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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2012
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 4/00 (2006.01); H01F 27/38 (2006.01); H01F 27/255 (2006.01); H01F 38/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01F 27/38 (2013.01); H01F 27/255 (2013.01); H01F 38/023 (2013.01); Y10T 307/406 (2015.04);
Abstract
The disclosed embodiments relate to a power supply for a portable electronic device. The power supply includes a power source and a nonlinear inductor. The nonlinear inductor includes a first core and a second core connected in series to the first core, wherein the second core has a higher permeability than the first core.