EP2269424A2 - Composant inductif pour la commande de luminaires - Google Patents

Composant inductif pour la commande de luminaires

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EP2269424A2
EP2269424A2 EP09726552A EP09726552A EP2269424A2 EP 2269424 A2 EP2269424 A2 EP 2269424A2 EP 09726552 A EP09726552 A EP 09726552A EP 09726552 A EP09726552 A EP 09726552A EP 2269424 A2 EP2269424 A2 EP 2269424A2
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Herbert Jungwirth
Gerhard Karl
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Sumida Components and Modules GmbH
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B41/00—Circuit arrangements or apparatus for igniting or operating discharge lamps
    • H05B41/02—Details
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01F—MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR MAGNETIC PROPERTIES
    • H01F3/00—Cores, Yokes, or armatures
    • H01F3/08—Cores, Yokes, or armatures made from powder
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01F—MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR MAGNETIC PROPERTIES
    • H01F38/00—Adaptations of transformers or inductances for specific applications or functions
    • H01F38/08—High-leakage transformers or inductances
    • H01F38/10—Ballasts, e.g. for discharge lamps

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  • the present invention generally relates to inductive components, i. H. Storage chokes, transformers and the like, which are designed for a high power density for a given volume of construction.
  • the electronic components provided for the power supply must also be suitably adjusted in size.
  • increasingly powerful gas discharge lamps can be provided, which offer a constant or even higher power with a smaller construction volume.
  • the low volume of construction of these bulbs also means that the electronic components required to drive the bulbs must be reduced in size.
  • the inductive components have to be developed in consideration of numerous parameters, since a suitable adaptation of an inductive component depends on numerous factors, such as the shape of the magnetic cores, the type of ferrite material used, the wiring in the windings, and generally the circuit topology.
  • a reduction in the size of the components is thus desired in many areas of electronics, in particular the achievement of a high power density for specially selected component dimensions in inductive components is a very complex process, whereby numerous physical boundary conditions dictated by the properties of the magnetic materials must be observed Different solutions may lead to different final results, but then may not behave in the same way in the target application.
  • the size and shape of the corresponding electronic board of the shape and size of the bulb to adapt to achieve a compact overall design. Due to these requirements, however, there are also maximum dimensions for corresponding inductive components, such as chokes and the like, but still meet the requirements in terms of power density, operating temperature, the electromagnetic behavior, and have to meet the same. For example, with a power range of a few 10 W, as is typical for modern gas discharge lamps, adaptation to the elongated shape of the tubes may require certain lateral dimensions that must not be exceeded by the inductive component, thus providing the desired overall conformance of the electronic board to enable.
  • ferrite cores are available in many standard sizes and with many standard ferrite materials, but in the size range of cores with a magnetic effective volume of about 900 mm 3 and below, the required component properties with E cores, for example, a relatively compact design with good thermal behavior and provide relatively low susceptibility, may not be achieved, in order to allow a sufficient drive power at a desired compact design of the corresponding bulbs.
  • a plurality of inductive components are required in corresponding electronic drive circuits, so that the use of a slightly larger core and thus a larger inductive component can lead overall to a significant increase in the overall construction volume, so that, if necessary, the desired degree of miniaturization can not be achieved.
  • the overall topology of the circuit used as well as the thermal conditions and the degree of automation in the production of corresponding inductive components must be taken into account. That is, the design of suitable inductive components with the desired small size subject to many, mutually influencing factors, but which can not be easily predetermined.
  • the size of an inductor can be chosen to be smaller with regard to, for example, a higher clock frequency of the corresponding drive circuits or the like, the desired result with respect to the overall design is not necessarily achieved, since possibly a greater number of components, a different interference radiation behavior , etc., a larger total thermal power loss may lead to an overall increase in construction volume, possibly in combination with an increase in production costs.
  • an inductive component in particular a storage inductor and a corresponding electronic circuit having a plurality of inductive components specify, with an adaptation of the electronic circuit to the shape and size of modern gas discharge lamps at reduced production costs is possible.
  • an inductive component having a ferrite core, which has a first core half and a second core half, at least one of which has an E-shaped core cross-section.
  • the width of the core halves, which extends along a direction perpendicular to the course of the central limb, is 20 mm or smaller.
  • the ferrite core of a ferrite material is constructed having a maximum induction Bmax and magnetization at a field strength of 250 A / m at 100 0 C, which is 400 mT or greater.
  • the inductive component according to the invention further comprises a bobbin, which is surrounded by legs of the two core halves and having pins which are arranged on opposite sides of the ferrite core and extending in a height direction. Furthermore, at least one winding is provided in the bobbin, which is electrically connected at least to one of the pins.
  • the device according to the invention thus has an E-shaped core cross section, which allows a compact overall design, since a relatively large surface area is provided for a good thermal behavior, wherein the winding is largely shielded by the outer surfaces of the E core.
  • a width of 20 mm or smaller is realized in the inductive component according to the invention, so that in particular an adaptation to electronic circuit boards is possible, which are designed to control modern gas discharge lamps in the power range of some 10 W.
  • a material is used for the ferrite core, which has a magnetization or induction of 400 mT or greater, when the core material is magnetized at a field strength of 250 A / m at 100 0 C.
  • the properties of the core material allow inductance values, which lead to an overall efficient behavior, since with these properties a very balanced ratio of copper losses to core losses at the typical operating frequencies used 30 kHz to 300 kHz, ie, at the specified values for the core material, inductance values are possible which consider both winding losses and core losses Keep frequency range in a range in which a stable operation at the desired power densities is possible.
  • a magnetically effective volume of the ferrite core is 900 mm 3 or smaller.
  • a size is realized, which corresponds to a core E19 / 5, but a transmission of higher power compared to standard cores in the range of about 100 kHz and less is possible.
  • the inductive component according to the invention can be provided with a size which allows a reduction of the boards for electronic drive circuits for modern gas discharge lamps.
  • the length of the ferrite core is 17 mm or less.
  • the length is to be understood as the dimension along the larger lateral dimension of the middle leg.
  • a smaller size of a corresponding inductive element is possible because of the properties of the core material a reduction of the required number of turns and thus a reduction of the size of the winding or an improvement of the resistance behavior the winding is possible.
  • a height of the ferrite core is 13 mm or less.
  • the bobbin of the inductive component has a projection provided for automatically inserting a winding wire.
  • a large number of factors have to be considered for efficient size reduction of inductive components, with a complex interaction of the electrical and magnetic properties to take into account.
  • relatively high voltages are to be absorbed by the winding of the inductive component, for example if an up-conversion circuit is considered in which the mains voltage is converted to a suitable high DC link voltage.
  • the automatic winding can be done so that the threading of the wire takes place very precisely in the winding base of the bobbin, wherein the projection also allows improved delivery of the wire end to a pin without "crossing" other turns and without train on the pin
  • a distance between turns sections corresponding to turns with a higher voltage can be reliably maintained at the winding start in a precise and reproducible manner, so that overall an efficient reduction of the overall dimensions of the winding is possible, so that in cooperation with the ferrite material and the desired overall dimensions of the inductive component can be transmitted a high power for this volume of construction, without negatively influencing the electrical functionality and the overall behavior
  • Belt body a more efficient automatic wire guide during threading, so that also the overall processing is more efficient and precise, since, for example, a soldering of the lead wire with the pin can be performed under well-defined conditions, so that optionally a smaller amount of solder is usable and / or Overall, the process of soldering in a shorter time with improved product uniform
  • a winding wire is deflected by the projection and a trained as a wire guide recess to one of the pins guided.
  • the ferrite material comprises a mixture of iron oxide, manganese oxide and zinc oxide.
  • the mixture comprises the iron oxide with a weight fraction of 71% by weight ⁇ 3% by weight, the manganese oxide with a weight fraction of 23% by weight ⁇ 8% by weight and the zinc oxide with a weight fraction of 6 Wt .-% ⁇ 5 wt .-% on. In this way, a variation for the application under consideration can be determined.
  • the object mentioned is achieved by an electronic circuit for controlling a lamp.
  • the electronic circuit comprises a circuit board and a first inductive component having the properties described above. Furthermore, a second inductive component is provided, which also has the aforementioned properties.
  • the first inductive component is a component of an up-converter, which provides a regulated DC voltage from an input AC voltage
  • the second inductive component is a component of a regulated DC voltage fed resonance stage for feeding the lamp.
  • the inductive component described above is used efficiently in different circuit topologies, which are tailored in particular to the control of a gas discharge lamp. That is, on the input side, the inductive component is provided in a controlled boost converter, which is used for example for setting a power factor of the tapped from the AC power source.
  • a boost converter circuit usually occur relatively high voltages of about 400 V or more, so that in particular a precise compliance with insulation distances in Applying the windings is of particular advantage, as set out above in connection with the bobbin of the inductive component according to the invention, so that, despite the very compact design, a reliable operation is made possible.
  • the electronic circuit has a further inductive component, which is identical in size to the first inductive component, for example, so that an efficient inductive component for a resonant circuit is provided due to the magnetic properties of the second inductive component, wherein despite the compact size the desired output power can be transmitted at high ignition voltages in the kV range.
  • the corresponding properties of the second inductive component can be suitably adapted to the resonant circuit within the scope of the compact design.
  • one or more further inductive components can be provided in the manner described above, in order to suitably adapt the DC voltage provided by the step-up converter to a voltage required for driving the lamp.
  • two or more windings can be provided by suitable adaptation of the connection pins and the bobbin, so that an adaptation to the voltage by the use of a high-frequency transformer in the form of another inductive component is possible.
  • a temperature dependence of the core material losses of the ferrite core of the first inductive component has a smaller fluctuation range in the range from 20 ° C. to 100 ° C. than the temperature dependence of the core material losses of the ferrite core of the second inductive component.
  • FIG. 1A is an exploded perspective view of an inductor according to the present invention
  • 1B is a plan view of the ferrite core of the inductive component according to the invention.
  • 1C is a cross section of a core half of the ferrite core
  • 1D schematically shows the profile of the maximum magnetization at a predetermined field strength as a function of the temperature for a core material that in a inductive component according to the invention is used, in comparison to a ferrite material of a conventional inductive component,
  • Fig. 1 E and 1 F show schematically the course of the magnetic properties of the material of the ferrite core in the form of inductance with varying current fed at two different temperatures for a given coil configuration (Fig. 1D) with a comparative example and in the form of relative permeability for two different Temperatures for the specified coil configuration with a comparative example,
  • 1G schematically the temperature behavior of the power loss of the core material for various embodiments, wherein in particular a reduced temperature dependence of the power loss is used for throttle components for resonant circuits according to illustrative embodiments,
  • FIG. 1 H and 11 schematically show a plan view and a cross-sectional view of a bobbin according to illustrative embodiments
  • FIG. U schematically shows the coil former with a winding start of the winding, the efficient connection of the beginning of the coil being illustrated with a connection pin, FIG.
  • Fig. 2A schematically shows an electronic circuit in which two different
  • Circuit topographies are shown using an inductive component, as used in particular for A ⁇ actuallyung a discharge lamp, and
  • Figures 2B and 2C show electronic circuits with corresponding boards suitable for suitable adaptation to the shape of the discharge lamp.
  • FIG. 1A schematically illustrates a perspective elevational view of an inductor 100 according to illustrative embodiments of the present invention.
  • OA device 100 includes a bobbin 130 that has one or more windings that are not shown in FIG. 1A for simplicity.
  • the bobbin 130 is partially enclosed by a ferrite core 10, which in turn has a first core half 110a and a second core half 110b.
  • the ferrite core 110 is provided in the form of an "E-core", ie has a cross-section of at least one of the core halves 110a, 110b the typical form of an "E".
  • both core halves 11Oa 1 110b are designed as E cores.
  • a center leg 110c is provided, which has a larger magnetic effective cross section as each corresponding outer leg 110a and 110b.
  • the second core half 110b has a center leg 11Od and corresponding outer legs 11Oe, 11Of.
  • this shape of the core 110 is suitable on the one hand to enable a high degree of shielding of the windings on the bobbin 130, since the outer legs 110a, 110b, 11Oe, 10Of comprise the bobbin, so that the windings arranged therein shielded against external interference fields and also an efficient shielding of the caused by the windings interference fields is achieved.
  • a high surface area in relation to the total volume results, so that an efficient thermal coupling to the environment can be realized.
  • at least one surface for example, a surface 110s may be brought into contact with a corresponding heat dissipation surface, such as the base material of an electrical circuit board, or other suitable material, so that the power dissipated in the core material can be efficiently dissipated.
  • the magnetically effective volume of the ferrite core 110 is about 900 mm 3 or less, so that can achieve very compact lateral dimensions for the ferrite core 110 due to the selected E-shape.
  • the width of the ferrite core 110 ie a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction L of the center leg 110c or 110d, is about 20 mm or less. In this way, the ferrite core 110 in cooperation with the bobbin 130 can be produced in a compact manner, so that an electronic board can be constructed, which is particularly adapted to the narrow shape of a discharge lamp in the power range of some 10 W 1, for example 40 to 70 W.
  • the ferrite core 110 can be suitably adapted to different circuit topologies, by selecting a suitable air gap 1 10l for the given ferrite material, which is explained in more detail below, for example by a smaller height of the center leg 110c compared to the outer legs 110a, 110b.
  • the air gap 1101 may be adjusted by providing a symmetrical configuration of the core halves 110a, 110b such that both center legs 110c, 110d are equally lower in height than the corresponding ones Outside legs are provided.
  • the air gap 1101 may be varied from 0 to 1.5 mm for the embodiment in which the magnetically effective volume is 900 mm 3 or less.
  • the ferrite core 110 is provided in the form of an "El" core, wherein one of the core halves 110a and 110b is provided as an E-core, while the other core half is a substantially planar pad having a thickness corresponding to the outer legs of the E-core is provided.
  • Fig. 1B schematically shows a plan view of a core half of the ferrite core 110, such as the core half 110a, wherein in the embodiment shown, the width B is set to ⁇ 20 mm, about 19.1 ⁇ 0.5 mm.
  • the length L of the core half 110a in this example is less than 17 mm, about 16.5 ⁇ 0.4 mm.
  • Fig. 1C shows a cross-sectional view of the core half 110a, wherein a height H, d. H. the height of the outer legs 110a, 110b is less than 6.5 mm and in the illustrated embodiment 5.8 with a tolerance of -0.25 mm. Further, in the illustrated embodiment, a width B1 of the center leg 110c is set to ⁇ 15.5 mm, and in the illustrated embodiment, a value of 14.8 ⁇ 0.3 mm is provided.
  • the inductive component 100 is configured such that at least one lateral dimension, such as width B, corresponds to a certain desired width or is smaller at a predetermined range for the magnetically effective volume. Furthermore, the efficient E-core shape is then selected in terms of thermal behavior, some dissipation of waste heat, efficiency in ferrite core 110 fabrication, and assembly of inductive device 100, with the required power density achieved by the provision of a suitable ferrite material becomes.
  • FIG. 1 D shows a schematic of the course of the maximum flux density or induction "B max " at a defined field strength of 250 A / m as a function of the temperature of the ferrite material.
  • the curve A shown in FIG. 1D represents the ferrite material of the core 110 according to illustrative embodiments, while the curve B represents a ferrite material as used in conventional inductive devices.
  • the curve B of a ferrite material of a conventional inductive component in which the maximum flux density at 100 0 C at about 380 mT.
  • the maximum magnetization in a range below 500 mT at 100 0 C is limited in order to avoid excessive core losses in a frequency range from about 30 kHz to 30OkHz the switching frequency, since otherwise an overall increased demand with a correspondingly desired compact design Heat dissipation is required, which would eventually lead to an overall larger volume of construction or higher cost.
  • Figures 1 E and 1 F show the ferrite material used in one embodiment in the device 100 according to a specially chosen arrangement to further illustrate the magnetic and consequent electrical behavior of the ferrite material, again in comparison with that in a conventional inductive Component used ferrite material according to the curve B of FIG. 1 D is shown as a comparative example.
  • Fig. 1E shows schematically the course of the inductance of a device which has been constructed for experimental purposes in the form of a coil with an EF core 26/15/7 with an air gap of 1, 0 mm and a winding number of 170.5.
  • the current fed into the coil is plotted on the horizontal axis, the ferrite material used in illustrative embodiments being characterized in that it has up to one Amperage of 1.5A for the above arrangement provides an inductance value of at least 4mH at a temperature of 100 ° C, as shown by curve A1
  • the comparison material according to curve B1 at this temperature shows a significant one earlier drop in inductance, and also the initial value is lower than the ferrite material of the curve A1 used in the inductive component 100 according to the invention.
  • Curves A2 and B2 show the corresponding inductance values of the materials at a temperature of 25 ° C. Also in this case results in a faster decrease of the already lower initial inductance for the material (B1), which is used in conventional inductive components with an effective magnetic volume of about 900 mm 3 for operating frequencies of up to a few 100 kHz.
  • the ferrite material for the ferrite core 110 according to the curve A of FIG.
  • an overall expanded current range can be achieved with the inductance value remaining approximately constant, so that in this case the same powers can be transmitted with a somewhat smaller volume or higher powers can be achieved for the same volume. That is, in the inductor 100 according to the present invention, a material represented by the curves A and A1 and A2, respectively, is used to obtain a desired small volume, yet the desired power of about 40 to 70 W at about 30 to 30OkHz can be reliably transmitted, as required for example for driving modern discharge lamps.
  • FIG. 1F schematically shows the course of corresponding curves A1, A2 and B1, B2 for the aforementioned materials, in which diagram the field strength H in A / m is plotted against the relative permeability.
  • the curves in FIGS. 1E and 1F are qualitatively the same and show that for the construction given above the behavior of the inductance is given by essentially the course of the relative permeability.
  • FIG. 1G schematically shows the temperature dependence of the core losses at given operating conditions, for example at 100 kHz, and a modulation of 200 mT.
  • the curves A1 and A2 show the temperature behavior of the core losses for ferrite material, as can be selected for example in the inductive component 100 depending on the circuit topography of the circuit for which the inductive component 100 is provided.
  • the curve A1 has a pronounced minimum at 100 0 C, so that with respect to an operating temperature of 100 0 C, the core power loss generated for a desired rated power and a corresponding mode, ie switching frequency and degree of modulation, minimal.
  • the curve A2 shows a less pronounced temperature dependence, so that in this case the core losses are held more stable over a wide temperature range, so that about the quality of a coil can be kept more stable, at least in terms of core losses.
  • the ferrite materials used for the ferrite core 110 will be made according to illustrative embodiments based on iron oxide, manganese oxide, and zinc oxide.
  • blends are provided in which the iron oxide is provided at a weight percentage of about 71 ⁇ 3 wt%, the manganese oxide at 23 + 8 wt%, and the zinc oxide at 6 wt% ⁇ 5 wt .-% is provided.
  • the behavior of the material with respect to the maximum magnetization see FIG.
  • 1D can be set to the desired value above 400 mT at 100 [beta] C at a field strength of 250 A / m, whereby a maximum value of about 500 mT is not exceeded in some illustrative embodiments, in order not to let the core losses for the considered application rise too much, even if this would give advantages in terms of other parameters, but in conjunction with other properties may not would lead to the desired compact design.
  • an increase in the maximum magnetization value can be achieved by increasing the proportion of iron oxide and correspondingly reducing the proportion of one or the other two components.
  • the magnetization curve typically represents a measurement obtained using a toroidal array, the field strength for measuring the magnetization to the specified value of 250 A / m is set. At other selected field strengths, other maximum magnetization values result, but a comparison with other materials is possible at any time based on the measurement specifications given herein.
  • the temperature dependency of the core losses in the ferrite material used in the device 100 according to the invention can be suitably adapted to the requirements by adding a small amount of particular additives, whereby a corresponding amount of additives results in a corresponding flattening of the temperature dependence ,
  • a suitable adaptation of the temperature dependence of the material-dependent core losses in connection with the increasing temperature by increasing copper losses so that for a desired high quality of a coil, as used for example in a resonant stage, also as low as possible Degree of change occurs at different operating temperatures.
  • a corresponding desired size of the device 100 is determined and selected on the basis of the ferrite materials used a desired inductance value for a given winding space in the bobbin 130. Due to the required number of turns and the available winding space can then determine the copper resistance, which is typically temperature dependent. If the copper losses exert a significant influence on the quality, a course of the copper resistance from the cold state to the operating point can be determined for a desired temperature working point of the coil, which then serves as a starting point for setting the temperature-dependent core losses.
  • an adaptation can be carried out by a suitable choice of the steepness of the temperature dependence, for example in the form of the curves A1 and A2, so that increasing copper losses are compensated to a certain extent by decreasing core losses. In this way, a more stable oscillation behavior of a corresponding resonance stage can be achieved.
  • This can also be applied to an application in which the copper losses generally make up a significantly higher proportion, for example when rapid switching operations occur, etc.
  • the lowest possible temperature dependence of the core losses is selected for shrinkage throttles if the copper losses are not a dominant contribution to coil quality are, so that the quality remains relatively constant.
  • the thermal and electrical behavior of the winding must also be taken into account. That is, at a higher operating temperature, the materials for the insulation of the windings are usually more stressed because the reaction rate, about the insulating varnish, etc., typically exponentially depends on the temperature. That is, with increasing temperatures, a greatly increased impairment of the respective insulating materials takes place, so that a high degree of material constancy of the starting material is required for a specified life of the inductive component, but also a high degree of uniformity and precision in applying the wire windings on the Bobbin 130. A precise winding of the bobbin with high efficiency and consistent quality can be achieved, however, usually only by a higher degree of automation.
  • the bobbin 130 is specifically designed so that the wires of the one or more windings can be suitably guided, so that on the one hand a high precision in applying the windings is achieved and on the other hand, a desired level of insulation resistance in a machine-compatible Application is achieved.
  • FIG. 1H schematically illustrates a plan view of the bobbin 130 according to an illustrative embodiment adapted to the dimensions of the ferrite core 110 as shown in FIGS. 1B and 1C.
  • the bobbin 130 comprises one or more winding chambers 131 having a width which is predetermined by the dimensions of the ferrite core 110 and by the desired maternal thickness of the bobbin material.
  • corresponding end regions 135a, 135b are provided, which are provided on the one hand in favor of an increased mechanical stability of the winding chambers 131 and also for fastening the ferrite core 110.
  • the end portions 135a, 135b include suitable wire guide members 133 which are suitably formed in some embodiments so that wires may be guided in the height direction and the width direction.
  • the wire guide members 133 are formed so that in a direction perpendicular to the drawing plane of Fig. 1H, a wire can be guided to a corresponding terminal pin 132a, while also a wiring in the width direction, ie in Fig. 1 H vertically, can take place , wherein a direct contact of the two wires is avoided in a corresponding cross point.
  • the bobbin 130 has one or more elements 133 on the opposite end region 132b.
  • a projection 134 is provided to facilitate automatic threading of a lead wire into the one or more winding chambers 131, as described in more detail below with reference to FIG .
  • the projection 134 forms with the adjacent Wire guide member 133 has a recess 134 through which a winding wire can be efficiently inserted into the chamber and thereby guided around the projection 134, so that this wire can then be guided into a recess 132c of a wire guide member 133, so that finally a contact with a pin 132b can be made with a high degree of accuracy and reproducibility.
  • FIG. 11 schematically illustrates a cross-section of the bobbin 130 according to an illustrative embodiment in which a first bobbin 131a and a second bobbin 131b separated by a respective partition 131c are provided.
  • a first bobbin 131a and a second bobbin 131b separated by a respective partition 131c are provided.
  • more than two coil chambers may be provided or the partition wall 131c may be omitted to thereby utilize the space occupied by the partition wall 131c for the efficient application of a coil.
  • FIG. U shows a schematic view of the bobbin 130 as a plan view, wherein, for the sake of simplicity, one or more windings 140 are shown only in the form of a winding start 141.
  • the wire 141 is guided around the elevation 134 so that it can then be guided flush on the winding base 131g, so that upon rotation of the bobbin 130 can be wound in automatic winding with high precision, the projection 134 as a "Strain relief" is used to fix the position of entry of the wire 141.
  • the further winding can be done without further windings are arranged in the vicinity of the wire beginning 141, so that at relatively high voltages between the winding start and the winding end a relatively large isolation distance is present.
  • connection scheme for the wire end 141 achieved by the protrusion 134 enables a precise and, in so doing, also reproducible way of applying the winding on the bobbin 130, so that despite the smaller dimensions, a high mechanical and electrical integrity is achieved, in addition, an efficient automatic machine-compatible processing in the winding of the bobbin 130 is possible.
  • FIG. 2A schematically shows a circuit which is particularly suitable for driving a discharge lamp, wherein in the embodiment shown two or more inductive components 200a, 200b are provided, both of which have a structure as described above with reference to the inductive component 100 is. That is, in some illustrative embodiments, the two inductive components 200a, 200b are provided with suitable lateral dimensions to suit the requirements of a compact design adapted to a discharge lamp. In particular, the two inductive components 200a, 200b are provided with a magnetically effective volume of about 900 mm 3 and less, with powers of about 40 to 70 W to be transmitted.
  • the first inductive component 200a is a part of an up-conversion circuit 250a, here quite schematically in the form of the inductive component 200a, ie a storage inductor, and a switch
  • the boost converter circuit 250a may, for example, be powered by an AC voltage source by means of a rectifier 260 so as to provide a regulated DC output voltage that is, for example, higher than the peak value of the AC input voltage. Furthermore, the triggering of the switch 251 can take place such that the AC side is taken off the current with a desired power factor, for example with a power factor of approximately 1.
  • the circuit shown in FIG. 2A comprises a resonance stage, which is provided, for example, in the form of the inductive element 200b and a capacitor 253 as a resonant circuit, which is fed by a switching device, for example a half-bridge 254, approximately from the regulated DC voltage of the up-converting circuit 250a ,
  • the switch device 254 may also be connected to the control device
  • the luminaire 255 may have a power in the range of about 40 to 70 watts require, which is supplied from the AC voltage source by means of the circuits 250a, 250b of the lamp 255 in a suitable form. It should be noted that the circuits 250a, 250b may have any configuration according to the respective requirements.
  • FIG. 2B shows the electronic circuit 270 according to illustrative embodiments, in which a board 271 is provided so that it is designed to be suitable for installation in the lamp 255.
  • this has a rectangular shape in which the length is significantly greater than the width, the width being designed to be in the range of about 25 to 40 mm.
  • the inductive components 200a, 200b are provided so that the component 200a can be efficiently supplied with a corresponding input voltage, for example via the rectifier 260, from a standard AC voltage network.
  • the inductive component 200b is positioned so that it can suitably feed energy into the terminal contacts of the luminaire 255.
  • Further regions 272 of the circuit 270 can accommodate further electronic components, for example the further components of the circuits 250a, 250b.
  • the inductive components 200a, 200b are provided so as to be smaller in length.
  • FIG. 2C schematically shows the circuit 270 in which the inductive components 200a, 200b are provided so that a very narrow construction results, while optionally the length is to be increased.
  • the inductors 200a, 200b may be suitably adapted to respective circuit topography, ie, a suitable inductance value and storage behavior may be provided by choosing an appropriate air gap, such as the boost converter 200a for the selected one Operating frequency, for example, 100 kHz, the desired behavior shows.
  • the loss performance curve of the core material can be adjusted so that a correspondingly pronounced minimum is achieved at a desired operating temperature, wherein the control circuit 252 is designed in some illustrative embodiments, the operation by adjusting the Operating frequency and / or the output power to keep in a desired optimum range.
  • the inductance value of the component 200a may be maintained approximately constant over a wider operating temperature range so that appropriate operating conditions may be set temperature dependent without a significant change in inductance being taken into account.
  • the component 200b may be adapted in characteristics to the desired behavior in the resonant circuit 250b, such as in the manner previously described, so as to assure a relatively low temperature dependent quality of the component 200b, thereby providing stable oscillation Circuit 250b can be realized in very different operating phases.
  • the present invention thus provides inductive components and electronic circuits in which these components are used, wherein an adjustment of the dimensions of the inductive component in a power range is about 70 W or less with a substantially rectangular basic shape having a dimension of 20 mm or less in a lateral direction with an effective magnetic volume of the ferrite core of about 900 mm 3 or less. Due to the efficient design of the bobbin, ie by a device for automatic winding of the coil bobbin, a high degree of precision and reproducibility in applying the winding is achieved, so that it contributes to a reliable and trouble-free operation even with compact dimensions.

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L'invention concerne un composant inductif, par exemple une bobine de self pour un circuit électronique pour l'alimentation d'une lampe à décharge, caractérisé en ce qu'il présente un volume magnétique efficace égal ou inférieur à 900 mm3, pour une dimension latérale qui, dans une direction, est égale ou inférieure à 20 mm, et en ce que le matériau ferrite du noyau ferrite du composant inductif présente une induction maximale qui, pour une intensité de champ de 250 A/m, s'élève, pour 100°C, à au moins 400 mT.
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