Patent ID: 9177714
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: H01F,H02M

Abstract:
1. An energy transfer element comprising: a bobbin; a primary winding wound around an axis of the bobbin between a first end of the bobbin and a second end of the bobbin; a secondary winding wound around the axis of the bobbin between the first end of the bobbin and the second end of the bobbin; and a transverse shield wire having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the transverse shield wire is coupled to a first terminal mounted to the bobbin, wherein the second end of the transverse shield wire is coupled to a second terminal mounted to the bobbin, wherein the first end of the transverse shield wire is coupled to the first end of the bobbin, wherein the transverse shield wire extends between the first and second terminals and in a direction transverse to the primary winding and the secondary winding, wherein the transverse shield wire encloses an area that extends between the first and second ends of the bobbin a distance that is less than a distance between the first end of the bobbin and the second end of the bobbin along the axis of the bobbin.