INDUCTOR AND METHOD OF OPERATING AN INDUCTOR BY COMBINING PRIMARY AND SECONDARY COILS WITH COUPLING STRUCTURES

摘要

An inductor and method of operating the inductor by combining primary and secondary coils with passive coupling, active parallel, or active cross-coupling structures. The first includes at least one passive coupling structure having at least one coupling coil arranged between a primary coil and at least one of the secondary coils and/or between two of the secondary coils. The second includes an active coupling structure arranged between a primary coil and at least one secondary coil and/or between at least two of the secondary coils, to selectively parallel couple the primary coil and one of the secondary coils and/or at least two of the secondary coils. The third includes an active coupling structure to selectively cross couple a primary coil and at least one of the secondary coils and/or to selectively cross couple at least two of the secondary coils.