Wire harness
A wire harness to be installed in a vehicle includes an electric wire and a protective tube that protects the electric wire. The electric wire is provided at the lower part of a vehicle body of the vehicle and the protective tube covers the electric wire and includes ferromagnetic materials.
1. A wire harness to be installed in a vehicle comprising:
an electric wire; and
a protective tube that protects the electric wire,
wherein the electric wire is provided at a lower part of a vehicle body of the vehicle,
the protective tube covers the electric wire and includes ferromagnetic and resin materials, and
content of the ferromagnetic material and a distance between the electric wire and the protective tube are designed according to a required inductance of the protective tube.
2. The wire harness according to claim 1 , wherein the vehicle is provided with a battery and an inverter, the electric wire includes:
a conductor that connects the inverter to the battery; and
an insulator that covers the conductor, and
the protective tube includes:
an inner member that has a shape along the electric wire; and
an outer member that covers the inner member.
3. The wire harness according to claim 1 , wherein the vehicle is provided with a battery and an inverter,
the electric wire includes:
a conductor that connects the inverter to the battery; and
an insulator that covers the conductor, and
the protective tube has a polygonal tube.
4. The wire harness according to claim 1 , wherein the protective tube includes an inner member having a round shape along the electric wire and an outer member that covers the inner member and having a polygonal shape.
5. A wire harness to be installed in a vehicle comprising:
an electric wire; and
a protective tube that protects the electric wire,
wherein the electric wire is provided at a lower part of a vehicle body of the vehicle,
wherein the protective tube covers the electric wire and includes ferromagnetic and resin materials,
wherein the protective tube is an inductor in a step-down chopper circuit that includes a power source, a switch, a diode, the inductor, a capacitor, and a load,
wherein the switch is connected in series between the power source and the inductor, each of the diode, the capacitor, the load are connected in parallel to the switch, and
wherein the inductor is connected in series between the switch and the capacitor.