The present invention relates to a resonant transformer, and more particularly to a slim resonant transformer.
A transformer has become an essential electronic component for voltage regulation into required voltages for various kinds of electric appliances.
In the power supply system of the new-generation electric products such as LCD televisions, leakage inductance transformers (e.g. LLC transformers) become more and more prevailing. The use of the leakage inductance transformer may reduce damage possibility of the switch, minimize noise and enhance performance.
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In addition, after the transformer 1 is assembled, an air gap (not shown) is defined between the corresponding leg portions 132. The air gap is formed between the primary winding coil 111 and a secondary winding coil 112. If the secondary winding coil 112 is in a short-circuit condition, the magnetic path possibly causes individual loop. Under this circumstance, the leakage inductance of the transformer 1 fails to be stably controlled.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a resonant transformer having plural single-trough second winding sections. Plural secondary winding coils are wound around respective single-trough second winding sections, so that the winding means and the magnetic path are changed.
Another object of the present invention provides a resonant transformer having an air gap disposed over the primary winding coil, thereby stably controlling the leakage inductance.
A further object of the present invention provides a resonant transformer having increased winding space, enhanced electric conversion efficiency, and reduced heat generation.
A still object of the present invention provides a resonant transformer having plural modular bobbins connected with each other in parallel, so that the output voltage of the resonant transformer is increased.
In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a resonant transformer. The resonant transformer includes a bobbin, a primary winding coil, plural secondary winding coils, and a magnetic core assembly. The bobbin includes a main body and a channel running through the main body. The main body includes a first winding section and plural single-trough second winding sections. Plural pins are arranged at the first winding section. The single-trough second winding sections are arranged at bilateral sides of the first winding section. The primary winding coil is wound around the first winding section of the bobbin and connected with the pins. The secondary winding coils are wound around respective single-trough second winding sections of the bobbin. The magnetic core assembly is partially embedded into the channel of the bobbin.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a resonant transformer. The resonant transformer includes a bobbin, a primary winding coil, plural secondary winding coils, a covering member, and a magnetic core assembly. The bobbin includes a main body and a first channel running through the main body. The main body includes a first winding section and plural single-trough second winding sections. Plural pins are arranged at the first winding section. The single-trough second winding sections are arranged at bilateral sides of the first winding section. The primary winding coil is wound around the first winding section of the bobbin and connected with the pins. The secondary winding coils are wound around respective single-trough second winding sections of the bobbin. The covering member includes a second channel. The magnetic core assembly is partially embedded into the first channel of the bobbin and the second channel of the covering member.
In accordance with a further aspect of the present invention, there is provided a resonant transformer. The resonant transformer includes a first bobbin, a first primary winding coil, plural first secondary winding coils, a second bobbin, a second primary winding coil, plural second secondary winding coils, and a magnetic core assembly. The first bobbin includes a first main body and a first channel running through the first main body. The first main body includes a first winding section and plural single-trough second winding sections. Plural pins are arranged at the first winding section. The single-trough second winding sections are arranged at bilateral sides of the first winding section. The first primary winding coil is wound around the first winding section of the first bobbin, and connected with the pins at the first winding section. The first secondary winding coils are wound around respective single-trough second winding sections of the first bobbin. The second bobbin includes a second main body and a second channel running through the second main body. The second main body includes a third winding section and plural single-trough fourth winding sections. The single-trough fourth winding sections are arranged at bilateral sides of the third winding section. The second primary winding coil are wound around the third winding section of the second bobbin, and connected with the pins at the first winding section of the first bobbin. The second secondary winding coils are wound around respective single-trough fourth winding sections of the second bobbin. The magnetic core assembly is partially embedded into the first channel of the first bobbin and the second channel of the second bobbin.
The above contents of the present invention will become more readily apparent to those ordinarily skilled in the art after reviewing the following detailed description and accompanying drawings, in which:
The present invention will now be described more specifically with reference to the following embodiments. It is to be noted that the following descriptions of preferred embodiments of this invention are presented herein for purpose of illustration and description only. It is not intended to be exhaustive or to be limited to the precise form disclosed.
The bobbin 21 comprises a main body 210, a channel 211, plural partition plates 212, a first side plate 213, a second side plate 214, a first connecting base 215 and a second connecting base 216. The channel 211 runs through the main body 210. The main body 210 is substantially cylinder tube with a rectangular cross-section. The first side plate 213 and the second side plate 214 are respectively arranged at two opposite sides of the main body 210. The partition plates 212 are disposed on the main body 210, and arranged between the first side plate 213 and the second side plate 214. In addition, the partition plates 212 are substantially parallel to the first side plate 213 and the second side plate 214. By the first side plate 213, the second side plate 214 and the partition plates 212, a first winding section 217 and plural single-trough second winding sections 218 are collectively defined on the main body 210. The first winding section 217 is disposed in the middle of the main body 220. The primary winding coil 22 is wound around the first winding section 217. The two partition plates 212a and 212b that define the first winding section 217 have a first pin 219a and a second pin 219b, respectively. The outlet parts of the primary winding coil 22 are fixed on the first pin 219a and the second pin 219b, so that the primary winding coil 22 is electrically connected to a circuit board (not shown). The single-trough second winding sections 218 are arranged at bilateral sides of the first winding section 217. The secondary winding coils 23 are wound around respective single-trough second winding sections 218. The first connecting base 215 and the second connecting base 216 are respectively extended from external surfaces of the first side plate 213 and the second side plate 214. Plural pins 215a and 216a are respectively extended from the first connecting base 215 and the second connecting base 216. Via the pins 215a and 216a, the secondary winding coils 23 are electrically connected with the circuit board.
In this embodiment, the bobbin 21 further comprises a central separation plate 217a. The central separation plate 217a is arranged in the first winding section 217. By the central separation plate 217a, the first winding section 217 is divided into a first portion 217c and a second portion 217d, so that the first winding section 217 is a multi-trough winding section. In addition, the central separation plate 217a further includes a notch 217b. During the procedure of winding the primary winding coil 22 around the first winding section 217, the primary winding coil 22 could be wound from the first portion 217c to the second portion 217d (or from the second portion 217d to the first portion 217c) through the notch 217b. In some embodiments, the central separation plate 217a is omitted, so that the first winding section 217 is also a single-trough winding section.
In this embodiment, the resonant transformer 2 has two single-trough second winding sections 218, which are arranged at bilateral sides of the first winding section 217. That is, two secondary winding coils 23 are respectively wound around the two single-trough second winding sections 218. Moreover, the two secondary winding coils 23 are connected to each other in parallel. As such, the turn number of each secondary winding coil 23 could be reduced while the total turn number is kept unchanged. Since the volume occupied by the secondary winding coils 23 is reduced, the overall volume of the resonant transformer 2 is reduced to achieve the purpose of minimization. It is noted that the number of the single-trough second winding sections 218 could be varied as required. For example, in some embodiments, the bobbin 21 has four single-trough second winding sections 218.
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It is noted that the winding direction of the primary winding coil 22 could be varied as required. In some embodiments, the outlet part 22b is firstly wound around the second portion 217d of the first winding section 217 and then wound around the first portion 217c through the notch 217b of the central separation plate 217a. The secondary winding coils 23 are wound around respective single-trough second winding sections 218. That is, each secondary winding coil 23 is wound around a corresponding single-trough second winding section 218. The two outlet parts of each secondary winding coil 23 are soldered on the pins 215a and 216a that are respectively extended from the first connecting base 215 and the second connecting base 216.
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The bobbin 31 comprises a main body 310, a first channel 311, plural partition plates 312, a first side plate 313, a second side plate 314, a first connecting base 315 and a second connecting base 316. By the first side plate 313, the second side plate 314 and the partition plates 312, a first winding section 317 and plural single-trough second winding sections 318 are collectively defined on the main body 310. The magnetic core assembly 34 comprises a first magnetic part 341 and a second magnetic part 342. The first magnetic part 341 of the magnetic core assembly 34 comprises a first leg portion 341a and a second leg portion 341b. The second magnetic part 342 of the magnetic core assembly 34 also comprises a first leg portion 342a and a second leg portion 342b. The bobbin 31 further comprises a first pin 319a, a second pin 319b, and pins 315a, 316a. The configurations and functions of the main body 310, the first channel 311, the partition plates 312, the first side plate 313, a second side plate 314, the first connecting base 315, the second connecting base 316, the first pin 319a, the second pin 319b and the pins 315a, 316a of the bobbin 31, the primary winding coil 32, the secondary winding coils 33 and the magnetic core assembly 34 are similar to those described in
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The first bobbin 41 comprises a first main body 410, a first channel 411, plural partition plates 412, a first side plate 413, a second side plate 414, a first connecting base 415 and a second connecting base 416. By the first side plate 413, the second side plate 414 and the partition plates 412, a first winding section 417 and plural single-trough second winding sections 418 are collectively defined on the first main body 410. The second bobbin 44 comprises a second main body 440, a second channel 441, plural partition plates 442, a third side plate 443, a fourth side plate 444, a third connecting base 445 and a fourth connecting base 446. By the third side plate 443, the fourth side plate 444 and the partition plates 442, a third winding section 447 and plural single-trough fourth winding sections 448 are collectively defined on the second main body 440. The configurations of the first bobbin 41, the second bobbin 44 and the magnetic core assembly 47 and the means of winding the first primary winding coil 42, the first secondary winding coils 43, the second primary winding coil 45 and the second secondary winding coils 46 are similar to those described in the above embodiments, and are not redundantly described herein. Moreover, the first side plate 413 and the second side plate 414 have a first coupling part 413a and a second coupling part 414a, respectively; and the third side plate 443 and the fourth side plate 444 have a third coupling part 443a and a fourth coupling part 444a, respectively. The first coupling part 413a and the third coupling part 443a have complementary structures, and the second coupling part 414a and the fourth coupling part 444a have complementary structures. In this embodiment, the first coupling part 413a and the fourth coupling part 444a are concave structures, and the second coupling part 414a and the third coupling part 443a are convex structures. When the third coupling part 443a and the fourth coupling part 444a are respectively engaged with the first coupling part 413a and the second coupling part 414a, the second bobbin 44 and the first bobbin 41 are combined together. It is noted that the numbers and configurations of the coupling parts may be varied as required.
Moreover, the first connecting base 415 and the second connecting base 416 of the first bobbin 41 have a first engaging part 415c and a second engaging part (not shown), respectively. Corresponding to the first engaging part 415c and the second engaging part, the third connecting base 445 and the fourth connecting base 446 have a third engaging part 445c and a fourth engaging part 446c, respectively. In this embodiment, the first engaging part 415c and the fourth engaging part 446c are concave structures, and the second engaging part and the third engaging part 445c are convex structures. When the third engaging part 445c and the fourth engaging part 446c are respectively engaged with the first engaging part 415c and the second engaging part, the second bobbin 44 and the first bobbin 41 are securely combined together. It is noted that the numbers and configurations of the engaging parts may be varied as required.
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Then, the first leg portion 471a of the first magnetic part 471 and the first leg portion 472a of the second magnetic part 472 are embedded into the first channel 411 of the first bobbin 41, and the second leg portions 471b and 472b are respectively embedded into the second channel 444 of the second bobbin 44. At the same time, the first magnetic part 471 that is exposed outside the first bobbin 41 and the second bobbin 44 is supported on the first surface 415b of the first connecting base 415 and the third surface 445b of the third connecting base 445, and the second magnetic part 472 that is exposed outside the first bobbin 41 and the second bobbin 44 is supported on the second surface 416b of the second connecting base 416 and the fourth surface 446b of the fourth connecting base 446. The resulting structure of the resonant transformer 4 is shown in
From the above description, since the secondary winding coils are wound around respective single-trough second winding sections of the bobbin, the resonant transformer of the present invention has enhanced electric conversion efficiency. Since the outlet parts of the primary winding coil are fixed on the pins at the first winding section of the bobbin, the winding space of the first winding section is increased and the heat generated during operation of the resonant transformer is reduced. Moreover, since the single-trough second winding sections are arranged at bilateral sides of the first winding section, the air gap defined by the magnetic core assembly is disposed over the primary winding coil. Under this circumstance, the leakage inductance of the resonant transformer could be stably controlled, and the overall volume of the transformer is reduced. Moreover, since plural modular bobbins could be connected with each other in parallel to assemble the resonant transformer, the output voltage of the resonant transformer is increased, the utilization flexibility is increased, and the fabricating cost is reduced.
While the invention has been described in terms of what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention needs not be limited to the disclosed embodiment. On the contrary, it is intended to cover various modifications and similar arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims which are to be accorded with the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and similar structures.
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098137637 | Nov 2009 | TW | national |