Patent ID: 6026004
Filing Date: 2000-02-15
Classification: H02M,H05K

Abstract:
An apparatus for generating a DC output voltage in an environment subject to inclusion of a gaseous medium having a Paschen minimum voltage level, said apparatus comprising:(a) a plurality of substrate members;(b) a plurality of coils formed on a surface of each of said substrate members;(c) said substrate member including means for coupling a magnetic core having a primary winding for inductively coupling to said coils so that a voltage is induced in said coils in response to excitation of said primary winding by an alternating voltage, said magnetic core comprising a plurality of segments and isolation means for isolating adjacent segments so that each of said segments is maintained at the same potential as an associated substrate member;(d) each of said coils having a turns ratio wherein said induced voltage is no more than the Paschen minimum voltage;(e) a rectifier element connected to each of said coils for converting said induced voltage into a DC voltage component, and each of said rectifier elements including flux compensation means for compensating Magneto Motive Force losses through said isolation means; and(f) said rectifier elements being coupled to produce a DC output voltage at an output port by summing a plurality of said DC voltage components.