Electric power system with painted-capacitor energy storage, and its fabrication
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorJames F. Cordaro
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Abstract
An electric power system includes a layered semiconductor photovoltaic voltage source, and an electrical conductor structure having two electrically conductive contacts to the voltage source structure. A capacitor is in electrical communication with one of the electrically conductive contacts. The capacitor includes a capacitive paint layer structure comprising capacitive pigment particles dispersed in a capacitive layer binder. A first side of the capacitive paint layer structure is deposited in facing contact to the second electrically conductive contact. A capacitor electrically conductive contact is in electrical communication with a second side of the capacitive paint layer structure remote from the first side.
Claims16
An electric power system comprising
- a voltage source structure;
- an electrical conductor structure comprising a first electrically conductive contact to the voltage source structure and a second electrically conductive contact to the voltage source structure;
- and
- a capacitor in electrical communication with the second electrically conductive contact, the capacitor comprising
- a capacitive paint layer structure comprising pyroelectric/ferroelectric pigment particles dispersed in a capacitive layer binder, a first side of the capacitive paint layer structure being in electrical communication with the second electrically conductive contact, and
- a capacitor electrically conductive contact in electrical communication with a second side of the capacitive paint layer structure remote from the first side.
An electric power system comprising
- a voltage source structure;
- an electrical conductor structure comprising a first electrically conductive contact to the voltage source structure and a second electrically conductive contact to the voltage source structure;
- and
- a capacitor in electrical communication with the second electrically conductive contact, the capacitor comprising
- a capacitive paint layer structure comprising capacitive pigment particles dispersed in a capacitive layer binder, a first side of the capacitive paint layer structure being in electrical communication with the second electrically conductive contact, and
- a capacitor electrically conductive contact in electrical communication with a second side of the capacitive paint layer structure remote from the first side.
A method for preparing an electric power system, comprising the steps of
- preparing a flowable capacitive paint comprising pyroelectric/ferroelectric pigment particles, a capacitive layer binder, and a capacitive layer vehicle;
- providing a voltage source structure having a first electrically conductive contact and a second electrically conductive contact;
- fabricating the electric power system by
- applying a layer of the flowable capacitive paint to the second electrically conductive contact,
- drying the flowable capacitive paint to form a capacitive paint layer structure having a first side of the capacitive paint layer structure in electrical communication with the second electrically conductive contact and a second side remote from the first side, and
- applying a capacitor electrically conductive contact to the second side of the capacitive paint layer structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.