Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Segmented winding techniques for a coupled inductor circuit
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Application No.: US16169338Application Date: 2018-10-24
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Publication No.: US11195655B2Publication Date: 2021-12-07
- Inventor: Jonathan Paolucci
- Applicant: Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
- Applicant Address: IE Limerick
- Assignee: Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
- Current Assignee: Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
- Current Assignee Address: IE Limerick
- Agency: Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
- Main IPC: H01F38/14
- IPC: H01F38/14 ; H01F27/29 ; H01F38/02 ; H02M3/158

Abstract:
Techniques are provided for segmented windings of a coupled inductor within a DC-DC voltage converter or regulator. In an example, a coupled inductor circuit can include a first winding comprising a conductive coil having a central axis, and a second winding configured to magnetically couple with the first winding. The second winding can have a plurality of individual segments. Each individual segment can form a fraction of one turn of the second winding. Each segment can include a first conductor, a ground conductor, and a first switch to selectively couple, and selectively isolate, the first conductor and the ground conductor.
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