Integrated capacitor and inductor having co-located magnetic and electrical energy storage volumes
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1. A combined inductor and capacitor comprising:
- an inductor providing a conductor extending between a first and second terminal point through multiple loops defining a surrounded volume;
a capacitor positioned within the surrounded volume and providing a capacitor structure including opposed conductive plates attached, respectively, to a third and fourth terminal and an insulator separating the opposed conductive plates;
a high magnetic permeability material distributed within the capacitor structure comprised of at least one of a ferromagnetic and ferrimagnetic material;
wherein the first and second terminals are electrically separate from the third and fourth terminals;
wherein the conductive plates and insulator are together wound in a spiral; and
wherein the high magnetic permeability material operates to increase an inductance of the inductor by a factor of no less than 2 when compared to the inductance of the inductor without the high magnetic permeability material.
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Abstract
A combination capacitor and inductor employ a common volume for energy-storing electrical and magnetic fields thereby reducing the bulk of these components with respect to separate components of comparable value.
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17 Claims
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1. A combined inductor and capacitor comprising:
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an inductor providing a conductor extending between a first and second terminal point through multiple loops defining a surrounded volume; a capacitor positioned within the surrounded volume and providing a capacitor structure including opposed conductive plates attached, respectively, to a third and fourth terminal and an insulator separating the opposed conductive plates; a high magnetic permeability material distributed within the capacitor structure comprised of at least one of a ferromagnetic and ferrimagnetic material; wherein the first and second terminals are electrically separate from the third and fourth terminals; wherein the conductive plates and insulator are together wound in a spiral; and wherein the high magnetic permeability material operates to increase an inductance of the inductor by a factor of no less than 2 when compared to the inductance of the inductor without the high magnetic permeability material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A combined inductor and capacitor comprising:
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an inductor providing a conductor extending between a first and second terminal point through multiple loops defining surrounded volume; a capacitor positioned within the surrounded volume and providing a capacitor structure including opposed conductive plates attached, respectively, to a third and fourth terminal and an insulator separating the opposed conductive plates; a high magnetic permeability material distributed within the capacitor structure comprised of at least one of a ferromagnetic and ferrimagnetic material; wherein the first and second terminals are electrically separate from the third and fourth terminals; wherein the conductive plates and insulator are together wound in a spiral; and wherein the insulator is a dielectric material increasing a capacitance of the capacitor by at least a factor of two when compared to the capacitor without the dielectric material. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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