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AssigneeSatCon Technology Corporation
InventorsPhillip A. Sanger, Lyon Mandelcorn, Leban E. Lesster, Frank A. Lindberg
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A low-voltage, low-inductance device for storing electrical charge in a snubber circuit is disclosed as well as a method of minimizing inductance in the snubber circuit using the device. The device, a capacitor, comprises a plurality of extended electrodes, in parallel or series, that are joined to a positive conductor terminal at one end spray and at a negative conductor terminal at the other end spray so that end sprays of adjacent extended electrodes are alternately joined to the positive and negative conductor terminals. Accordingly, current flowing though adjacent extended electrodes is of substantially equal intensity but different in direction. As a result, inductance produced effectively cancels out that of adjacent extended electrodes. The method includes sandwiching an insulating film between the positive and negative conductor terminals and alternately joining the conductor terminals to the end sprays of extended electrodes so that current flows in opposite directions between end sprays of adjacent extended electrodes, thereby canceling out inductance.
A low inductance device for storing an electrical charge comprising a capacitor having a plurality of extended electrodes, wherein electrical current passing through each extended electrode from said plurality of extended electrodes flows in a direction opposite of current passing through one or more adjacent extended electrodes of said plurality of extended electrodes to provide cancellation of inductance in the device.
A method of reducing the inductance of a device used for storing an electrical charge, the device having a plurality of extended electrodes having a first end spray and a second end spray, the method comprising the steps of:
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