High voltage isolating transformer module with substrates separated by a fixed distance
First Claim
1. A transformer module comprising:
- (a) a first substrate formed with a plurality of holes;
(b) a second substrate;
(c) standoff means supporting the first and second substrates and fixing the first substrate at a distance from the second substrate;
(d) a plurality of transformer stages mounted on the first and second substrates, each of the plurality of transformer stages comprising;
(i) a core mounted on the second substrate, the core extending through the plurality of holes in the first substrate;
(ii) a primary winding surrounding the core; and
(iii) a secondary winding mounted on the first substrate, the secondary winding surrounding the core at a distance, wherein a current through the primary winding will induce a current through the secondary winding and generate a voltage across the transformer stage; and
(e) insulation for insulating the primary winding and the core from the secondary winding.
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Abstract
A high voltage transformer module (50) having a pair of high voltage substrates (64, 66) and a pair of low voltage substrates (62, 68) on which high and low voltage components are respectfully mounted. Mounted between the substrates are a plurality of transformers (92a, 92b, . . . 92n). In a preferred embodiment, each of the plurality of transformers is coupled to a full bridge rectifier (102a, 102b, . . . 102n) and the outputs of the rectifiers connected so that an output voltage produced by each transformer/rectifier pair is summed to produce a total output voltage for the high voltage transformer module. Electrical shorts are prevented within the module by fixedly mounting the substrates in the casing and by filling the cavities formed between the substrates with insulation having a high breakdown voltage. The components on the high voltage substrates are both physically and electrically isolated from the components on the low voltage substrates.
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1. A transformer module comprising:
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(a) a first substrate formed with a plurality of holes; (b) a second substrate; (c) standoff means supporting the first and second substrates and fixing the first substrate at a distance from the second substrate; (d) a plurality of transformer stages mounted on the first and second substrates, each of the plurality of transformer stages comprising; (i) a core mounted on the second substrate, the core extending through the plurality of holes in the first substrate; (ii) a primary winding surrounding the core; and (iii) a secondary winding mounted on the first substrate, the secondary winding surrounding the core at a distance, wherein a current through the primary winding will induce a current through the secondary winding and generate a voltage across the transformer stage; and (e) insulation for insulating the primary winding and the core from the secondary winding. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A transformer module comprising:
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(a) a pair of high voltage substrates formed with a plurality of holes; (b) a pair of low voltage substrates; (c) standoff means supporting the pair of high voltage substrates and the pair of low voltage substrates, the pair of high voltage substrates located adjacent each other and maintained a distance apart by the standoff means, the pair of low voltage substrates surrounding the pair of high voltage substrates and maintained at a distance from the pair of high voltage substrates by the standoff means; (d) a plurality of transformer stages mounted on the pair of high voltage substrates and the pair of low voltage substrates, each of the plurality of transformer stages comprising; (i) a core mounted on the pair of low voltage substrates, the core extending between the pair of low voltage substrates and passing through the plurality of holes in each of the pair of high voltage substrates; (ii) a primary winding surrounding the core; and (iii) a secondary winding mounted between the pair of high voltage substrates, the secondary winding surrounding the core at a distance, wherein a current through the primary winding will induce a current through the secondary winding and generate a voltage across the transformer stage; and (e) insulation for insulating the primary winding and the core from the secondary winding. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A transformer module comprising:
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(a) a first substrate formed with a plurality of holes; (b) a second substrate located at a fixed distance from the first substrate; (c) a plurality of transformer stages mounted on the first and second substrates, each of the plurality of transformer stages comprising; (i) a core mounted on the second substrate, the core extending through the plurality of holes in the first substrate; (ii) a primary winding surrounding the core; and (iii) a secondary winding mounted on the first substrate, the secondary winding surrounding the core at a distance, wherein a current through the primary winding will induce a current through the secondary winding and generate a voltage across the transformer stage, and (d) insulation for insulating the primary winding and the core from the secondary winding. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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