EP3129993A1

EP3129993A1 - Suppressor choke

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Publication number: EP3129993A1
Application number: EP15722060.9A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Willem Blakborn
Original assignee: Rosenberger Hochfrequenztechnik GmbH and Co KG
Current assignee: Rosenberger Hochfrequenztechnik GmbH and Co KG
Priority date: 2014-04-08
Filing date: 2015-03-31
Publication date: 2017-02-15
Also published as: CN106165034A; DE102014005118A1; JP2017510996A; US20170018350A1; CA2941891A1; KR20160142824A; TW201539496A; WO2015154858A1

Abstract

The invention relates to a choke (10), in particular a suppressor choke for damping common-mode interference currents, comprising a core (20) and at least two windings (30, 32) which each pass a number of times about the core (20), at least one turn (33, 34, 35) of one of the windings (30, 32) comprising two rigid components (40, 42) which each form a turn portion and are connected to each other to form the turn (33).

Description

The invention relates to a throttle, in particular a suppression choke for damping common-mode parasitic currents. The throttle has a core and at least two windings each revolving around the core.

Chokes are typically used as suppression chokes or suppression filters in high-current systems. A common mode choke has several windings, which are in opposite directions flowed through by electricity, so that cancel their magnetic fields in the core of the throttle. Through the use of suppression chokes equally occurring interference currents can be suppressed in the outward and forward direction. DC or low-frequency currents are hardly affected by the throttle. Such chokes can be installed, for example, at inputs and outputs of power supplies to dampen spurious emissions.

Suppression chokes regularly have a closed ferrite core in ring form or in another closed geometry, which is wound by at least two windings. Each winding consists of several turns wound around the core. The windings each consist of metal winding wires such as copper wires. Especially in the case of closed cores, wrapping the core to make the throttle is time consuming and labor intensive. Furthermore, in conventional Entstördrossen the Entstörwirkung is often not optimal. In view of these problems, it is the object of the present invention to provide a readily manufacturable reactor, with the interference currents can be effectively suppressed.

This object is achieved by a throttle having the features according to claim 1. Advantageous developments of the throttle according to the invention are described in the dependent claims. In the case of the choke according to the invention, at least one turn of one of the windings has two preferably rigid components which each form a winding section and which are connected to one another to form the turn. In other words, the windings are not wound from a continuous winding wire, that is made of a one-piece conductor. Rather, the windings have at least two interconnected, electrically conductive components which are connected to one another to form one or more windings of the winding. The components are manufactured as separate components and only connected together to form the winding. The interconnected components are unlike a conventional winding wire not flexible, but preferably rigid. A "rigid" (or dimensionally stable) component is understood to mean a component that can be bent or deformed only under force, for example a copper conductor with a diameter of about 2 mm can no longer be deformed by hand without exerting force and thus is a rigid component in the sense of the present invention Invention.

The invention is based on the knowledge that, especially in the case of a closed-loop inductor core, a winding of the core with a winding wire is particularly complex, since the winding wire must be passed through the central opening of the core at each turn. The step of threading the winding wire through the core opening is also regularly problematic for winding machines. In addition, suppression chokes are regularly flowed through by large currents and are therefore adapted to high currents. However, the required large conductor cross sections reduce the flexibility of the winding wires used and make them very rigid, whereby the wrapping of the core is further complicated. Since, according to the invention, at least one of the turns consists of two interconnected components, threading through the core opening is no longer necessary for producing the throttle according to the invention, which reduces the production outlay. Rather, the components forming the winding sections are already produced in their final shape, so that no bending or deformation of a component is required during the winding production. Furthermore, it has been found that winding around the core with a wire often results in winding deviations or winding faults which can impair the interference suppression effect of the throttle. Since, in accordance with the invention, rigid components are preferably used for producing the winding turns, a more exact reproducibility of the winding profile is ensured than when using a flexible wire which, when threaded through the core opening, deviates slightly from the winding wire course actually provided. In contrast, an accidental deformation of the winding sections forming components is excluded due to their rigidity. The manufacture of the throttle according to the invention can be further simplified if the components forming the winding sections rotate around the core in each case like an arc by approximately 180 °. In this case, exactly two components form a circumferential winding turn. Preferably, two, three or more turns of each of the two windings comprise two interconnected components. If all or almost all windings of the two windings have two components connected to one another, it is not necessary to thread a winding wire through the manufacture of the reactor at any point, thereby further reducing the production costs. In each case two winding sections together form a turn. In other words, each winding circulating through 360 ° can consist of exactly two components, which in each case circulate around the core by 180 ° and are connected to one another to form the entire winding. With regard to the avoidance of defects in the winding production, it has proven to be advantageous that the components forming the winding sections are identically shaped. In this case, the windings can each be made from a predetermined number of identical components. Thus, for example, for the production of a winding having three windings, a total of six identical components can be connected to one another, which are each formed as winding sections that rotate through 180 °. The composability of the whole winding of a number of identical components further reduces the manufacturing costs. A dimensionally stable winding, which permanently retains its course, can then be produced if the components forming the turn sections are connected to one another in a positive, positive, and / or material-locking manner.

The components are preferably made of metal, in particular copper, to ensure good conductivity. They can each have the form of C or U-shaped brackets. Bügeiförmige components can be produced from a metal strand with little effort. The brackets may each be arcuate, in particular approximately half-ring-shaped, so that the connection of several brackets leads to a helical winding. Such brackets are particularly suitable for a toroidal core. Alternatively, the bracket can be U-shaped with, for example, rounded corners whose shape is adapted to the core cross section. When the stirrups are shaped, the core can be sandwiched between the free ends of the stirrups. The free ends may extend parallel to each other at least in a front portion, which facilitates connection to the free ends of adjacent stirrups.

In order to adapt the throttle to high currents, the brackets preferably have a cross-sectional area of more than 10 mm ² , in particular more than 20 mm ² and preferably less than 200 mm ² , in particular less than 100 mm ² . Conductors with such a cross-sectional area are designed for a current of more than 100 A, in particular 150 A or more. Furthermore, large stirrup diameters make the stirrups particularly rigid, as a result of which deviations from the intended course of the winding can be reliably prevented. Such large conductor cross sections are not hindering the winding production of the reactor according to the invention for the reasons mentioned above, unlike conventional chokes. A simple and fast winding production is made possible by the fact that each of the stirrups has a first free end formed as an insertion end with an insertion projection and a second free end formed as a receiving end with a receiving recess formed complementary to the insertion projection. By inserting the plug-in projection in the receiving recess of the adjacent bracket a positive and / or non-positive connection of the respective adjacent bracket is possible. As a result, a dimensionally stable winding can be produced. Furthermore, this ensures a large-area electrical contact, which is required for high currents.

In a particularly preferred embodiment of the invention, the insertion ends of the bracket are respectively pressed into the receiving recesses of the winding each continuing bracket. A pressing process is particularly time-saving, especially when all the brackets that make up the two windings are pressed simultaneously, so that a single pressing step for the winding production is sufficient. Two components pressed into each other engage each other particularly stably and permanently. Deviations from the intended winding course are therefore excluded if the clamps to be pressed together are correctly aligned with each other before the pressing process.

Each component forming a winding section is preferably flat and extends in a component plane, wherein the component planes of the individual components with the component planes of the respectively adjacent components, which continue the winding in each case, include a predetermined angle. Thus, the winding course of the windings in a plan view may be substantially zigzag.

This design leads to a high reproducibility of the winding profile, since the individual components can be arranged correctly before their connection in a simple manner. Furthermore, the two windings of the throttle can reliably be formed correspondingly opposite each other.

Preferably, the component planes of each two interconnected components enclose an angle of more than 10 ° and less than 80 °, in particular more than 20 ° and less than 60 °. In the case of a nonlinear core, such as a Toroidkerns the angles can be arranged varying. Furthermore, the angles can be adapted to the cross-sectional area of the components forming the winding sections. Preferably, the angles of the first winding each correspond to the angles of the second winding.

A good interference suppression effect can be achieved if the core consists of a ferromagnetic material, in particular of a ferrite material.

In particular, when the throttle is used as suppression choke, a closed core is advantageous. Preferably, the core has an annular course and is particularly preferably toroidal. Other core shapes such as a D-shape, E-shape, frame shape, etc. are conceivable.

For a particularly good suppression effect, it is important that the two windings rotate in opposite directions to the core. They may each have two or more, in particular three, four or five turns.

According to a further aspect, the invention relates to a method for producing a throttle according to the invention, in particular a suppression choke with the following method steps: arranging bow-shaped lower components in bracket holding portions of a first holder, arranging bow-shaped upper components in Bügelhalteabschnitten a second holder, optionally arranging a core between the first holder and the second holder and approaching the first holder to the second holder, wherein the lower components and the upper components are connected to each other, so that two preferably the core each multiple-circumferential windings are formed from the Windungsabschnitten.

Each bow-shaped component preferably has two free ends. In the step of connecting, the first free end of an upper member is connected to the second free end of the lower axial direction continuing member and the second free end of the upper member is connected to the first free end of the winding continuing in the axial direction lower component connected. Accordingly, the first free end of a lower member is connected to the second free end of the winding continuing in the axial direction upper member and the second free end of the lower member to the first free end of the winding connected against the axial direction continuing component. The first component in the axial direction and the last component in the axial direction of each winding is connected to a further component only at one of the two free ends. In this way, the juxtaposed components form a helical coil that orbits the core.

Unlike in the production of conventional windings, in which the conductor to be unwound must be threaded through a central opening of the core, the step of approaching the lower components to the upper components is sufficient to produce the throttle according to the invention.

Preferably, in the approaching step, the exposed ends of the lower components are pressed onto the exposed ends of the upper components. This creates a frictional press connection, which is particularly durable and ensures a dimensionally stable winding.

With regard to a stable connection of the components, it has proven to be expedient that in the step of approaching the insertion projections are pressed at the first free ends of the components respectively in the receiving recesses at the second free ends of each winding continuing components.

To produce a compact throttle which can be used flexibly, the core provided with the windings is encapsulated with a plastic material and is then preferably installed in an electrical unit, such as a power supply unit or a battery unit.

In the following description, the invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Showing:

Fig. 1 is a schematic sketch of a Entstördrossel invention in a plan view.

Fig. 2 is a schematic sketch of a Entstördrossel invention in a perspective view, and , 3 shows a component for producing a winding of a suppression choke according to the invention in a sectional view.

In Fig. 1, a suppression choke 10 according to the invention is shown in a plan view. The suppression choke 10 has a substantially toroidal core 20, such as a ferrite core or iron core around which two counter-rotating windings 30, 32 are wound. Alternatively, the reactor according to the invention can also have only one or more than two windings. Each of the windings 30, 32 consists of three completely revolving turns 33, 34, 35. Alternatively, the windings 30, 32 may also have more or less than three turns, for example two, four or five turns. A winding does not necessarily have an integer number of turns.

The two windings 30, 32 are wound in opposite directions on opposite sides of the core 20 in such a way that in particular high-frequency interference radiation and other interference in the two windings can be effectively suppressed.

The individual turns 33, 34, 35 each consist of two identically shaped components 40, 42 in the form of brackets 50, which respectively circulate the core in an arc-like manner by approximately 180 °, so that two connected components form a completely circumferential turn. Alternatively, at least one component orbits the core by less than or more than 180 °. For example. consists of one turn of more than two interconnected components, such as four components, each revolving at 90 °. Alternatively, not all components are identically shaped. For example. the components arranged on the one core side (lower components 42) at least in sections have a different shape than the components arranged on the other core side (upper components 40). Alternatively or additionally, if necessary, the first or last component of a winding can be shaped differently than the other components. In the case of the throttle shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, each winding 30, 32 has three windings and thus six components 40, 42. Overall, the two windings 30, 32 consist of twelve identically shaped components, one of which is shown in Fig. 3 in cross section.

The components 42, 44 are each dimensionally stable or rigid. They may consist of a rod-shaped metal conductor, such as a copper conductor, which may become a C or U conductor. Shape is curved. The cross-sectional area of the components is about 25 mm ² , wherein larger or smaller cross-sectional areas can be used as needed. Through a copper conductor with a cross-sectional area of about 25 mm ² , currents between 100 A and 150 A can flow, without the conductor being heated or damaged.

Since the components 40, 42 are formed dimensionally stable, their accidental deformation or bending during the wrapping of the core can be avoided. The connection points between the individual components are preferably set so stable that no mutual relative movement of the connected components is possible after making the connection. The winding of a throttle according to the invention then permanently has the intended course and is particularly dimensionally stable.

As shown in FIG. 3, the components 40, 42 in the illustrated exemplary embodiment of the invention are substantially U-shaped. They have two free ends, which are designed for connection to the winding respectively continuing, identically shaped components 40, 42. Between the two free ends of the core 20 passes. The connecting plane, in which the components are each connected to the winding continuing components corresponds to the running through the center of the core opening radial plane.

At the first free end (insertion end 52), each component 40 has an insertion projection 54, which can project from the first front surface of the component 40 in the manner of a pencil. At the second free end (receiving end 56), each component 40 has a receiving recess 58 which is complementary to the pin-shaped insertion projection 54 in the second front surface of the component 40 and into which the insertion projection 56 of a like-shaped second component 42, the Winding continues, can be pressed. In this way, a frictional connection of the components 40, 42 for forming a turn is possible.

The U-shaped curved components are each in a component plane. The component planes of the components forming the windings can be seen particularly clearly in FIG. 1. The components to be joined together are each aligned in such a way before pressing that the component planes of adjacent components each one predetermined angle α, α ', α ", which is preferably greater than 20 ° and less than 60 °, thereby resulting in the recognizable in Fig. 1 zigzag line, which is formed by the juxtaposed upper and lower Windungshälften "a" and "a" are not necessarily the same size, especially in the case of an annular core. Preferably, the angles between the component planes of opposing components of the first winding 30 and the second winding 32 correspond to one another. The predetermined angular sequence α, α ', a "is determined depending on the core shape, the conductor cross-section and the number of turns per winding so that a preferably uniform winding is formed, which is particularly well and stable adapted to the core, without the The advantage of a fixed angular sequence α, a ', a "is the exact reproducibility of the windings for particularly good interference damping by the suppression choke. The throttle 10 according to the invention can be manufactured as follows: First, bow-shaped lower components are arranged in strap holding sections of a first holder and bow-shaped upper components are arranged in strap holding sections of a second holder. By means of the strap holding sections, the components 40, 42 forming the winding sections are each held in a predetermined relative position and relative angular position, in which the components 40, 42 are to be arranged relative to one another even after the windings 30, 32 have been formed. The holders may be part of an assembly tool having, for example, receiving plates with recesses for receiving the components. The free ends of the lower components 42 (insertion end 52 and receiving end 56) are exposed so that they can be pressed onto the also exposed free ends of the upper components 40. Subsequently, the core 20 is disposed between the first holder and the second holder. The first holder and the second holder are then brought closer to one another, wherein the lower components 42 and the upper components 40 are connected to each other by compression, so that two windings 30, 32 that rotate around the core 20 are formed from the turn portions.

In the step of approach, the insertion projections of the components dip into the receiving recesses of the respectively next components, so that a frictional connection of the components takes place. Subsequently, the suppression choke with a Overmolded plastic material and possibly installed in an electrical unit such as a HV battery.

By encapsulating with a (non-conductive) plastic material, the winding course can be permanently fixed mechanically. On the other hand, this ensures that the individual turns do not touch each other and are electrically insulated from one another.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

10 throttle

20 core

30 first winding

32 second winding

33, 34, 35 turns of the second winding 40, 42 components

50 bars

52 insertion end (first free end) 54 insertion projection

56 Recording end (second free end) 58 Recording recess

Claims

claims

1. throttle (10), in particular suppression choke for damping common-mode interference currents,

with at least one core (20) and at least two windings (30, 32) revolving around the core (20), characterized in that at least one turn (33, 34, 35) of one of the windings (30, 32) has two rigid components (30). 40, 42), each forming a winding section and which are connected to form the winding (33).

2. Throttle according to claim 1, characterized in that the components (40, 42) rotate around the core (20) in each case arcuately by about 180 °.

3. choke according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that two, three or more, in particular all windings (33, 34, 35) of the two windings, two interconnected components (40, 42), wherein preferably in each case two components (40 , 42) together form a turn (33).

4. choke according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the components (40, 42) are formed identically.

5. Throttle according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the components (40, 42) are positively, positively, and / or materially connected to each other.

6. Throttle according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the components (40, 42) are each substantially C- or U-shaped bracket (50), preferably metal bracket, in particular copper bracket.

7. choke according to claim 6, characterized in that the bracket (50) has a cross-sectional area of more than 10 mm ² , in particular more than 20 mm ² and less than 100 mm ² , so that the windings for a current greater than 100 A, in particular 150 A or more are set up.

8. Throttle according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the components (40, 42) each have a plug-in end (52) with a plug-in projection (54) and a receiving end (56) with a complementary to the insertion projection shaped receiving recess (58) ,

9. choke according to claim 8, characterized in that the Einsteckvorsprünge (54) in each case in the receiving recesses (58) of the winding (33) each continuing component are pressed.

10. choke according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the components (40, 42) each lie in a component plane, wherein the component planes of the components with the component planes of the respective adjacent components, which continue the winding respectively, a predetermined angle (et ), which is preferably greater than 10 ° and less than 80 °, in particular greater than 20 ° and less than 60 °.

11. Throttle according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the core (20) consists of a ferromagnetic material, in particular of a ferrite material.

12. Throttle according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the core (20) is closed, preferably annular, in particular substantially toroidal.

13. Throttle according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the two windings (30, 32) rotate in opposite directions to the core and in each case two or more, in particular three or four windings (33, 34, 35).

14. A method for producing a throttle, in particular suppression choke, according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by the following steps: Arranging bow-shaped lower components (42) in strap holding sections of a first holder,

Arranging bow-shaped upper components (40) in strap holding sections of a second holder,

Arranging a core (20) between the first holder and the second holder,

• Approximating the first holder to the second holder, wherein the lower components (42) and the upper components (40) are connected to each other, so that at least two of the core (20) each multi-circumferential windings (30, 32) formed from the components become.

15. The method according to claim 14, characterized in that in the step of approaching exposed ends (52, 56) of the lower components (42) on exposed ends (52, 56) of the upper components (40) are pressed.

16. The method according to claim 14 or 15, characterized in that in the step of approaching plug-in projections (54) of the components in each case in receiving recesses (58) of each of the winding continuing components are pressed.

17. The method according to any one of claims 14 to 16, characterized in that the suppression choke (10) molded with a plastic material and is preferably then installed in an electrical unit such as a power supply or a battery unit.