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Granted Patent B2
US 10,032,553 · App. 15/379,727 · Granted Jul 24, 2018

Transformer unit and power converter circuit

Inventors: Jianhong Zeng (Shanghai, CN); Xiaoni Xin (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: Delta Electronics (Shanghai) CO., LTD
H01F27/2804H01F27/346H02M5/12H01F2027/2809
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Patent No.
US 10,032,553
App. No.
15/379,727
Granted
Jul 24, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A transformer unit and a power converter circuit are provided. The transformer unit includes: a first secondary wiring layer including a first secondary winding; a second secondary wiring layer adjacent to the first secondary wiring layer and including a second secondary winding, a first end of the second secondary winding being connected to a first end of the first secondary winding via at least one first via hole; and a plurality of primary wiring layers including a primary winding, the first secondary wiring layer and the second secondary wiring layer being disposed between the plurality of primary wiring layers, wherein at least one of the first via hole is disposed within a projection of the primary winding in the plurality of primary wiring layers.

Claims (29)

1. A transformer unit comprising:

a first secondary wiring layer comprising a first secondary winding;

a second secondary wiring layer adjacent to the first secondary wiring layer and comprising a second secondary winding, a first end of the second secondary winding being connected to a first end of the first secondary winding via at least one first via hole; and

a plurality of primary wiring layers comprising at least one primary winding, the first secondary wiring layer and the second secondary wiring layer being disposed between the plurality of primary wiring layers,

wherein at least one of the first via hole is disposed within a projection of the primary winding in the plurality of primary wiring layers.

2. The transformer unit according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a first switching unit having a first power end connected to a second end of the first secondary winding; and

a second switching unit having a first power end connected to a second end of the second secondary winding, and a second power end connected to a second power end of the first switching unit via at least one second via hole.

3. The transformer unit according to claim 2 , further comprising:

at least one of the second via hole disposed within the projection of the primary winding of the plurality of primary wiring layers.

4. The transformer unit according to claim 2 , wherein at least one of the first switching unit and the second switching unit is disposed at least partly within a projection of the primary winding in at least one of the primary wiring layers.

5. The transformer unit according to claim 2 , wherein a power path formed by the first switching unit and the first secondary winding at least partly overlaps a power path formed by the second switching unit and the second secondary winding.

6. The transformer unit according to claim 2 , wherein a power path formed by the first switching unit and the first secondary winding and a power path formed by the second switching unit and the second secondary winding are disposed at least partly within a projection of the primary winding in at least one of the primary wiring layers.

7. The transformer unit according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one first via hole and the at least one second via hole are disposed alternately.

8. The transformer unit according to claim 7 , wherein the at least one first via hole and the at least one second via hole are arranged in a straight line or a curved line.

9. The transformer unit according to claim 2 , wherein the primary winding, the first secondary winding and the second secondary winding are PCB windings, the first switching unit is disposed between the primary winding and the first secondary winding, and the second switching unit is disposed between the primary winding and the second secondary winding.

10. The transformer unit according to claim 9 , wherein the primary winding, the first secondary winding and the second secondary winding are disposed in one piece of PCB.

11. The transformer unit according to claim 9 , wherein the first secondary winding and the second secondary winding are disposed in one piece of PCB.

12. The transformer unit according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one primary winding is a pie winding and comprises at least two layers, the first secondary winding and the second secondary winding are PCB windings, the first switching unit is disposed between the pie winding and the first secondary winding, and the second switching unit is disposed between the pie winding and the second secondary winding.

13. A power converter circuit comprising:

a primary switching unit configured to receive an input voltage and output a first output voltage;

at least one transformer unit according to claim 1 comprising an input end and an output end, the input end being configured to receive the first output voltage, and the output end being configured to output a second output voltage; and

a load configured to receive the second output voltage.

14. The power converter circuit according to claim 13 , wherein

the power converter circuit comprises a plurality of transformer units, and input ends of the plurality of transformer units are connected in parallel or in series.

15. The power converter circuit according to claim 13 , wherein

the power converter circuit comprises a plurality of transformer units, and output ends of the plurality of transformer units are connected in parallel or in series.

16. The power converter circuit according to claim 13 , wherein

the power converter circuit includes a plurality of transformer units, and the plurality of transformer units are arranged in a stacked manner or in the same plane.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 15, 2016
From: ZENG, JIANHONG; XIN, XIAONI
To: DELTA ELECTRONICS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 040943/0494 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2016 1 0152983 · Mar 17, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170271073A1 · Sep 21, 2017
Cited By (1)
US 12,749,617