Common mode, differential mode three phase inductor
First Claim
1. An inductor including common mode and differential mode flux paths, the inductor comprising:
- a first core having a first segment, a second segment extending from the first segment and a first bridge segment extending from the second segment;
a first wiring arrangement at least partially disposed around the first segment;
a second core having a third segment, a fourth segment extending from the third segment and a second bridge segment extending from the fourth segment;
a second wiring arrangement at least partially disposed around the third segment;
a third core having a fifth segment, a sixth segment extending from the fifth segment and a third bridge segment extending from the sixth segment;
a third wiring arrangement at least partially disposed around the fifth segment; and
wherein the first segment, second segment, third segment, fourth segment, fifth segment and sixth segment cooperate to promote the common mode flux path, and the first bridge segment, the second bridge segment and the third bridge segment extend substantially toward a central axis of the inductor and cooperate to promote the differential mode flux path.
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Abstract
An inductor includes common mode and differential mode flux paths. The inductor comprises a first core having a first segment, a second segment extending from the first segment and a first bridge segment extending from the second segment; a first wiring arrangement at least partially disposed around the first segment; a second core having a third segment, a fourth segment extending from the third segment and a second bridge segment extending from the fourth segment; and a second wiring arrangement at least partially disposed around the third segment; wherein the first segment, second segment, third segment and fourth segment cooperate to promote the common mode flux path, and the first bridge segment and the second bridge segment cooperate to promote the differential mode flux path.
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26 Claims
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1. An inductor including common mode and differential mode flux paths, the inductor comprising:
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a first core having a first segment, a second segment extending from the first segment and a first bridge segment extending from the second segment; a first wiring arrangement at least partially disposed around the first segment; a second core having a third segment, a fourth segment extending from the third segment and a second bridge segment extending from the fourth segment; a second wiring arrangement at least partially disposed around the third segment; a third core having a fifth segment, a sixth segment extending from the fifth segment and a third bridge segment extending from the sixth segment; a third wiring arrangement at least partially disposed around the fifth segment; and
wherein the first segment, second segment, third segment, fourth segment, fifth segment and sixth segment cooperate to promote the common mode flux path, and the first bridge segment, the second bridge segment and the third bridge segment extend substantially toward a central axis of the inductor and cooperate to promote the differential mode flux path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of manufacturing an inductor having common mode and differential flux paths, the method comprising:
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providing a first core having a first segment, a second segment extending from the first segment and a first bridge segment extending from the second segment; disposing a first wiring arrangement at least partially around the first segment; providing a second core having a third segment, a fourth segment extending from the third segment and a second bridge segment extending from the fourth segment; disposing a second wiring arrangement at least partially around the third segment; providing a third core having a fifth segment, a sixth segment extending from the fifth segment and a third bridge segment extending from the sixth segment; disposing a third wiring arrangement at least partially around the fifth segment; and
arranging the first core, the second core, and the third core such that the first segment, second segment, third segment, fourth segment, fifth segment, and sixth segment define a central portion of the inductor and cooperate to promote the common mode flux path and the first bridge segment, the second bridge segment and the third bridge segment extend into the central portion of the inductor and cooperate to promote the differential mode flux path. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An apparatus for eliminating overvoltages due to resonances, the apparatus comprising:
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a three-phase inductor having common mode and differential mode flux paths, the inductor further including a first core, a second core, and a third core, each core having a first segment, a second segment extending from the first segment, respectively, and a bridge segment extending from the second segment, respectively, and a first wiring arrangement, a second wiring arrangement and a third wiring arrangement disposed around each respective first segment; and a first circuit in parallel arrangement with the first wiring arrangement, a second circuit in parallel arrangement with the second wiring arrangement, and a third circuit in parallel with the third wiring arrangement, each of the first circuit, the second circuit, and the third circuit including a respective capacitive element and a respective resistive element in series arrangement, wherein the bridge segments extend substantially toward a central axis of the three-phase inductor. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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