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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2015
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Larry Leon Savage, Huntsville, AL (US);
John D. Williams, Decatur, AL (US);
Corey McKinney Thacker, Madison, AL (US);
Jarrod Douglas Fortinberry, Somerville, AL (US);
Preston Tyler Bushey, Hampton Cove, AL (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03H 7/38 (2006.01); H01F 21/08 (2006.01); H03H 7/01 (2006.01); H01F 27/24 (2006.01); H01F 27/28 (2006.01); H01F 27/29 (2006.01); H01F 27/255 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01F 21/08 (2013.01); H01F 27/24 (2013.01); H01F 27/255 (2013.01); H01F 27/28 (2013.01); H01F 27/29 (2013.01); H03H 7/0115 (2013.01); H03H 7/38 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for managing a magnetic permeability of a core. The apparatus comprises a core and a plurality of electrodes positioned relative to the core. The core comprises a plurality of liquid crystals and a plurality of magnetic nanoparticles. Changing a voltage applied to the plurality of electrodes changes a magnetic permeability of the core.