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US 8,331,076 B2Granted
Clad fiber capacitor and method of making same
AssigneeUT-Battelle, LLC
InventorEnis Tuncer
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Abstract
A clad capacitor and method of manufacture includes assembling a preform comprising a ductile, electrically conductive fiber; a ductile, electrically insulating cladding positioned on the fiber; and a ductile, electrically conductive sleeve positioned over the cladding. One or more preforms are then bundled, heated and drawn along a longitudinal axis to decrease the diameter of the ductile components of the preform and fuse the preform into a unitized strand.
Claims7
A method of manufacturing a capacitor comprising:
- a. assembling a preform comprising:
- i. a ductile, electrically conductive fiber having a first end and a second end;
- ii. a ductile, electrically insulating cladding positioned on the fiber;
- iii. a ductile, electrically conductive sleeve having a first end and a second end, the sleeve positioned over the cladding so that the first end is oriented toward the first end of the fiber and so that the second end is oriented toward the second end of the fiber;
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- b. heating the preform to a temperature sufficient to soften the ductile components of the preform;
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- c. drawing the preform along a longitudinal axis to decrease the diameter of the ductile components of the preform and fuse the preform into a unitized strand.
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