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Unified conductor to lower the resistance between a planar transformer and one or more inductors

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1805595
An apparatus is provided including a transformer including a first printed circuit board having one or more conducting layers, the one or more conducting layers forming, at least in part, a transformer coil; at least one inductor; and at least one continuous piece of conducting material external to the printed circuit board, where the at least one continuous piece of conducting material forms a connection between the transformer and the at least one inductor. A method is also provided for assembling a switched-mode power supply.
Research Organization:
International Business Machines Corp., Armonk, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
;
Other Award/Contract Number:
B599858
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY)
Patent Number(s):
10,939,543
Application Number:
15/858,432
OSTI ID:
1805595
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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