage and said output stage, said planar transformer including an input winding coupled to said input stage, and an output winding coupled to said output stage, said input winding having a plurality of input turns and said output winding having a plurality of output turns, wherein said plurality of input turns interleave said plurality of output turns. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for assembling a power converter for a power system,
said method comprising: -
coupling an input stage to an input ceramic layer, the input stage configured to receive a power input; coupling an output stage to an output ceramic layer, the output stage configured to generate a power output at least partially as a function of the power input; and coupling a planar transformer between the input stage and the output stage, the planar transformer including an input winding coupled to the input stage and an output winding coupled to the output stage, the input winding having a plurality of input turns and the output winding having a plurality of output turns, wherein the plurality of input turns interleave the plurality of output turns. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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