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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2012
Todd Shudarek, West Bend, WI (US);
Wayne Walcott, Hartland, WI (US);
Wesley Ruther, Fredonia, WI (US);
Todd Shudarek, West Bend, WI (US);
Wayne Walcott, Hartland, WI (US);
Wesley Ruther, Fredonia, WI (US);
MTE Corporation, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, the instant invention can provide an inductor that at least includes the following component(s): at least one FAP positioned along at least one magnetic flux path; where the at least one FAP is a high permeability core gap piece; and where the at least one FAP has an effective magnetic permeability that varies based on at least in part on one of the following factors: i) at least one magnetic flux through the at least one FAP, and ii) sufficient heating of the at least one FAP.