Patent · US Expired

Signal transformer and method for operating such a signal transformer

US7042323B2 · kind B2 · utility

10Cited by
13References
23Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateAug 22, 2003
Grant dateMay 9, 2006
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 23, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01F30/04
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A signal transformer having a primary limb and a first secondary limb is specified, a primary winding at least partly enclosing the primary limb and a secondary winding at least partly enclosing the first secondary limb and the primary limb being connected to the first secondary limb. Furthermore, 2n+1 additional secondary limbs are provided, where n=0, 1, 2, 3, . . . , and the additional secondary limbs are connected to the primary limb and the first secondary limb. At least one secondary winding is in each case provided for the additional secondary limbs and for the first secondary limb, the secondary winding at least partly enclosing the respective secondary limb. Moreover, a control winding is provided for each secondary limb, said control winding at least partly enclosing the respective secondary limb. Furthermore, a method for operating such a signal transformer and a driver circuit having such a signal transformer are specified.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.