Inductor with thermally stable resistance
First Claim
1. An inductor, comprising:
- an inductor body having a top surface and first and second opposite end surfaces;
a void through the inductor body; and
a thermally stable resistive element configured for Kelvin-type measurements positioned through the void, the ends of the resistive element turned along outer surfaces of the inductor body toward the top surface to form first and second opposite surface mount terminals on the top surface;
wherein each of the surface mount terminals comprises a current-carrying terminal and a separate current-sensing terminal.
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Abstract
An inductor includes an inductor body having a top surface and a first and second opposite end surfaces. There is a void through the inductor body between the first and second opposite end surfaces. A thermally stable resistive element positioned through the void and turned toward the top surface to forms surface mount terminals which can be used for Kelvin type sensing. Where the inductor body is formed of a ferrite, the inductor body includes a slot. The resistive element may be formed of a punched resistive strip and provide for a partial turn or multiple turns. The inductor may be formed of a distributed gap magnetic material formed around the resistive element. A method for manufacturing the inductor includes positioning an inductor body around a thermally stable resistive element such that terminals of the thermally stable resistive element extend from the inductor body.
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20 Claims
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1. An inductor, comprising:
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an inductor body having a top surface and first and second opposite end surfaces; a void through the inductor body; and a thermally stable resistive element configured for Kelvin-type measurements positioned through the void, the ends of the resistive element turned along outer surfaces of the inductor body toward the top surface to form first and second opposite surface mount terminals on the top surface; wherein each of the surface mount terminals comprises a current-carrying terminal and a separate current-sensing terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for forming an inductor comprising:
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providing a thermally stable resistive element configured for Kelvin-type measurements; forming an inductor body having a top surface and a first and second opposite end surfaces, around the thermally stable resistive element; and
,turning ends of the thermally stable resistive element along outer surfaces of the inductor body toward the top surface to form opposite surface mount terminals on the top surface of the inductor body, wherein each of the surface mount terminals comprises a current-carrying terminal and a separate current-sensing terminal. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An inductor comprising:
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a thermally stable resistive element; an inductor body having a top surface and first and second opposite end surfaces, the inductor body comprising a magnetic material pressed over the thermally stable resistive element; wherein opposite ends of the thermally stable resistive element are each turned along outer side surfaces of the first and second opposite end surfaces toward the top surface of the inductor body and have ends that overlap the top surface of the inductor body to form opposite surface mount terminals, each surface mount terminal including a larger terminal for current carrying and a smaller terminal for Kelvin-type current sensing. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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