Noise-limiting transformer apparatus and method for making
First Claim
1. A transformer, comprising:
- a magnetic core having at least one input region and at least one output region wherein said input region and said output region are coaxial;
an input coil for transmitting an input signal, at least a portion of said input coil being wound around at least a portion of said input region; and
an output coil for transmitting an output signal, at least a portion of said output coil being wound around at least a portion of said output region,said magnetic core capable of flowing a flux that magnetically couples said input and output coils in such a way that said output signal varies in response to said input signal,said magnetic core including a saturation region in no more than one of said input region and said output region capable of a saturation magnetization state whereby said saturation region limits the flow of said flux through said magnetic core and thus the magnitude of said output signal, said saturation magnetization state limiting said output signal in such a way that said output signal does not vary in response to said input signal, wherein said saturation region is one of a geometrically constricted region of said magnetic core or a portion of the magnetic core modified to be the magnetic equivalent of a geometrically constricted region of said magnetic core, wherein said modification is selected from the group consisting of altering the chemical composition of said saturation region, altering the crystal structure of said saturation region and altering the internal stress state of said saturation region in such a way that said saturation region is the magnetic equivalent of a geometrically constricted region.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention include a transformer device having a saturation region for limiting ingress noise and other noise. The transformer comprises a magnetic core, an input coil and an output coil arranged so that the output signal caused by the magnetic linkage between the input and output coils through the magnetic core is based on the magnitude of the input signal. According to an embodiment of the invention, the magnetic core includes a saturation region that limits the output signal regardless of the magnitude of the input signal once the saturation region reaches its saturation magnetization state. The saturation region comprises a reduced saturation magnetization level caused by a geometrically constricted region of the magnetic core or, alternatively, by a modified, magnetic-equivalent region having properties similar to a geometrically constricted region.
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17 Claims
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1. A transformer, comprising:
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a magnetic core having at least one input region and at least one output region wherein said input region and said output region are coaxial; an input coil for transmitting an input signal, at least a portion of said input coil being wound around at least a portion of said input region; and an output coil for transmitting an output signal, at least a portion of said output coil being wound around at least a portion of said output region, said magnetic core capable of flowing a flux that magnetically couples said input and output coils in such a way that said output signal varies in response to said input signal, said magnetic core including a saturation region in no more than one of said input region and said output region capable of a saturation magnetization state whereby said saturation region limits the flow of said flux through said magnetic core and thus the magnitude of said output signal, said saturation magnetization state limiting said output signal in such a way that said output signal does not vary in response to said input signal, wherein said saturation region is one of a geometrically constricted region of said magnetic core or a portion of the magnetic core modified to be the magnetic equivalent of a geometrically constricted region of said magnetic core, wherein said modification is selected from the group consisting of altering the chemical composition of said saturation region, altering the crystal structure of said saturation region and altering the internal stress state of said saturation region in such a way that said saturation region is the magnetic equivalent of a geometrically constricted region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for making a noise-limiting transformer, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing a magnetic core having at least one input region and at least one output region, wherein said input region and said output region are coaxial, said input region having associated therewith an input coil for transmitting an input signal and said output region having associated therewith an output coil for transmitting an output signal, said magnetic core capable of flowing a flux that magnetically couples said input and output coils in such a way that said output signal varies in response to said input signal; and forming at least one saturation region within said magnetic core for limiting the flow of said flux through said magnetic core in such a way that the magnitude of said flux output signal is limited and does not vary in response to said input signal, wherein said forming step comprises geometrically constricting the volume of a portion of said magnetic core between said input and output regions. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A transformer, comprising:
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a magnetic core having at least one input region and at least one output region;
an input coil for transmitting an input signal, at least a portion of said input coil being wound around at least a portion of said input region; andan output coil for transmitting an output signal, at least a portion of said output coil being wound around at least a portion of said output region, said magnetic core capable of flowing a flux that magnetically couples said input and output coils in such a way that said output signal varies in response to said input signal, said magnetic core including a saturation region between said input region and said output region capable of a saturation magnetization state whereby said saturation region limits the flow of said flux through said magnetic core and thus the magnitude of said output signal, said saturation magnetization state limiting said output signal in such a way that said output signal does not vary in response to said input signal, wherein said saturation region is one of a geometrically constricted region of said magnetic core or a portion of the magnetic core modified to be the magnetic equivalent of a geometrically constricted region of said magnetic core, wherein said modification is selected from the group consisting of altering the chemical composition of said saturation region, altering the crystal structure of said saturation region and altering the internal stress state of said saturation region in such a way that said saturation region is the magnetic equivalent of a geometrically constricted region.
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