This application claims priority to Taiwan Application Serial Number 107107742, filed Mar. 7, 2018, which is herein incorporated by reference.
The present disclosure relates to basic electronical elements. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to an inductor device.
Performance of a conventional 8-shaped transformer is usually affected due to the structure of the 8-shaped transformer not being symmetrical. Specifically, if the 8-shaped transformer is formed of two circles having structures that are not symmetrical, magnetic field produced from each of the circuits of the two circles would be shifted. For example, if the structures of the two circles are not symmetrical, the magnetic field would be shifted to one side of the two circles. Therefore, the efficiency of the 8-shaped transformer is thereby affected.
One aspect of the present disclosure is directed to an inductor device. The inductor device comprises a first inductor unit and a second inductor unit. The first inductor unit comprises first to fourth sides, a first wire and a first input terminal. The first side and the second side are respectively disposed at two opposite sides of the first inductor unit. The third side and the fourth side are located at two opposite sides of a first central line. The first central line is across and between the first and second sides. The first wire is winded to form a plurality of circles, where the first wire is winded in an interlaced manner at at least one of the first to fourth sides of the first inductor unit. The first input terminal is disposed on one side of the first side, the second side, the third side and the fourth side of the first inductor unit. The second inductor unit comprises fifth to eighth sides, a second wire and a second input terminal. The fifth side and the sixth side are respectively disposed at two opposite sides of the second inductor unit. The seventh side and the eighth side are located at two opposite sides of a second central line, where the second central line is across and between the fifth and sixth sides. The second wire is winded to form a plurality of circles, where the second wire is winded in an interlaced manner at at least one of the fifth to eighth sides of the second inductor unit. The second input terminal is disposed on one of the fifth to eighth sides of the second inductor unit. The first wire and the second wire are winded in an interlaced manner at the second side and the sixth side.
Furthermore, the second inductor unit 1200 includes a fifth side 1210, a sixth side 1220, a seventh side 1230, an eighth side 1240, a second wire 1250 and a second input terminal 1260. The fifth side 1210 and the sixth side 1220 are respectively disposed at two opposite sides of the second inductor unit 1200. The seventh side 1230 and the eighth side 1240 are located at two opposite sides of a second central line 1290, where the second central line 1290 is across and between the fifth and sixth sides 1210 and 1220. The second wire 1250 is winded to form a plurality of circles, where the second wire 1250 is winded in an interlaced manner at at least one of the fifth to eighth sides 1210 to 1240 of the second inductor unit 1200. The second input terminal 1260 is disposed on one of the fifth to eighth side 1210 to 1240 of the second inductor unit 1200. The first wire 1150 and the second wire 1250 are winded in an interlaced manner at the second side 1120 and the sixth side 1220.
In one embodiment, the first wire 1150 includes two gaps located the third side 1130. The first inductor unit 1100 includes two connecting members 1132 and 1134 that are disposed at the third side 1130 and located on the first wire 1150. The two connecting members 1132 and 1134 are configured to connect two ends of the two gaps. In another embodiment, the first wire 1150 includes two gaps located the fourth side 1140. The first inductor unit 1100 includes two connecting members 1142 and 1144 that are disposed at the fourth side 1140 and located on the first wire 1150. The two connecting members 1142 and 1144 are configured to connect two ends of the two gaps.
In yet another embodiment, the second wire 1250 includes two gaps located at the seventh side 1230. The second inductor unit 1200 includes two connecting members 1232 and 1234 that are disposed at the seventh side 1230 and located on the second wire 1250. The two connecting members 1232 and 1234 are configured to connect two ends of the at least two gaps. In one embodiment, the second wire 1250 includes two gaps located at the eighth side 1240. The second inductor unit 1200 includes two connecting members 1242 and 1244 that are disposed at the eighth side 1240 and located on the second wire 1250. The two connecting members 1242 and 1244 are configured to connect two ends of the at least two gaps.
In still another embodiment, the first wire 1150 includes a first circle 1152, a second circle 1154, a third circle 1156 and a fourth circle 1158, and the second wire includes a fifth circle 1252, a sixth circle 1254, a seventh circle 1256 and an eighth circle 1258. The first wire 1150 is winded from the first side 1110 upward to the second side 1120 along the first circle 1152 and then winded in an interlaced manner into the sixth circle 1254 of the second wire 1250. Next, the first wire 1150 is winded to the eighth side 1240 along the sixth circle 1254 and then winded in an interlaced manner into the sixth circle 1254 through the connecting member 1242. Next, the first wire 1150 is winded to the seventh side 1230 along the sixth circle 1254 and then winded in an interlaced manner into the eighth circle 1258 through the connecting member 1234. The second wire 1250 is winded to the seventh side 1230 along the eighth circle 1258 around the center point 1292 and then winded in an interlaced manner into the sixth circle 1254. Next, the second wire 1250 is winded to the sixth side 1220 along the sixth circle 1254 and then winded in an interlaced manner into the first circle 1152 of the first wire 1150.
Then, the first wire 1150 is winded to the fourth side 1140 along the first circle 1152 and then winded in an interlaced manner into the third circle 1156. Next, the first wire 1150 is winded to the third side 1130 along the third circle 1156 and then winded in an interlaced manner into the third circle 1156 through the connecting member 1132. Next, the first wire 1150 is winded to the fourth side 1140 along the third circle 1156 and then winded in an interlaced manner into the first circle 1152 through the connecting member 1144. Finally, the first wire 1150 is winded to the first input terminal 1160.
Specifically, the connecting part 1172A is located at the first side 1110A, and is configured to couple the point 1161A of the first circle 1152A and the point 1162A of the third circle 1156A. The connecting part 1174A is also located at the first side 1110A, and is configured to couple the point 1163A of the first circle 1152A and the point 1164A of the third circle 1156A. The connecting part 1176A is located at the second side 1120A and is configured to couple the point 1166A of the first circle 1152A and the point 1165A of the third circle 1156A. The connecting part 1178A is also located at the second side 1120A, and is configured to couple the point 1168A of the first circle 1152A and the point 1167A of the third circle 1156A. In this embodiment, the first to fourth circles 1152A to 1158A are disposed from outside of the first wire 1150A to inside of the first wire 1150A in sequence.
Furthermore, the connecting part 1272A is located at the sixth side 1220A, and is configured to couple the point 1261A of the sixth circle 1254A and the point 1262A of the eighth circle 1258A. The connecting part 1274A is also located the second side 1220A and is configured to couple the point 1263A of the sixth circle 1254A and the point 1264A of the eighth circle 1258A. In this embodiment, the fifth to eighth circles 1252A to 1258A are disposed from outside of the second wire 1250A to inside of the second wire 1250A in sequence.
Likewise, the second inductor unit 1200B includes connecting member 1232B and 1234B disposed at the seventh side 12308. The connecting member 1234B is located on the second wire 12508, and is configured to connect two ends of the gap (e.g., the gap between the sixth circle 1254B and the eighth circle 1258B). The connecting member 1232B is located on the first wire 1250B and the connecting member 1234B, and is configured to connect two ends of the gap (e.g., the gap of the third circle 1256 located at the seventh side 1230B). The connecting member 1242B is also located on the second wire 1250B and the connecting member 1244B at the eighth side 1240B. The other connecting manners are similar to the connecting manner in the seventh side 1230B, and the detailed description thereof will be omitted herein.
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Then, the second wire 1250C is winded to the eighth side 1240C along the sixth circle 1254C and then winded in an interlaced manner into the eighth circle 1258C. Next, the second wire 1250C is winded to the eighth side 1240C along the eighth circle 12580 around the center point 1292C and then winded in an interlaced manner into the sixth circle 1254C through the connecting member 1244C. The second wire 1250C is winded to the sixth side 1220C along the sixth circle 1254C around the center point 1292C and then winded in an interlaced manner into the first circle 1152C of the first wire 1150C. Finally, the second wire 1250C is winded to the first input terminal 1160C.
In one embodiment, the second inductor unit 1200C includes a center-tapped element 1280C. The center-tapped element 1280C is coupled to the second wire 1250C at the sixth side 1220C.
It is therefore understood from the embodiments of the present disclosure that the present disclosure has the following advantages. The present disclosure provides an inductor device. Since structures of two inductor units of the inductor device are arranged, the problem of performance of a conventional 8-shaped transformer being affected because the structure of the 8-shaped transformer is not symmetrical can be solved.
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