TWI805970B - High-insulation multilayer flat transformer - Google Patents
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本發明係有關於一種變壓器,尤指一種平板式變壓器。 The invention relates to a transformer, especially a flat-plate transformer.
習知的平板式變壓器的繞組線圈大多採用是雙層或多層印刷電路板或預製成平面的銅板構成;又,繞組線圈包含一次側線圈和二次側線圈,且一次側線圈和二次側線圈之間需符合變壓器的安全規範要求,如空間距離(Clearance)及沿面距離(Creepage)等。 The winding coils of known planar transformers are mostly made of double-layer or multi-layer printed circuit boards or prefabricated flat copper plates; and the winding coils include primary side coils and secondary side coils, and the primary side coils and secondary side coils The coils must meet the safety requirements of the transformer, such as clearance and creepage.
再者,為達到安全規範的加強絕緣(Reinforced Insulation)等級要求,一、二次側線圈之間需保持一定的間隙,此舉導致平板式變壓器之體積不易縮減,無法滿足微型化的產品趨勢。 Furthermore, in order to meet the Reinforced Insulation level requirements of safety regulations, a certain gap must be maintained between the primary and secondary side coils. This makes it difficult to reduce the volume of the planar transformer and cannot meet the trend of miniaturized products.
有鑑於此,本發明人遂針對上述現有技術,特潛心研究並配合學理的運用,盡力解決上述之問題點,即成為本發明人改良之目標。 In view of this, the inventor of the present invention aimed at the above-mentioned prior art, devoted himself to research and combined with the application of theories, and tried his best to solve the above-mentioned problems, which became the goal of the inventor's improvement.
本發明之一目的,在於提供一種高絕緣多層平板式變壓器,以達到符合安全規範的加強絕緣要求。 One object of the present invention is to provide a high-insulation multi-layer planar transformer to meet the requirements of reinforced insulation in compliance with safety regulations.
為了達成上述之目的,本發明係為一種高絕緣多層平板式變壓器,高絕緣多層平板式變壓器包括一對鐵芯及電路板集成。電路板集成疊設在 該對鐵之間並具有貫穿的通孔,包括第一絕緣層、第二絕緣層、第一線圈繞組、第三絕緣層及第二線圈繞組。第一絕緣層包含疊置的至少二第一絕緣板。第二絕緣層包含至少一第二絕緣板。第一線圈繞組設置在第一絕緣層及第二絕緣層之間,第一線圈繞組呈平面狀地圍繞通孔。第三絕緣層包含疊置的至少二第三絕緣板。第二線圈繞組設置在第二絕緣層及第三絕緣層之間,第二線圈繞組呈平面狀地圍繞通孔。 In order to achieve the above purpose, the present invention is a high-insulation multi-layer planar transformer, which includes a pair of iron cores and a circuit board integrated. The circuit board is integrated stacked on There is a through hole between the pair of irons, including a first insulating layer, a second insulating layer, a first coil winding, a third insulating layer and a second coil winding. The first insulating layer includes at least two first insulating plates stacked. The second insulating layer includes at least one second insulating board. The first coil winding is arranged between the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer, and the first coil winding surrounds the through hole in a planar shape. The third insulating layer includes at least two third insulating plates stacked. The second coil winding is disposed between the second insulating layer and the third insulating layer, and the second coil winding surrounds the through hole in a plane shape.
相較於習知,本發明之電路板集成包括依序設置的第一絕緣層、第二絕緣層、第一線圈繞組、第三絕緣層及第二線圈繞組;其中,第一絕緣層包含疊置的至少二第一絕緣板,且位於外側(面向鐵芯的一側)的第一絕緣板未設置有任何電路,此外,第三絕緣層包含疊置的至少二第三絕緣板,且位於外側(面向鐵芯的一側)的第三絕緣板未設置有任何電路,據此,高絕緣多層平板式變壓可符合安全規範的加強絕緣要求,並縮減平板式變壓器之體積而滿足微型化的產品趨勢,增加本發明的實用性。 Compared with the conventional ones, the circuit board integration of the present invention includes the first insulating layer, the second insulating layer, the first coil winding, the third insulating layer and the second coil winding arranged in sequence; wherein, the first insulating layer includes stacked At least two first insulating plates are placed, and the first insulating plate located on the outer side (the side facing the iron core) is not provided with any circuit. In addition, the third insulating layer includes at least two third insulating plates stacked, and is located on the The third insulating plate on the outside (the side facing the iron core) is not provided with any circuit. Accordingly, the high-insulation multi-layer flat-plate transformer can meet the reinforced insulation requirements of safety regulations, and reduce the volume of the flat-plate transformer to meet miniaturization product trends, increasing the utility of the present invention.
1:高絕緣多層平板式變壓器 1: High insulation multi-layer planar transformer
10、10a:電路板集成 10, 10a: circuit board integration
100、100a:通孔 100, 100a: through holes
100’:中心孔 100': center hole
11、11a:第一絕緣層 11, 11a: the first insulating layer
111、111a:第一絕緣板 111, 111a: the first insulating board
12、12a:第二絕緣層 12, 12a: second insulating layer
121、121a:第二絕緣板 121, 121a: second insulating board
13、13a:第一線圈繞組 13, 13a: first coil winding
14、14a:第三絕緣層 14, 14a: the third insulating layer
141、141a:第三絕緣板 141, 141a: the third insulation board
15、15a:第二線圈繞組 15, 15a: second coil winding
16:第三線圈繞組 16: The third coil winding
17:第四絕緣層 17: The fourth insulating layer
171:第三絕緣板 171: The third insulation board
18:第四線圈繞組 18: Fourth coil winding
19:第五絕緣層 19: Fifth insulating layer
191:第五絕緣板 191: The fifth insulation board
20:鐵芯 20: iron core
21:第一鐵芯 21: The first iron core
211:第一基座 211: The first base
212:第一芯柱 212: The first stem
22:第二鐵芯 22: The second iron core
221:第二基座 221:Second Base
222:第二芯柱 222: Second stem
30:絕緣膠 30: insulating glue
H:距離 H: distance
圖1係本發明之高絕緣多層平板式變壓器的立體分解示意圖。 Fig. 1 is a three-dimensional exploded schematic diagram of a high-insulation multi-layer planar transformer of the present invention.
圖2係本發明之高絕緣多層平板式變壓器的立體透視示意圖。 Fig. 2 is a three-dimensional perspective schematic diagram of the high-insulation multi-layer planar transformer of the present invention.
圖3係本發明之高絕緣多層平板式變壓器的剖視圖。 Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the high insulation multilayer planar transformer of the present invention.
圖4係本發明之高絕緣多層平板式變壓器另一實施例的立體分解示意圖。 Fig. 4 is a three-dimensional exploded schematic view of another embodiment of the high-insulation multi-layer planar transformer of the present invention.
有關本發明之詳細說明及技術內容,配合圖式說明如下,然而所附圖式僅提供參考與說明用,並非用來對本發明加以限制者。 The detailed description and technical content of the present invention are described below with the drawings, but the attached drawings are only for reference and description, and are not used to limit the present invention.
請參照圖1至圖3,係分別為本發明之高絕緣多層平板式變壓器的立體分解示意圖、立體透視示意圖及剖視圖。本發明提供一種高絕緣多層平板式變壓器1,包括一電路板集成10及一對鐵芯20。該電路板集成10係設置在該對鐵芯20之間,據以構成該高絕緣多層平板式變壓器1。
Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 , which are respectively a three-dimensional exploded schematic diagram, a three-dimensional perspective schematic diagram and a cross-sectional view of the high-insulation multi-layer planar transformer of the present invention. The present invention provides a high-insulation
於本發明的一實施例中,該對鐵芯20包含相對設置的一第一鐵芯21及一第二鐵芯22。該第一鐵芯21具有一第一基座211及連接該第一基座211的一第一芯柱212。又,該第二鐵芯22具有一第二基座221及連接該第二基座221的一第二芯柱222。
In an embodiment of the present invention, the pair of
再者,該電路板集成10疊設在該第一鐵芯21及該第二鐵芯22之間並具有貫穿的一通孔100。該通孔100中穿設有該對鐵芯20的第一芯柱212及第二芯柱222。
Furthermore, the
該電路板集成10包括一第一絕緣層11、一第二絕緣層12、一第一線圈繞組13、一第三絕緣層14、一第二線圈繞組15、一第三線圈繞組16、一第四絕緣層17、一第四線圈繞組18及一第五絕緣層19。又,該第一絕緣層11、該第一線圈繞組13、該第二絕緣層12、該第二線圈繞組15、該第三絕緣層14、該第三線圈繞組16、該第四絕緣層17、該第四線圈繞組18及該第五絕緣層19係依序疊置而構成該電路板集成10。
The
要說明的是,該第一絕緣層11、該第二絕緣層12、該第一線圈繞組13、該第三絕緣層14、該第二線圈繞組15、該第三線圈繞組16、該第四絕緣
層17、該第四線圈繞組18及該第五絕緣層19的中心位置分別設置有對應的一中心孔100’,該些中心孔100’構成該電路板集成10的通孔100。
It should be noted that the
於本實施例中,該第一絕緣層11包含疊置的至少二第一絕緣板111。要說明的是,該第一絕緣層11可設置為包含雙層或三層的第一絕緣板111,且該第一絕緣層11壓合後的厚度為0.05mm至1.0mm。
In this embodiment, the first
該第二絕緣層12包含至少一第二絕緣板121。較佳地,該第二絕緣層12可設置為單層絕緣板或包含疊置的至少二層第二絕緣板121,例如雙層或三層的第二絕緣板121。
The second
又,該第一線圈繞組13設置在該第一絕緣層11及該第二絕緣層12之間。該第一線圈繞組13呈平面狀地圍繞該通孔100(中心孔100’)。
Moreover, the first coil winding 13 is disposed between the first
要說明的是,實際組設時,該第一線圈繞組13可設置在該第二絕緣層12上或該第一絕緣層11中面向該第二絕緣層12一側面的第一絕緣板111上。
It should be noted that, during actual assembly, the first coil winding 13 can be arranged on the second insulating
該第三絕緣層14包含至少一第三絕緣板141。要說明的是,該第三絕緣層14可設置為單層絕緣板或包含疊置的至少二第三絕緣板141,如該第三絕緣層14可設置為包含雙層或三層的第三絕緣板141,且該第三絕緣層14壓合後的厚度為0.05mm至1.0mm。
The third insulating
又,該第二線圈繞組15設置在該第二絕緣層12及該第三絕緣層14之間。該第二線圈繞組15呈平面狀地圍繞該通孔100。要說明的是,實際組設時,該第二線圈繞組15可設置在該第三絕緣層14上或該第二絕緣層12中面向該第三絕緣層14一側面的第二絕緣板121上。
Moreover, the second coil winding 15 is disposed between the second insulating
再者,該第四絕緣層17包含疊置的至少一第四絕緣板171;同理,該第四絕緣層17可設置為單層絕緣板或包含疊置的至少二第四絕緣板171,
如該第四絕緣層17可設置為包含雙層或三層的第四絕緣板171,且該第四絕緣層17壓合後的厚度為0.05mm至1.0mm。
Furthermore, the fourth insulating
又,該第三線圈繞組16設置在該第三絕緣層14及該第四絕緣層17之間,且該第三線圈繞組16呈平面狀地圍繞該通孔100(中心孔100’)。實際組設時,該第三線圈繞組16可設置在該第四絕緣層17上或該第三絕緣層14中面向該第四絕緣層17一側面的第三絕緣板141上。
Moreover, the third coil winding 16 is disposed between the third insulating
值得注意是,該第一線圈繞組13及該第三線圈繞組16係用於連接或輸入電源,並以串聯或並聯的方式連接;此外,該第一線圈繞組13及該第三線圈繞組16可具有相同或不同的繞組圈數,且其連接端位在同一側。 It is worth noting that the first coil winding 13 and the third coil winding 16 are used to connect or input power, and are connected in series or in parallel; in addition, the first coil winding 13 and the third coil winding 16 can be Have the same or different number of winding turns, and their connection terminals are on the same side.
該第五絕緣層19包含疊置的至少二第五絕緣板191。該第五絕緣層19可設置為包含雙層或三層的第五絕緣板191,且該第五絕緣層19壓合後的厚度為0.05mm至1.0mm。
The fifth insulating
要說明的是,貼接該對鐵芯20的絕緣層中,位於外側的絕緣板在該對鐵芯20覆蓋區域未設置有任何電路。具體而言,於本實施例中,該第一絕緣層11位於外側(面向第一鐵芯21的一側)的第一絕緣板111在該對鐵芯20覆蓋區域未設置有任何電路。此外,該第五絕緣層19位於外側(面向第二鐵芯22的一側)的第五絕緣板191在該對鐵芯20覆蓋區域未設置有任何電路。
It should be noted that, among the insulating layers attached to the pair of
再者,該第四線圈繞組18設置在該第四絕緣層17及該第五絕緣層19之間,且該第四線圈繞組18呈平面狀圍地繞該通孔100(中心孔100’)。實際組設時,該第四線圈繞組18可設置在該第五絕緣層19或該第四絕緣層17中面向該第五絕緣層19一側面的第四絕緣板171上。
Moreover, the fourth coil winding 18 is disposed between the fourth insulating
值得注意是,該第二線圈繞組15及該第四線圈繞組18係用於輸出或連接負載,並以並聯或串聯的方式連接;此外,該第二線圈繞組15及該第四線圈繞組18可具有相同或不同的繞組圈數,且其連接端位在同一側。 It should be noted that the second coil winding 15 and the fourth coil winding 18 are used for outputting or connecting loads, and are connected in parallel or in series; in addition, the second coil winding 15 and the fourth coil winding 18 can be Have the same or different number of winding turns, and their connection terminals are on the same side.
要說明的是,於本實施例中,該第一線圈繞組13至該第四線圈繞組18的外緣位置係相等;又,該第一絕緣層11至該第五絕緣層19的外緣位置係相等。較佳地,該第一線圈繞組13至該第四線圈繞組18的外緣位置相對於該第一絕緣層11至該第五絕緣層19的外緣的距離H至少為0.1mm至1.0mm。
It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the outer edge positions of the first coil winding 13 to the fourth coil winding 18 are equal; in addition, the outer edge positions of the first insulating
本實施例中,該第一線圈繞組13及該第三線圈繞組16具有不同的繞組圈數且串聯為一次側線圈;又,該第二線圈繞組15及該第四線圈繞組18具有相同的繞組圈數為二次側,該第一線圈繞組13至該第四線圈繞組18堆疊後形成一、二次側相鄰且為一、二次側疊構的形式。惟實際使用時,絕緣層及線圈繞組的數量及疊構的形式可視實際使用狀況來加以調整。 In this embodiment, the first coil winding 13 and the third coil winding 16 have different winding turns and are connected in series to form a primary side coil; in addition, the second coil winding 15 and the fourth coil winding 18 have the same winding The number of turns is the secondary side, and the first coil winding 13 to the fourth coil winding 18 are stacked to form a form in which the primary and secondary sides are adjacent and the primary and secondary sides are stacked. However, in actual use, the number of insulating layers and coil windings and the form of stacking can be adjusted according to the actual use conditions.
值得注意的是,本實施例中,該高絕緣多層平板式變壓器1更包括一絕緣膠30。該絕緣膠30係填置在各線圈繞組及絕緣層之間的空隙,以使彼此之間的結合更穩定,並有阻燃、防腐、绝缘、耐老化等功效。
It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the high-insulation multi-layer
另外要說明的是,由於變壓器安規有最小安全間距要求,因此在一次側線圈和二次側線圈之間需符合安全規範;又,本實施例中一次側線圈和二次側線圈之間的間距雖然縮小,但在經過安規公司的驗證後,本案之高絕緣多層平板式變壓器1仍可達到安規要求。
In addition, it should be noted that since the transformer safety regulations require a minimum safety distance, the safety regulations must be met between the primary side coil and the secondary side coil; in addition, the distance between the primary side coil and the secondary side coil in this embodiment Although it is reduced in size, the high-insulation multi-layer
請再參照圖4,係為本發明之高絕緣多層平板式變壓器另一實施方式的立體分解示意圖。本實施例相較於前一實施例大致相同,其不同之處在於絕緣層及線圈繞組的數量及疊構的形式。於本實施例中,電路板集成10a具有
貫穿的一通孔100a,包括一第一絕緣層11a、一第二絕緣層12a、一第一線圈繞組13a、一第三絕緣層14a及一第二線圈繞組15a。又,該第一絕緣層11a、該第一線圈繞組13a、該第二絕緣層12a、該第二線圈繞組15a及該第三絕緣層14a係依序疊置而構成該電路板集成10a。
Please refer to FIG. 4 again, which is a three-dimensional exploded schematic view of another embodiment of the high-insulation multilayer planar transformer of the present invention. Compared with the previous embodiment, this embodiment is substantially the same, the difference lies in the number of insulating layers and coil windings and the form of stacking. In this embodiment, the
具體而言,該第一絕緣層11a包含疊置的至少二第一絕緣板111a。該第二絕緣層12a包含至少一第二絕緣板121a。該第一線圈繞組13a設置在該第一絕緣層11a及該第二絕緣層12a之間並呈平面狀地圍繞通孔100a。該第三絕緣層14a包含疊置的至少二第三絕緣板141a。該第二線圈繞組15a設置在該第二絕緣層12a及該第三絕緣層14a之間,並呈平面狀地圍繞該通孔100a。
Specifically, the first insulating
要說明的是,本實施例與前一實施例相同的是,貼接該對鐵芯20的絕緣層中,位於外側的絕緣板在該對鐵芯20覆蓋區域未設置有任何電路。具體而言,於本實施例中,該第一絕緣層11a位於外側(面向第一鐵芯21的一側)的第一絕緣板111a在該對鐵芯20覆蓋區域未設置有任何電路。此外,該第三絕緣層14a位於外側(面向第二鐵芯22的一側)的第三絕緣板141a在該對鐵芯20覆蓋區域未設置有任何電路。
It should be noted that, the present embodiment is the same as the previous embodiment in that, among the insulating layers attached to the pair of
另一要說明的是,本實施例中,該第一線圈繞組13a包含一次側線圈或二次側線圈,另外,該第二線圈繞組15a亦包含一次側線圈或二次側線圈。又,實際實施時,絕緣層及線圈繞組的數量、疊構的形式及一次側線圈及二次側線圈的設置方式並不限制,可視實際使用狀況來加以調整。 It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the first coil winding 13a includes a primary coil or a secondary coil, and the second coil winding 15a also includes a primary coil or a secondary coil. In addition, in actual implementation, the number of insulating layers and coil windings, the form of lamination, and the arrangement of the primary side coil and the secondary side coil are not limited, and can be adjusted according to actual use conditions.
要說明的是,本發明之絕緣板係由玻璃纖維所構成,或者,絕緣板係透過將玻璃纖維布浸入環氧樹脂清漆後乾燥而形成的膠合片(Prepreg,PP)。 It should be noted that the insulating board of the present invention is made of glass fiber, or the insulating board is a glued sheet (Prepreg, PP) formed by dipping glass fiber cloth into epoxy resin varnish and drying.
以上所述僅為本發明之較佳實施例,非用以定本發明之專利範圍,其他運用本發明之專利精神之等效變化,均應俱屬本發明之專利範圍。 The above descriptions are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not used to define the patent scope of the present invention. Other equivalent changes using the patent spirit of the present invention should all belong to the patent scope of the present invention.
1:高絕緣多層平板式變壓器 1: High insulation multi-layer planar transformer
10:電路板集成 10: Circuit board integration
100:通孔 100: through hole
100’:中心孔 100': center hole
11:第一絕緣層 11: The first insulating layer
111:第一絕緣板 111: the first insulation board
12:第二絕緣層 12: Second insulating layer
121:第二絕緣板 121: the second insulation board
13:第一線圈繞組 13: First coil winding
14:第三絕緣層 14: The third insulating layer
141:第三絕緣板 141: The third insulation board
15:第二線圈繞組 15: Second coil winding
16:第三線圈繞組 16: The third coil winding
17:第四絕緣層 17: The fourth insulating layer
171:第三絕緣板 171: The third insulation board
18:第四線圈繞組 18: Fourth coil winding
19:第五絕緣層 19: Fifth insulating layer
191:第五絕緣板 191: The fifth insulation board
20:鐵芯 20: iron core
21:第一鐵芯 21: The first iron core
211:第一基座 211: The first base
212:第一芯柱 212: The first stem
22:第二鐵芯 22: The second iron core
221:第二基座 221:Second Base
222:第二芯柱 222: Second stem
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