Planar printed-circuit-board transformers with effective electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding

• US 6,501,364 B1
• Filed: 06/15/2001
• Issued: 12/31/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 06/15/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: City University of Hong Kong
• Original Assignee: City University of Hong Kong
• Inventors: Hui, Ron Shu Yuen, Tang, Sai Chun
• Primary Examiner(s): MAI, ANH T
• Application Number:
  US09/883,145
• Publication Number:
  US 20030020583A1
• Time in Patent Office: 564 Days
• Field of Search: 336/200, 336/232, 336/223, 296/06, 296/021
• US Class Current: 336/200
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 27/2804 Printed windings
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 27/36 Electric or magnetic shields or screens movable for varying inductance H01F21/10
• CPC Class Codes: H01F 27/361 made of combinations of electrically conductive material and ferromagnetic material

Abstract

Novel designs for printed circuit board transformers, and in particular for coreless printed circuit board transformers designed for operation in power transfer applications, are disclosed in which shielding is provided by a combination of ferrite plates and thin copper sheets.

Claims

1. A planar printed circuit board transformer comprising at least one copper sheet located over a ferrite plate, said plate being located over a winding, for electromagnetic shielding.

2. A planar printed circuit board transformer comprising,

(e) a printed circuit board,

(f) primary and secondary windings formed by coils deposited on opposed sides of said printed circuit board,

(g) first and second ferrite plates located over said primary and secondary windings respectively, and

(h) first and second copper sheets located over said first and second ferrite plates respectively.

3. A transformer as claimed in claim 2 wherein a thermally conductive insulating layer is located between each said winding and its associated said ferrite plate.

4. A transformer as claimed in claim 2 wherein said printed circuit board is a laminate, comprising at least two layers.

5. A planar printed circuit board transformer comprising:

primary and secondary windings,

first and second ferrite plates located over said primary and secondary windings respectively,

copper sheets located over said first and second ferrite plates respectively for electromagnetic shielding.