Busbar for high conductivity distribution of electrical power within an electric vehicle
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsYi Liu, Qigui Wang, Huaxin Li, Kestutis A. Sonta, Daniel J. Wilson
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Abstract
A busbar for high conductivity distribution of electrical power within a power module of an electric vehicle (EV). The busbar may include a plurality of multilayer composites having copper-graphene laminations. One or more of the multilayer composite may include a first copper-graphene lamination having a plurality of graphene layers disposed between a plurality of copper layers, a second copper-graphene lamination having a plurality of graphene layers disposed between a plurality of copper layers, and a carrier substrate disposed relative to the first and second copper-graphene laminations.
Claims20
A busbar comprising:
- a plurality of multilayer composites, each multilayer composite comprising:
- a first lamination having a plurality of first graphene layers disposed between a plurality of first copper layers;
- a second lamination having a plurality of second graphene layers disposed between a plurality of second copper layers;
- and
- a carrier substrate disposed between the first lamination and the second lamination, wherein;
- the first lamination has a first inner graphene layer adjoining the carrier substrate, and a first outer copper layer opposite the first inner graphene laver;
- and
- the second lamination has a second inner graphene layer adjoining the carrier substrate, and a second outer copper layer opposite the second inner graphene layer.
A busbar comprising:
- a plurality of multilayer composites, each multilayer composite comprising:
- at least one lamination having a plurality of graphene layers disposed between a plurality of copper layers in an alternatively interleaved pattern;
- and
- a carrier substrate disposed adhered to each lamination;
- wherein:
- the multilayer composites are arranged in a stacked configuration to form a multi-composite assembly having high conductivity;
- and
- the at least one lamination has an inner graphene layer adjoining the carrier substrate, and an outer copper layer opposite the inner graphene layer.
A busbar comprising:
- a first multilayer composite, comprising:
- a first lamination having a plurality of first graphene layers directly stacked upon a plurality of first copper layers in an alternatively interleaved pattern;
- a second lamination having a plurality of second graphene layers directly stacked upon a plurality of second copper layers in an alternatively interleaved pattern;
- and
- a first carrier substrate disposed between the first lamination and the second lamination wherein:
- the first lamination has a first inner graphene layer adjoining the first carrier substrate, and a first outer copper layer opposite the first inner graphene layer;
- and
- the second lamination has a second inner graphene layer adjoining the first carrier substrate, and a second outer copper layer opposite the second inner graphene layer;
- a second multilayer composite, comprising:
- a third lamination having a plurality of third graphene layers directly stacked upon a plurality of third copper layers in an alternatively interleaved pattern;
- a fourth lamination having a plurality of fourth graphene layers directly stacked upon a plurality of fourth copper layers in an alternatively interleaved pattern;
- and
- a second carrier substrate disposed between the third lamination and the fourth lamination;
- a plurality of intermediary multilayer composites disposed in a stacked pattern between the first multiplayer composite and second the multilayer composite, each intermediary multilayer composite comprising:
- a fifth lamination having a plurality of fifth graphene layers directly stacked upon a plurality of fifth copper layers in an alternatively interleaved pattern;
- a sixth lamination having a plurality of sixth graphene layers directly stacked upon a plurality of sixth copper layers in an alternatively interleaved pattern;
- and
- a third carrier substrate disposed between the fifth lamination and the sixth lamination;
- a first corrosion resistance layer adhered to a first exposed surface of the first composite;
- and
- a second corrosion resistance layer adhered to a second exposed surface of the second composite.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.