Patent Description:
There is an electric difference between a high-voltage component (such as a high-voltage coil), a low-voltage component (such as a low-voltage coil), and a magnetic core that are disposed inside a transformer. Therefore, different electric field strength exists at different insulation positions. When partial field strength is too high, a relatively large partial discharge is caused. Therefore, insulation reliability is affected, and finally device insulation fails during long-term operation. To meet an insulation requirement between the high-voltage component, the low-voltage component, and the magnetic core, a solid insulation material is usually filled between and outside the high-voltage coil and the low-voltage coil in a solid insulation manner. Because the insulation material is wrapped around the high-voltage coil and the low-voltage coil, it is difficult for the high-voltage coil and the low-voltage coil to dissipate heat, affecting lives of the high-voltage coil and the low-voltage coil.

<CIT> relates to high-voltage transformer and power electronic device. <CIT> relates to electrical winding, dry transformer with such an electrical winding, and method for production of an electrical winding. <CIT> relates to encapsulation method.

This application provides a transformer and power equipment. The transformer can effectively improve insulation reliability and reduce a partial discharge amount of the transformer, to facilitate heat dissipation of a high-voltage coil, a low-voltage coil, and a magnetic core while meeting insulation requirements of the high-voltage coil and the low-voltage coil, thereby prolonging service lives of the high-voltage coil and the low-voltage coil.

A first aspect of this application provides a transformer. The transformer includes:.

A voltage uniform layer is disposed between the high-voltage coil and the insulation member, the voltage uniform layer is wrapped around the high-voltage coil, and the voltage uniform layer is electrically connected to one end of the high-voltage coil.

In this application, the insulation member is wrapped around only the high-voltage coil. Therefore, heat dissipation of the low-voltage coil and the magnetic core can be facilitated while the high-voltage coil is insulated from the low-voltage coil and the magnetic core, to reduce a risk that the low-voltage coil and the magnetic core are damaged due to poor heat dissipation of the low-voltage coil and the magnetic core, thereby prolonging a service life of the transformer. In addition, installation and maintenance of the low-voltage coil and the magnetic core can be facilitated, thereby reducing processing and maintenance costs of the transformer. The voltage uniform layer and the ground plane are used, so that a problem that partial field strength between a high voltage and a low voltage of the transformer is excessively high can be effectively resolved, to reduce a partial discharge, thereby improving long-term insulation reliability.

In a possible design, the insulation member is wrapped around the high-voltage coil through casting.

In this application, the insulation member is wrapped around the high-voltage coil through casting, so that a connection manner between the insulation member and the high-voltage coil can be simplified, thereby reducing production costs of the high-voltage coil and the insulation member. In addition, connection stability between the high-voltage coil and the insulation member can be improved, to reduce a risk that the high-voltage coil moves relative to the insulator, thereby improving working stability and use safety of the transformer.

In a possible design, the high-voltage coil includes a coil body, a cable outlet portion, and a connection terminal. One end of the cable outlet portion is connected to the coil body, and the other end is connected to the connection terminal. The insulation member is wrapped around the coil body and the cable outlet portion, and at least a part of the connection terminal is exposed by being penetrated through the insulation member.

In this application, a creepage distance M1 exists between an end that is of the ground plane and that is close to the connection terminal and the connection terminal, and an electrical clearance H1 exists between the end that is of the ground plane and that is close to the connection terminal and the connection terminal. The insulation member is wrapped around the coil body and the cable outlet portion and wrapped around a part of the connection terminal, so that the creepage distance M1 and the electrical clearance H1 can be increased, to reduce a risk that air on the periphery of the insulation member is broken down by a strong electric field, thereby further improving use safety of the transformer.

In a possible design, a creepage distance M2 exists between an end that is of the low-voltage coil and that is close to the connection terminal and the connection terminal, an electrical clearance H2 exists between the end that is of the low-voltage coil and that is close to the connection terminal and the connection terminal, M2>M1, and H2>H1.

A creepage distance M3 exists between an end that is of the magnetic core and that is close to the connection terminal and the connection terminal, an electrical clearance H3 exists between the end that is of the magnetic core and that is close to the connection terminal and the connection terminal, M3>M1, and H3>H1.

In this application, M2>M1, and M3>M1, so that a length of the ground plane is greater than a length of the low-voltage coil and a length of the magnetic core. Therefore, a risk that the air is broken down by a strong electric field can be reduced, thereby improving use safety of the transformer and extending a service life of the transformer. H2>H1, and H3>H1, that is, in a thickness direction of the high-voltage coil, a distance between the low-voltage coil and the connection terminal is less than a distance between the ground plane and the connection terminal, and a distance between the magnetic core and the connection terminal is less than the distance between the ground plane and the connection terminal, so that installation of the high-voltage coil, the low-voltage coil, and the magnetic core can be facilitated, to simplify a structure of the transformer, thereby reducing production costs of the transformer.

In a possible design, the insulation member includes a body portion and an extension portion, the body portion is wrapped around the coil body, and the extension portion is wrapped around the cable outlet portion and the part of the connection terminal. The extension portion has a first end connected to the body portion, and a thickness of the first end is greater than a thickness of the body portion.

In this application, the thickness of the first end of the insulation member is greater than the thickness of the body portion, so that a risk that air outside the first end is broken down by a strong electric field can be reduced, thereby improving use safety of the transformer.

In a possible design, the body portion is connected to the extension portion by using a transition portion, the transition portion is arc-shaped, and a cross-sectional area of the transition portion increases in a direction from the body portion to the extension portion. The ground plane is wrapped around the transition portion.

In this application, the body portion is connected to the extension portion by using the arc-shaped transition portion, that is, a shape of the transition portion is close to a shape of an electric field line, so that a size of the insulation member is reduced while a risk that the air is broken down by an end electric field is reduced, thereby reducing production costs of the insulation member. The ground plane is wrapped around an outer surface of the transition portion, so that a risk that air outside the transition portion is broken down by an electric field can be reduced, thereby further improving use safety of the transformer.

In this application, the voltage uniform layer is disposed between the high-voltage coil and the insulation member, to balance electric potentials on a surface of the high-voltage coil by using the voltage uniform layer, so that a uniform and stable electric field is generated between the high-voltage coil and the low-voltage coil, to reduce a risk that air between the high-voltage coil and the low-voltage coil is broken down, thereby improving use safety of the transformer.

In a possible design, a first installation hole is disposed in the low-voltage coil, a second installation hole is disposed in the insulation member, and at least a part of the magnetic core is penetrated through the first installation hole and the second installation hole and penetrated through the high-voltage coil.

In this application, at least the part of the magnetic core is penetrated through the first installation hole and the second installation hole, so that installation of the magnetic core can be facilitated, to simplify an installation structure of the magnetic core, thereby reducing production costs of the transformer.

In a possible design, the high-voltage coil includes one coil body or a plurality of coil bodies connected to each other in series; and there is one low-voltage coil or a plurality of low-voltage coils, where the plurality of low-voltage coils are connected in series.

In this application, one coil body and one low-voltage coil are disposed, so that an internal structure of the transformer can be simplified, to reduce a size of the transformer and expand an applicable scope of the transformer. A plurality of coil bodies are connected in series, and a plurality of low-voltage coils are connected in series, so that a quantity of output ends of the transformer can be increased, thereby improving working performance of the transformer and expanding an applicable scope of the transformer.

In a possible design, the high-voltage coil includes one coil body or a plurality of coil bodies connected to each other in parallel; and there is one low-voltage coil or a plurality of low-voltage coils, where the plurality of low-voltage coils are connected in parallel.

In this implementation, a plurality of coil bodies are connected in parallel, and a plurality of low-voltage coils are connected in parallel, so that diversity of an output voltage of the transformer can be improved, thereby improving working performance of the transformer and expanding an applicable scope of the transformer.

A second aspect of this application provides power equipment. The power equipment includes a transformer, and the transformer is the transformer in any one of the foregoing possible designs.

In this application, the transformer is disposed in the power equipment, to adjust an input voltage and/or an output voltage of the power equipment by using the transformer, thereby improving use performance of the power equipment and expanding an applicable scope of the power equipment.

It should be understood that the foregoing general descriptions and the following detailed descriptions are merely used as examples, and cannot limit this application.

The accompanying drawings herein are incorporated into this specification and constitute a part of this specification, show implementations conforming to this application, and are used, together with this specification, to explain the principle of this application.

A first aspect of this application provides a transformer. As shown in <FIG>, the transformer includes a low-voltage coil <NUM>; a high-voltage coil <NUM>; a magnetic core <NUM>, where at least a part of the magnetic core <NUM> is penetrated through the low-voltage coil <NUM> and the high-voltage coil <NUM>; and an insulation member <NUM>, where the insulation member <NUM> is wrapped around the high-voltage coil <NUM> to insulate the high-voltage coil <NUM> from the low-voltage coil <NUM> and the magnetic core <NUM>, and a ground plane <NUM> is disposed on at least a part of an outer surface of the insulation member <NUM>. A voltage uniform layer <NUM> is disposed between the high-voltage coil <NUM> and the insulation member <NUM>, the voltage uniform layer <NUM> is wrapped around the high-voltage coil <NUM>, and the voltage uniform layer <NUM> is electrically connected to one end of the high-voltage coil <NUM>.

In this implementation, when the transformer works, conversion between a high voltage and a low voltage is implemented by using the high-voltage coil <NUM>, the low-voltage coil <NUM>, and the magnetic core <NUM>, to meet a use requirement of a user for a voltage. The insulation member <NUM> is disposed, so that a risk that the air is broken down and insulation between the high-voltage coil <NUM> and the low-voltage coil <NUM> fails because an electric field between the high-voltage coil <NUM> and the low-voltage coil <NUM> is so strong and exceeds an air tolerance upper limit can be reduced, thereby improving use safety of the transformer. In this implementation, the insulation member <NUM> is wrapped around only the high-voltage coil <NUM>. Therefore, compared with wrapping the insulation member <NUM> around the high-voltage coil <NUM> and the low-voltage coil <NUM> in the conventional technology, heat dissipation of the low-voltage coil <NUM> and the magnetic core <NUM> can be facilitated while the high-voltage coil <NUM> is insulated from the low-voltage coil <NUM> and the magnetic core <NUM>, to reduce a risk that the low-voltage coil <NUM> and the magnetic core <NUM> are damaged due to poor heat dissipation of the low-voltage coil <NUM> and the magnetic core <NUM>, thereby prolonging service lives of the low-voltage coil <NUM> and the magnetic core <NUM> and further prolonging a service life of the transformer. In addition, because the insulation member <NUM> is wrapped around only the high-voltage coil <NUM>, installation and maintenance of the low-voltage coil <NUM> and the magnetic core <NUM> can be facilitated, thereby reducing maintenance costs of the transformer; and materials required when the insulation member <NUM> is processed can be reduced, thereby reducing production costs of the insulation member <NUM> and further reducing production costs of the transformer.

The ground plane <NUM> is disposed on at least the part of the outer surface of the insulation member <NUM>. When the transformer starts to work, the ground plane <NUM> is connected to a ground cable. In this case, an electric potential of the part that is of the outer surface of the insulation member <NUM>, on which the ground plane is disposed, and that is in contact with the air is <NUM>. Therefore, a voltage difference between the part that is of the outer surface of the insulation member <NUM> and on which the ground plane is disposed and the low-voltage coil <NUM>, a voltage difference between the part that is of the outer surface of the insulation member <NUM> and on which the ground plane is disposed and the magnetic core <NUM>, and electric field strength in the air are reduced. Finally, a risk that air between the high-voltage coil <NUM> and the low-voltage coil <NUM> and air between the high-voltage coil <NUM> and the magnetic core <NUM> are broken down is reduced, thereby further improving use safety of the transformer.

Because an outer surface of the high-voltage coil <NUM> is uneven, electric field strength generated when the high-voltage coil <NUM> works is uneven, increasing a risk that an air clearance on a contact surface between the high-voltage coil <NUM> and the insulation member <NUM> is broken down and a risk that an air clearance inside the insulation member <NUM> is broken down. Therefore, the voltage uniform layer <NUM> is disposed between the high-voltage coil <NUM> and the insulation member <NUM>, and the voltage uniform layer <NUM> is electrically connected to one end of the high-voltage coil <NUM>, to balance electric potentials on the surface of the high-voltage coil <NUM> by using the voltage uniform layer <NUM>, so that a uniform and stable electric field is generated between the high-voltage coil <NUM>, the ground plane <NUM> on the surface of the insulation member, the low-voltage coil <NUM>, and the magnetic core <NUM>, to reduce the risk that the air clearance on the contact surface between the high-voltage coil <NUM> and the insulation member <NUM> is broken down and a risk that an insulation material and air inside the insulation member <NUM> are broken down, thereby improving use safety of the transformer. In addition, a structure of the insulation member <NUM> wrapped around the high-voltage coil <NUM> is simplified, thereby reducing production costs of the insulation member <NUM>. As shown in <FIG> and <FIG>, the voltage uniform layer <NUM> is connected to one end of the high-voltage coil <NUM>, and the voltage uniform layer <NUM> is disconnected from the other end of the high-voltage coil <NUM>, so that a risk that the high-voltage coil <NUM> is short-circuited by the voltage uniform layer <NUM> because the voltage uniform layer <NUM> is connected to both the two ends of the high-voltage coil <NUM> can be reduced, thereby improving working stability and use safety of the transformer. A material of the voltage uniform layer <NUM> may be a conducting layer or a semi-conducting layer.

The transformer provided in this implementation may be applied to a scenario including an isolation transformer, such as a series resonance topology or a phase-shift full-bridge topology. An application scenario of the transformer is not specially limited in this implementation of this application.

Specifically, the insulation member <NUM> is wrapped around the high-voltage coil <NUM> through casting.

In this implementation, the insulation member <NUM> is wrapped around the high-voltage coil <NUM> through casting, so that a connection manner between the insulation member <NUM> and the high-voltage coil <NUM> can be simplified, to simplify structures of the high-voltage coil <NUM> and the insulation member <NUM>, and reduce a quantity of parts required when the high-voltage coil <NUM> is connected to the insulation member <NUM>, thereby reducing production costs of the high-voltage coil <NUM> and the insulation member <NUM>. In addition, the insulation member <NUM> is wrapped around the high-voltage coil <NUM> through casting, so that connection stability between the high-voltage coil <NUM> and the insulation member <NUM> can be improved, to reduce a risk that the high-voltage coil <NUM> moves relative to the insulator, thereby improving working stability and use safety of the transformer.

The insulation member <NUM> may be generated through casting or die casting, to reduce a risk that an air cavity exists inside the insulation member <NUM>, thereby improving quality of the insulation member <NUM>. The insulation member <NUM> may be epoxy resin, insulation rubber, or the like. A material of the insulation member <NUM> is not specially limited in this implementation of this application.

Specifically, as shown in <FIG>, the high-voltage coil <NUM> includes a coil body <NUM>, a cable outlet portion <NUM>, and a connection terminal <NUM>. One end of the cable outlet portion <NUM> is connected to the coil body <NUM>, and the other end is connected to the connection terminal <NUM>. The insulation member <NUM> is wrapped around the coil body <NUM>, the cable outlet portion <NUM>, and a part of the connection terminal <NUM>, and at least a part of the connection terminal <NUM> is exposed.

In this implementation, the connection terminal <NUM> is connected to a high-voltage power supply or a high-voltage electric potential to form a high-voltage end, and the ground plane <NUM> of the insulation member <NUM> is connected to the ground cable to form a low-voltage end. In a use process of the transformer, a current passes through the high-voltage coil <NUM>, the cable outlet portion <NUM>, and the connection terminal <NUM>. As shown in <FIG> and <FIG>, along the outer surface of the insulation member <NUM>, a creepage distance M1 exists between an end that is of the ground plane <NUM> and that is close to the connection terminal <NUM> and the connection terminal <NUM>, and an electrical clearance H1 exists between the end that is of the ground plane <NUM> and that is close to the connection terminal <NUM> and the connection terminal <NUM>. If the creepage distance M1 is too small and the electrical clearance H1 is too small, there is a risk that external air or an insulation material between the high-voltage end and the low-voltage end is prone to be broken down, and consequently a safety problem is caused. The insulation member <NUM> is wrapped around the coil body <NUM> and the cable outlet portion <NUM> and wrapped around the part of the connection terminal <NUM>, so that the creepage distance M1 and the electrical clearance H1 can be increased, to reduce a risk that the external air or the insulation material between the high-voltage end and the low-voltage end is broken down because the creepage distance M1 and the electrical clearance H1 are too small, thereby further improving use safety of the transformer.

More specifically, as shown in <FIG>, a creepage distance M2 exists between an end that is of the low-voltage coil <NUM> and that is close to the connection terminal <NUM> and the connection terminal <NUM>, an electrical clearance H2 exists between the end that is of the low-voltage coil <NUM> and that is close to the connection terminal <NUM> and the connection terminal <NUM>, M2>M1, and H2>H1. A creepage distance M3 exists between an end that is of the magnetic core <NUM> and that is close to the connection terminal <NUM> and the connection terminal <NUM>, an electrical clearance H3 exists between the end that is of the magnetic core <NUM> and that is close to the connection terminal <NUM> and the connection terminal <NUM>, M3>M1, and H3>H1.

In this implementation, a shortest path that is between the low-voltage coil <NUM> and the connection terminal <NUM> and that is measured along the surface of the insulation member <NUM> is the creepage distance M2, and a shortest path that is between the magnetic core <NUM> and the connection terminal <NUM> and that is measured along the surface of the insulation member <NUM> is the creepage distance M3. A shortest path that is between the ground plane <NUM> and the connection terminal <NUM> and that is measured along the air is the electrical clearance H1, a shortest path that is between the low-voltage coil <NUM> and the connection terminal <NUM> and that is measured along the air is the electrical clearance H2, and a shortest path that is between the magnetic core <NUM> and the connection terminal <NUM> and that is measured along the air is the electrical clearance H3.

In this implementation, in a length direction X of the high-voltage coil <NUM>, if a distance between the end that is of the ground plane <NUM> and that is close to the connection terminal <NUM> and the connection terminal <NUM> is less than a distance between the end that is of the low-voltage coil <NUM> and that is close to the connection terminal <NUM> and the connection terminal <NUM>, and a distance between the end that is of the ground plane <NUM> and that is close to the connection terminal <NUM> and the connection terminal <NUM> is less than a distance between the end that is of the magnetic core <NUM> and that is close to the connection terminal <NUM> and the connection terminal <NUM>, electric fields generated by excess parts of the low-voltage coil <NUM> and the magnetic core <NUM> relative to the ground plane <NUM> directly enter the air, and consequently there is a risk that the air is prone to be broken down by a strong electric field. Therefore, M2>M1, and M3>M1, that is, in the length direction X of the high-voltage coil <NUM>, the distance between the end that is of the low-voltage coil <NUM> and that is close to the connection terminal <NUM> and the connection terminal <NUM> is less than the distance between the end that is of the ground plane <NUM> and that is close to the connection terminal <NUM> and the connection terminal <NUM>, and the distance between the end that is of the magnetic core <NUM> and that is close to the connection terminal <NUM> and the connection terminal <NUM> is less than the distance between the end that is of the ground plane <NUM> and that is close to the connection terminal <NUM> and the connection terminal <NUM>, so that a length of the ground plane <NUM> is greater than a length of the low-voltage coil <NUM> and a length of the magnetic core <NUM>. Therefore, a risk that the air is broken down can be reduced, thereby improving use safety of the transformer and prolonging a service life of the transformer. H2>H1, and H3>H1, that is, in a thickness direction Y of the high-voltage coil <NUM>, a distance between the low-voltage coil <NUM> and the connection terminal <NUM> is less than a distance between the ground plane <NUM> and the connection terminal <NUM>, and a distance between the magnetic core <NUM> and the connection terminal <NUM> is less than the distance between the ground plane <NUM> and the connection terminal <NUM>, so that installation of the high-voltage coil <NUM>, the low-voltage coil <NUM>, and the magnetic core <NUM> can be facilitated, to simplify a structure of the transformer, thereby reducing production costs of the transformer.

Specifically, as shown in <FIG>, the insulation member <NUM> includes a body portion <NUM> and an extension portion <NUM>. The body portion <NUM> is wrapped around the coil body <NUM>, and the extension portion <NUM> is wrapped around the cable outlet portion <NUM> and the part of the connection terminal <NUM>. The extension portion <NUM> has a first end <NUM> connected to the body portion <NUM>, and a thickness of the first end <NUM> is greater than a thickness of the body portion <NUM>.

In this implementation, because of an electric field end effect, electric field strength at an end of the high-voltage coil <NUM> and an end of the low-voltage coil <NUM> is the highest. Therefore, the thickness of the first end <NUM> of the insulation member <NUM> is greater than the thickness of the body portion <NUM>, so that a risk that air outside the first end <NUM> is broken down by an electric field can be reduced, thereby improving use safety of the transformer. Electric field strength of a place away from the end of the high-voltage coil <NUM> and the end of the low-voltage coil <NUM> gradually decreases. Therefore, a thickness of an end that is of the extension portion <NUM> and that is away from the body portion <NUM> may be less than the thickness of the first end <NUM>, to reduce materials of the insulation member <NUM>, thereby reducing costs.

In addition, to improve use safety of the transformer, the creepage distance M1 and the electrical clearance H1 between the end that is of the ground plane <NUM> and that is close to the connection terminal <NUM> and the connection terminal <NUM> need to meet safety distance requirements specified in a standard. Therefore, the extension portion <NUM> is relatively long or at least a part of the extension portion <NUM> is a wavy structure, so that an area of an outer surface of the extension portion <NUM> can be increased, to increase the creepage distance M1 and the electrical clearance H1 between the end that is of the ground plane <NUM> and that is close to the connection terminal <NUM> and the connection terminal <NUM>. In this implementation, at least the part of the extension portion <NUM> is the wavy structure, so that a size of the insulation member <NUM> can be reduced while it is ensured that the creepage distance M1 meets a safe distance requirement specified in the standard, and a size of the transformer can be reduced while production costs of the insulation member <NUM> are reduced, thereby reducing production costs of the transformer and expanding an applicable scope of the transformer. In addition, at least the part of the extension portion <NUM> is the wavy structure, so that a contact area between the insulation member <NUM> and the air is increased, thereby improving heat dissipation efficiency of the high-voltage coil <NUM> and working stability of the high-voltage coil <NUM>.

Specifically, as shown in <FIG>, the body portion <NUM> is connected to the extension portion <NUM> by using a transition portion <NUM>. The transition portion <NUM> is arc-shaped, and a cross-sectional area of the transition portion <NUM> increases in a direction from the body portion <NUM> to the extension portion <NUM>. The ground plane <NUM> is wrapped around the transition portion <NUM>.

In this implementation, because there is a non-uniform tip electric field line between ends of the high-voltage coil <NUM>, the low-voltage coil <NUM>, and the ground plane <NUM>, the ends are designed to be arc-shaped, so that impact of a tip electric field can be well buffered. Therefore, the body portion <NUM> is connected to the extension portion <NUM> by using the arc-shaped transition portion <NUM>, so that electric field strength of the insulation material of the insulation member <NUM> can be effectively reduced while a risk that the air is broken down by an end electric field is reduced, thereby improving insulation reliability and increasing a service life of the material. In addition, a size of the insulation member <NUM> can be reduced, to reduce production costs of the insulation member <NUM> and space that is of the transformer and that is occupied by the insulation member <NUM>, thereby reducing a size of the transformer and expanding an applicable scope of the transformer. The ground plane <NUM> is wrapped around an outer surface of the transition portion <NUM>, so that a risk that air outside the transition portion <NUM> is broken down by an electric field can be reduced, thereby further improving use safety of the transformer.

In any one of the foregoing implementations, as shown in <FIG> and <FIG>, a first installation hole <NUM> is disposed in the low-voltage coil <NUM>, a second installation hole <NUM> is disposed in the insulation member <NUM>, and at least the part of the magnetic core <NUM> is penetrated through the first installation hole <NUM> and the second installation hole <NUM> and penetrated through the high-voltage coil <NUM>.

In this implementation, at least the part of the magnetic core <NUM> is penetrated through the first installation hole <NUM> and the second installation hole <NUM> and penetrated through the high-voltage coil <NUM>, so that the magnetic core <NUM> can be penetrated through both the low-voltage coil <NUM> and the high-voltage coil <NUM>, to reduce a risk that the transformer cannot normally work because the magnetic core <NUM> is not penetrated through the low-voltage coil <NUM> and/or the high-voltage coil <NUM>, thereby improving working stability and reliability of the transformer. In addition, at least the part of the magnetic core <NUM> is penetrated through the first installation hole <NUM> and the second installation hole <NUM>, so that installation of the magnetic core <NUM> can be facilitated, to simplify an installation structure of the magnetic core <NUM> and reduce a quantity of parts required when the magnetic core <NUM> is installed, thereby reducing a size of the transformer and production costs of the transformer and also expanding an applicable scope of the transformer.

In an implementation, as shown in <FIG> and <FIG>, the high-voltage coil <NUM> includes one coil body <NUM> or a plurality of coil bodies <NUM> connected to each other in series; and there is one low-voltage coil <NUM> or a plurality of low-voltage coils <NUM>, where the plurality of low-voltage coils <NUM> are connected in series.

In this implementation, as shown in <FIG>, the high-voltage coil <NUM> includes one coil body <NUM>, so that a structure of the high-voltage coil <NUM> can be simplified, to reduce internal space that is of the transformer and that is occupied by the high-voltage coil <NUM>, thereby reducing a size of the transformer and expanding an applicable scope of the transformer. As shown in <FIG>, a plurality of coil bodies <NUM> are connected in series, and a plurality of low-voltage coils <NUM> are connected in series, so that a quantity of output ends of the transformer can be increased, thereby improving working performance of the transformer and expanding an applicable scope of the transformer. If adjacent magnetic cores <NUM> are insulated from each other, to ensure that a plurality of coil bodies <NUM> are connected in series and a plurality of low-voltage coils <NUM> are connected in series, winding manners of the coil body <NUM> and the low-voltage coil <NUM> are relatively complex. Therefore, a plurality of magnetic cores <NUM> are disposed, and adjacent magnetic cores <NUM> are connected, so that winding manners of the high-voltage coil <NUM> and the low-voltage coil <NUM> can be simplified, to facilitate installation, detachment, and maintenance of the high-voltage coil <NUM> and the low-voltage coil <NUM>, thereby reducing maintenance costs of the transformer.

The plurality of magnetic cores <NUM> may be integrally formed, or may be connected through fastening, to facilitate connection between adjacent magnetic cores <NUM>.

In addition, the plurality of coil bodies <NUM> connected in series may be formed through winding by using one high-voltage coil <NUM>, or may be formed by using a plurality of high-voltage coils <NUM>. In this application, the coil bodies <NUM> are formed through winding by using one high-voltage coil <NUM>, so that a connection manner between adjacent coil bodies <NUM> can be simplified.

In another implementation, as shown in <FIG> and <FIG>, the high-voltage coil <NUM> includes one coil body <NUM> or a plurality of coil bodies <NUM> connected to each other in parallel; and there is one low-voltage coil <NUM> or a plurality of low-voltage coils <NUM>, where the plurality of low-voltage coils <NUM> are connected in parallel.

In this implementation, a plurality of coil bodies <NUM> are connected in parallel, and a plurality of low-voltage coils <NUM> are connected in parallel, so that diversity of an output voltage of the transformer can be improved, thereby improving working performance of the transformer and expanding an applicable scope of the transformer. A plurality of magnetic cores <NUM> are disposed, and adjacent magnetic cores <NUM> are insulated from each other, so that impact between adjacent coil bodies <NUM> and impact between adjacent low-voltage coils <NUM> can be reduced, to improve working stability of the high-voltage coil <NUM> and the low-voltage coil <NUM>, thereby improving working stability of the transformer.

A second aspect of the implementations provides power equipment. The power equipment includes a transformer, and the transformer is the transformer in any one of the foregoing implementations.

In this implementation, the transformer is disposed in the power equipment, to adjust an input voltage and/or an output voltage of the power equipment by using the transformer, thereby improving use performance of the power equipment and expanding an applicable scope of the power equipment. The power equipment may be a medium-voltage frequency converter, a power electronic transformer, a direct current micro grid, or the like. A specific type of the power equipment is not specially limited in this implementation of this application.

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Claim 1:
A transformer, wherein the transformer comprises:
a low-voltage coil (<NUM>);
a high-voltage coil (<NUM>);
a magnetic core (<NUM>), wherein at least a part of the magnetic core (<NUM>) is penetrated through the low-voltage coil (<NUM>) and the high-voltage coil (<NUM>); and
an insulation member (<NUM>), wherein the insulation member (<NUM>) is wrapped around the high-voltage coil (<NUM>), to insulate the high-voltage coil (<NUM>) from the low-voltage coil (<NUM>) and the magnetic core (<NUM>), and a ground plane (<NUM>) is disposed on at least a part of an outer surface of the insulation member (<NUM>); and
a voltage uniform layer (<NUM>) is disposed between the high-voltage coil (<NUM>) and the insulation member (<NUM>), the voltage uniform layer (<NUM>) is wrapped around the high-voltage coil (<NUM>), and the voltage uniform layer (<NUM>) is electrically connected to one end of the high-voltage coil (<NUM>), wherein the voltage uniform layer is a conducting or semi-conducting layer that has the function of balancing electric potentials on a surface of the high-voltage coil (<NUM>);
wherein the high-voltage coil (<NUM>) comprises a coil body (<NUM>), a cable outlet portion (<NUM>), and a connection terminal (<NUM>), one end of the cable outlet portion (<NUM>) is connected to the coil body (<NUM>), and the other end is connected to the connection terminal (<NUM>); and
the insulation member (<NUM>) is wrapped around the coil body (<NUM>), the cable outlet portion (<NUM>), and a part of the connection terminal (<NUM>), and at least a part of the connection terminal (<NUM>) is exposed;
wherein the insulation member (<NUM>) comprises a body portion (<NUM>) and an extension portion (<NUM>), the body portion (<NUM>) is wrapped around the coil body (<NUM>), and the extension portion (<NUM>) is wrapped around the cable outlet portion (<NUM>) and the part of the connection terminal (<NUM>); and
the extension portion (<NUM>) has a first end (<NUM>) connected to the body portion (<NUM>), and a thickness of the first end (<NUM>) is greater than a thickness of the body portion (<NUM>).