Structure and method for a twisted bus bar for low impedance power distribution and electromagnetic field suppression
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorDon A. Gilliland
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Abstract
A twisted pair symmetric bus bar structure for electric power distribution includes a first conductor; a second conductor; an insulator; wherein the first conductor and the second conductor form an interwoven alternating interlocking pattern; wherein the first and second conductors are formed from a series of Z-shaped sections; wherein the insulator is H-shaped and has a series of slots for receiving the first and second conductors; and wherein the insulator is sandwiched between the first and second conductor.
Claims10
A twisted pair symmetric bus bar structure for electric power distribution, comprising:
- a first conductor;
- a second conductor;
- an insulator;
- wherein the first conductor and the second conductor form an interwoven alternating interlocking pattern;
- wherein the first and second conductors are formed from a series of Z-shaped sections;
- wherein the insulator is H-shaped and has a series of slots for receiving the first and second conductors;
- and
- wherein the insulator is sandwiched between the first and second conductor.
A method of forming a twisted pair symmetric bus bar, the method comprising:
- forming a first conductor;
- forming a second conductor;
- forming an insulator;
- wherein the first and second conductors are formed from a series of modular units with bridging connections;
- wherein the modular units are joined by soldering the bridging connections together when the modular units are arranged in an alternating fashion;
- wherein the insulator has a series of slots for receiving the bridging connections of the first and second conductors;
- and
- wherein the insulator is sandwiched between the first and second conductors.
A method of forming a twisted pair symmetric bus bar, the method comprising:
- forming a first conductor;
- forming a second conductor;
- forming an insulator;
- wherein the first and second conductors are individually formed from a single machine stamped conductor;
- wherein the insulator has a series of slots for receiving the first and second conductors;
- wherein the insulator is sandwiched between the first and second conductors;
- and
- wherein the first and second conductors form an alternating interwoven structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.