Article having multifunctional conductive wire
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorAvetik HARUTYUNYAN
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Abstract
Articles and devices comprising a multifunctional conductive wire having a first electrode including a first carbon nanotube composite yarn containing carbon nanotubes and secondary particles; a second electrode including a second carbon nanotube composite yarn containing carbon nanotubes and secondary particles; a first separator membrane surrounding the first electrode; a second separator membrane surrounding the second electrode; an electrolyte surrounding the first and second electrodes; a flexible insulator layer surrounding the electrolyte; and a flexible conducting layer at least partially surrounding the flexible insulator layer. Also provided are method of making and using the articles, devices, and multifunctional conductive wires herein.
Claims25
An electrical device comprising:
- a multifunctional conductive wire, said multifunctional conductive wire comprising:
- an elongated hollow body comprising a conductive material;
- a first electrode comprising a first carbon nanotube composite yarn comprising carbon nanotubes and a first secondary material;
- a second electrode comprising a second carbon nanotube composite yarn comprising carbon nanotubes and a second secondary material,
- wherein the multifunctional conductive wire is operative to carry current and to provide power and/or store power for the electrical device.
A method of making an electrical device comprising a multifunctional conductive wire, the method comprising:
- providing a multifunctional conductive wire;
- connecting the multifunctional conductive wire to an electrical device such that the multifunctional conductive wire is operative to carry current and to provide power and/or store power for the electrical device.
An electric motor comprising:
- a rotor comprising one or more rotor coils;
- and
- a stator comprising one or more stator coils,
- wherein at least a portion of the one or more stator coils comprises a conductive wire, and
- wherein the conductive wire comprises:
- an elongated hollow body;
- a first flexible electrode positioned in the hollow body and comprising a first composite yarn comprising carbon nanotubes and a first secondary material;
- a second flexible electrode positioned in the hollow body and comprising a second composite yarn comprising carbon nanotubes and a second secondary material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.