INDUCTIVE FAST CHARGER
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November 22, 2023
The invention relates to a power electronic converter (700) comprising a plurality of converter cells (300); wherein each converter cell (300) comprises: an inductive power transfer stage (106), the inductive power transfer stage (106) comprising a coupled inductor (301) coupling a first side of the converter cell (300) to a second side of the converter cell (300), wherein the coupled inductor (301) comprises a first winding (314) around a first magnetic core (312), the first winding (314) being connected to the first side of the converter cell (300), and a second winding (324) around a second magnetic core (322), the second winding (324) being connected to the second side of the converter cell (300); wherein the first winding (314) and the first magnetic core (312) are separated from the second winding (324) and second magnetic core (322) by a flat electric insulation layer (302) that provides electric insulation between the first and the second side of the converter cell (300); wherein at least two of the coupled inductors (301) are arranged in such a way that their insulation layers (302) form a single contiguous insulation layer (302).
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