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EP1655745A1
EP1655745A1 EP04105616A EP04105616A EP1655745A1 EP 1655745 A1 EP1655745 A1 EP 1655745A1 EP 04105616 A EP04105616 A EP 04105616A EP 04105616 A EP04105616 A EP 04105616A EP 1655745 A1 EP1655745 A1 EP 1655745A1
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Antero Arkkio
Julius Saitz
Nicklas Södö
Panu Virolainen
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01F—MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR MAGNETIC PROPERTIES
    • H01F3/00—Cores, Yokes, or armatures
    • H01F3/10—Composite arrangements of magnetic circuits
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01F—MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR MAGNETIC PROPERTIES
    • H01F37/00—Fixed inductances not covered by group H01F17/00
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01F—MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR MAGNETIC PROPERTIES
    • H01F27/00—Details of transformers or inductances, in general
    • H01F27/28—Coils; Windings; Conductive connections
    • H01F27/30—Fastening or clamping coils, windings, or parts thereof together; Fastening or mounting coils or windings on core, casing, or other support
    • H01F27/306—Fastening or mounting coils or windings on core, casing or other support

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  • the present invention relates to an inductor according to the preamble of the independent claim 1.
  • a major application of a DC inductor as a passive component is in a DC link of AC electrical drives.
  • Usual problems when designing inductors relate to their form and enclosure class.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide an inductor with high enclosure class and reasonable manufacturing costs.
  • the object of the invention is achieved by an inductor, which is characterized by what is stated in the characterizing part of independent claim 1.
  • the preferred embodiments of the invention are disclosed in the dependent claims.
  • the invention is based on the idea of making the magnetic circuit of an inductor by combining ferromagnetic sheet material and substantially magnetically isotropic material.
  • An advantage of the inductor of the invention is that it has high enclosure class and reasonable manufacturing costs. Further advantage of the inductor of the invention is that its form can be quite freely chosen.
  • Figure 1 is a sectional side view of an inductor according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • Figure 2 is a sectional top view taken along line A - A in the inductor of the figure 1;
  • Figure 3 is a diagram depicting stored magnetic field energy.
  • Figure 1 shows a sectional side view of an inductor according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • the inductor comprises a core 2 and a winding 4.
  • the core 2 includes an inner core element 6 placed radially inside the winding 4 and an outer core element 8 placed radially outside the winding 4.
  • Both the inner core element 6 and the outer core element 8 have a form of a hollow cylinder.
  • the inner 6 and the outer 8 core elements are manufactured of ferromagnetic sheet such as core sheet, which is also known as transformer sheet or transformer plate.
  • the ferromagnetic sheet is rolled into spiral form in order to provide the tubular core element. Adjacent turns in the spiral are separated from one another by means of insulation therebetween.
  • the spiral core element may be made by rolling a rectangular sheet blank into cylindrical spiral shape.
  • the inner 6 and the outer 8 core elements made out of ferromagnetic sheet material allow an elongated structure for the inductor because of the high mechanical strength of the material.
  • the elongated shape of the inductor is an advantageous feature when the inductor has to be fitted in a casing having a small lateral dimension.
  • the winding 4 is relatively closely fitted between the inner core element 6 and the outer core element 8. Consequently the inner diameter of the winding 4 is approximately same as the outer diameter of the inner core element 6, and the outer diameter of the winding 4 is approximately same as the inner diameter of the outer core element 8.
  • the magnetic and thermal resistivity is lower in the direction parallel to the plane of the ferromagnetic sheet than in the direction perpendicular to the plane of the sheet.
  • the ferromagnetic sheet is an anisotropic material as regards the magnetic and thermal characteristics. This magnetic and thermal anisotropy is largely caused or at least increased by the insulation between the adjacent turns of the spirals.
  • the magnetic anisotropy of the ferromagnetic sheet material is not a problem in the inductor according to the invention since the general direction of the magnetic flux in the inner core element 6 and in the outer core element 8 is parallel to the plane of the ferromagnetic sheet material.
  • Relative permeability of the ferromagnetic sheet material is approximately 3000 parallel to the plane and approximately 20 perpendicular to the plane.
  • the core 2 of the inductor further comprises a first end element 10 and a second end element 12 which are adapted to close the magnetic flux path in radial direction adjacent the first axial end 14 and the second axial end 16 of the winding 4, respectively.
  • the axial direction of the winding 4 and the entire inductor is defined by the general direction of the magnetic flux inside the winding.
  • the radial direction is a direction perpendicular to the axial direction.
  • the first end element 10 and the second end element 12 may be identical elements.
  • Each end element of the core 2 has an inner diameter that is equal to the inner diameter of the inner core element 6, and an outer diameter that is equal to the outer diameter of the outer core element 8. Substantially entire magnetic flux of the inductor propagates through each of the end elements when the inductor is in use.
  • the core 2 of the inductor of figure 1 has a substantially constant cross sectional area. Therefore the distribution of the magnetic flux density B in the core 2 is also substantially constant.
  • the first end element 10 and the second end element 12 are made of soft magnetic composite material by powder metallurgy processes.
  • the soft magnetic composites (SMC) are dielectromagnetic powder materials in which ferromagnetic particles are insulated from each other by a dielectric thermoset resin.
  • the magnetic, electric and thermal properties of the soft magnetic composites (SMC) are isotropic.
  • end elements 10 and 12 may be made of some other soft magnetic material or any other material that is substantially magnetically isotropic and has appropriate permeability.
  • the magnetic isotropy of the end elements 10 and 12 is an advantageous feature because the magnetic flux ⁇ makes substantially a 180° turn in each end element, as illustrated in the figure 1.
  • Figure 1 also shows that the magnetic flux ⁇ propagates substantially exclusively in axial direction in the inner core element 6 and the outer core element 8.
  • the inner 6 and the outer 8 core elements are thermally anisotropic, so they conduct heat better in the axial direction of the inductor. Therefore it is advantageous that also the end elements 10 and 12 have adequate thermal conductivity in the axial direction of the inductor.
  • the thermal conductivity of the soft magnetic composites (SMC) is substantially similar to the thermal conductivity of core sheet in the plane of the lamination, so the thermal conductivity of the soft magnetic composites is sufficiently high.
  • Figure 1 shows that in the end elements 10 and 12 the magnetic flux ⁇ and the heat flux Q propagate substantially perpendicular relative to each other. It must be borne in mind that practically all anisotropic materials and structures have one direction or plane in which both magnetic and thermal resistivity has its minimum. Consequently, if the end elements 10 and 12 were made of anisotropic material, either the magnetic flux ⁇ or the heat flux Q would have to propagate at least partly in an unfavourable direction as regards the material resistivity. Therefore it is advantageous that the material of the end elements is substantially isotropic both magnetically and thermally.
  • Figure 2 is a sectional top view taken along radial plane of the inductor of the figure 1.
  • Figure 2 shows that the inner core element 6 and the outer core element 8 are mounted coaxially and that they both have a circular cross section.
  • the cross section of the inner core element 6 and the outer core element 8 may be elliptic or substantially rectangular, for example.
  • Figure 2 also shows that there is a round duct 28 provided in the centre of the inductor.
  • the diameter of the duct 28 is equal to the inner diameter of the inner core element 6.
  • the duct 28 extends through the inductor in the axial direction, and it may be utilized for cooling the inductor.
  • the components of the inductor may be held together by bolt i n-serted into the duct 28.
  • the bolt and a corresponding nut may be arranged to press a first flange against the first axial end of the inductor and a second flange against the second axial end of the inductor.
  • the bolt may be manufactured out of plastic or other non-magnetic material.
  • inductor that has in the duct 28 both a bolt and a coolant channel. This may be achieved for example by a hollow bolt accommodating the coolant channel or by a coolant channel extending around the bolt and through the flanges.
  • the inductor of figure 1 further comprises a permanent magnet element 20 provided in the magnetic circuit of the inductor.
  • the permanent magnet element 20 is placed between the inner core element 6 and the first end element 10 such that at least substantial portion of the magnetic flux ⁇ of the inductor propagates through the permanent magnet element 20 when the inductor is in use.
  • the permanent magnet element 20 is a core element of the inductor like inner and outer core elements and the end elements.
  • the permanent magnet element 20 is inside the winding 4 in a radial direction. This way the size of the permanent magnet element 20 can be kept small, which is advantageous because suitable permanent magnet materials are expensive. Further, the inside of the winding 4 is mechanically safer place than the outside of the winding.
  • the permanent magnet element 20 is an annular element.
  • the inner and outer diameters of the permanent magnet element 20 are substantially same as the inner and outer diameters of the inner core element 6, respectively.
  • the permanent magnet element 20 may be relatively thin. In one embodiment of the invention the thickness of the permanent magnet element 20 is approximately 0,5 mm.
  • Figure 3 shows how much magnetic field energy the inductor is able to store with and without the permanent magnet element 20.
  • the magnetic flux density B is shown as a function of the direct current l dc -
  • the operating point is P 01 .
  • the operating point moves to P 1 for the magnetic flux density level B w and DC current I dc .
  • the stored magnetic energy for the operating point P 1 is given by the horizontally shaded area in figure 3.
  • the starting point is P 02 with the flux density -B 0 and zero current.
  • the magnetomotive force generated by the current opposes the magnetization of the permanent magnet element 20.
  • the magnetic flux density B would not reach the value of B w . This allows for the increase in the number of turns in the winding 4, by which the operating point P 1 can be reached.
  • the stored energy is now given as a sum of two shaded areas in figure 3. The energy and thus the inductance has increased when compared to the case without permanent magnet element 20 by amount of the vertically shaded area. Therefore it is possible to decrease the size of an inductor of a predetermined inductance by fitting a permanent magnet element in the magnetic circuit of the inductor.
  • the permanent magnet element 20 facilitates the assembly of the inductor by holding the components of the inductor together by means of magnetic attraction.
  • An example of a suitable material for the permanent magnet element 20 is NdFeB material NEOREM 499a, marketed by Neorem Magnets, Finland.
  • the inductor further comprises five magnetic seal elements that are adapted to improve the magnetic coupling between adjacent elements in the magnetic circuit of the inductor.
  • the first one of these is denoted by reference numeral 18 and placed between the inner core element 6 and the second end element 12.
  • the second one is denoted by reference numeral 19 and placed between the outer core element 8 and the second end element 12.
  • the third one is denoted by reference numeral 22 and placed between the permanent magnet element 20 and the first end element 10.
  • the fourth one is denoted by reference numeral 24 and placed between the permanent magnet element 20 and the inner core element 6.
  • the fifth one is denoted by reference numeral 26 and placed between the outer core element 8 and the first end element 10.
  • Each of the magnetic seal elements 18, 19, 22, 24 and 26 may be, for example, a solid element or an element formed by granular powder material or a semi-liquid element.
  • the permeability of the material of each magnetic seal element is substantially higher than the permeability of air.
  • the inner core element 6 of the inductor of figure 1 is slightly shorter in the axial direction than the outer core element 8. This is caused by the existence of permanent magnet element 20 and the magnetic seal element 24.
  • the inductor according to the invention does not have to comprise magnetic seal elements.
  • the magnetic seal elements may be replaced by close fit between adjacent core elements.
  • the magnetic circuit of the inductor according to the present invention is a combination of inexpensive yet mechanically strong ferromagnetic sheet material in the inner and the outer core elements, and substantially magnetically isotropic material in the end elements of the core. It will be obvious to a person skilled in the art that the inventive concept can be implemented in various ways. The invention and its embodiments are not limited to the examples described above but may vary within the scope of the claims.

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DE102013109993A1 (de) * 2013-09-11 2015-03-12 Endress + Hauser Flowtec Ag Magnetisch-induktives Durchflussmessgerät, Spulenkern und Feldspule
CN114242404A (zh) * 2021-11-01 2022-03-25 赵继广 外用铁芯

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EP0157669A1 (fr) * 1984-03-02 1985-10-09 Imphy S.A. Circuit magnétique composite et procédé de fabrication dudit circuit
DE19918322A1 (de) * 1999-04-22 2000-11-16 Epcos Ag Phasenbaustein für verstimmte und unverstimmte Filterkreise

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EP0157669A1 (fr) * 1984-03-02 1985-10-09 Imphy S.A. Circuit magnétique composite et procédé de fabrication dudit circuit
DE19918322A1 (de) * 1999-04-22 2000-11-16 Epcos Ag Phasenbaustein für verstimmte und unverstimmte Filterkreise

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE102013109993A1 (de) * 2013-09-11 2015-03-12 Endress + Hauser Flowtec Ag Magnetisch-induktives Durchflussmessgerät, Spulenkern und Feldspule
CN114242404A (zh) * 2021-11-01 2022-03-25 赵继广 外用铁芯

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