IP Library Granted Patent US 10,263,586
Granted Patent B2
US 10,263,586 · App. 15/326,792 · Granted Apr 16, 2019

Filter arrangement for filtering parasitic induction currents, and voltage converter comprising a filter arrangement

Inventors: Matthias Ridder (Eckental, DE); Adam Umerski (Nuremberg, DE)
Assignee: CONTI TEMIC MICROELECTRONIC GMBH
H03H1/0007H03H1/00H03H7/17H05K1/181H05K5/0247H03H2001/005H03H2001/0021H03H2001/0042H03H2001/0057H05K2201/10015
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Patent No.
US 10,263,586
App. No.
15/326,792
Granted
Apr 16, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A filter arrangement for filtering parasitic induction currents may include an electrically conductive housing part that at least partly surrounds a cavity, an electric ground connection on the housing part for establishing an electric connection to an electric ground, a busbar in the cavity, and at least one electric filter component electrically connected between the busbar and the housing part and mechanically secured to the housing part and to the busbar. A voltage converter may include at least one such filter arrangement.

Claims (30)

1. A voltage converter comprising:

a power element; and

a filter arrangement comprising:

an electrically conductive housing part that at least partially defines a boundary;

an electrical ground connection on the housing part, the electrical ground connection configured to form an electrical connection to electrical ground;

a busbar disposed within the boundary; and

a filter element electrically connected between the busbar and the housing part, the filter element mechanically fastened to the housing part and to the busbar;

wherein the busbar of the filter arrangement is connected in an electrically conductive manner to the power element;

the filter element comprises an SMD element having a first electrical base contact surface and a second electrical base contact surface, and

the filter element is mechanically and electrically connected to the housing part via the first base contact surface and connected to the busbar via the second base contact surface.

2. A filter arrangement for filtering parasitic induction currents, wherein the filter arrangement comprises:

an electrically conductive housing part at least partially defining a boundary,

an electrical ground connection on the housing part, the electrical ground connection configured to form an electrical connection to electrical ground,

a busbar disposed within the boundary of the housing part, and

a filter element electrically connected between the busbar and the housing part, the electrical filter element mechanically fastened to the housing part and to the busbar,

wherein the filter element comprises an SMD element having a first electrical base contact surface and a second electrical base contact surface, and

the filter element is mechanically and electrically connected to the housing part via the first base contact surface and connected to the busbar via the second base contact surface.

3. The filter arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the filter element comprises a ceramic capacitor.

4. The filter arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the SMD element configured for mounting on a printed circuit board.

5. The filter arrangement of claim 2 , further comprising a separating wall formed from electrically conductive material,

wherein the separating wall divides the boundary into at least two chambers, and

wherein the separating wall is connected in an electrically conductive manner to the electrical ground connection and electromagnetically insulates the at least two chambers with respect to each other.

6. The filter arrangement of claim 1 , wherein:

the housing part has at least one projection that projects toward the busbar and through which the filter element is mechanically connected in an electrically conductive manner to the housing part, or

the busbar has at least one projection that projects toward the housing part and through which each filter element is mechanically connected to the busbar in an electrically conductive and directly adjoining manner.

7. The filter arrangement of claim 1 , further comprising a ferrite body engaged around the busbar.

8. The filter arrangement of claim 7 , comprising at least one additional filter element and at least one additional ferrite body,

Wherein each of the filter elements is arranged with the respective ferrite body in an alternating manner along a direction of the busbar.

9. The filter arrangement of claim 8 , wherein each ferrite body is arranged at a height of a respective separating wall as viewed in the direction of the busbar.

10. The filter arrangement of claim 9 , wherein each respective separating wall, associated ferrite body, and associated section of the busbar that adjoins the respective separating wall and the respective filter element collectively form one filter stage for filtering high-frequency electromagnetic interference.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 2, 2020
From: CONTI TEMIC MICROELECTRONIC GMBH
To: VITESCO TECHNOLOGIES GERMANY GMBH
Reel/Frame 053107/0097 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 1, 2017
From: RIDDER, MATTHIAS; UMERSKI, ADAM
To: CONTI TEMIC MICROELECTRONIC GMBH
Reel/Frame 042561/0573 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2014 214 021 · Jul 18, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170214377A1 · Jul 27, 2017