Flexible high-power electronics bus
AssigneeLiquid Wire Inc.
InventorsJesse Michael Martinez, Michael Adventure Hopkins
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Abstract
Devices, systems, and methods include a conductive textile (106) comprising a plurality of conductive strands and a flexible bus (102). The flexible bus (102) includes a conductive gel (104) electrically coupled to the conductive strands and an encapsulant (108) bonded to the conductive textile (106) and configured to contain the conductive gel (104) in contact with the conductive strands. The flexible bus is configured to be electrically coupled to a power source and induce a current from the power source to the conductive strands.
Claims17
An apparatus, comprising:
- a conductive textile comprising a plurality of conductive strands;
- a flexible bus positioned proximate a first edge of the conductive textile, comprising:
- an electrically conductive liquid or gel that is electrically coupled to the conductive strands;
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- an encapsulant bonded to the conductive textile and configured to contain the electrically conductive liquid or gel in contact with the conductive strands;
- a cathode positioned proximate a second edge of the conductive textile opposite the first edge;
- wherein the flexible bus is configured to be electrically coupled to a power source and to conduct a current from the power source to the conductive strands and wherein the cathode is configured to complete an electrical circuit to allow current to flow over the conductive strands.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a conductive textile comprising conductive strands and non-conductive strands;
- an encapsulant forming a channel extending at least in part into and enclosing a portion of the conductive textile;
- an electrically conductive liquid or gel, dispersed in the conductive textile within the channel and electrically coupled to at least some of the conductive strands;
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- an anode, electrically coupled to the conductive liquid or gel, wherein a power source is configured to be electrically coupled to the anode to allow current to flow from the power source to the conductive liquid or gel.
A flexible electronic bus, comprising:
- a conductive textile comprising a plurality of conductive strands;
- a conductive liquid or gel that is electrically coupled to the conductive strands;
- an encapsulant bonded to the conductive textile and configured to contain the conductive gel in contact with the conductive strands;
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- an anode, electrically coupled to the conductive liquid or gel, wherein the power source is configured to be electrically coupled to the anode to allow current to flow from the power source to the conductive liquid or gel;
- wherein the flexible bus is configured to be electrically coupled to a power source and to conduct a current from the power source to the conductive strands;
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- wherein the encapsulant forms a channel containing at least in part the conductive liquid or gel, the channel defined by at least two walls opposing one another, the channel having a width defined at least in part by the two opposing walls.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.