be the negative output termination for the matrix transformer and inductor module 50 a capacitor 58 may also be connected to the top plate 54 at the connection 57 and to the bottom plate 53 through a connection 59 and may serve as an output filter capacitor fig3 shows that the top plate 54 covers the top of the inductor 51 and the transformer 52 and the bottom plate 53 covers the bottom of the inductor 51 and the transformer 52 for the purpose of this specification and the claims a top or a bottom plate u201c covers u201d a top or a bottom surface of a core or cores if the top or the bottom plate is proximate to the top or the bottom surface of the core or cores and extends over at least most of the top or the bottom surface of the core or cores fig3 shows a rectifier 83 connected to terminals 56 60 and 61 of the module 50 the rectifier has a first anode 81 and a second anode 82 and a common cathode which is its bottom surface and center terminal which may be connected to the base plate 53 using terminal 56 one intended use of the matrix transformer and inductor module 50 is in a power converter comprising a number of similar matrix transformer and.