Busbar for power conversion applications
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsRichard Alfred Beaupre, Joseph Lucian Smolenski
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Abstract
A busbar for power conversion applications that includes two planar conductors that have terminal locations; a first planar insulator located between the planar conductors; two impedances elements that are electrically connected to each of the planar conductors, wherein the impedance elements each extend in a plane that is non-coplanar from the planar conductors, further wherein the impedance elements are configured so as to define a gap between them; and a second planar insulator is located in the gap. A power conversion assembly that connects an energy source and a power switch to the busbar.
Claims26
A busbar comprising:
- a first planar conductor having a plurality of terminal locations;
- a second planar conductor having a plurality of terminal locations;
- a first planar insulator located between the first planar conductor and the second planar conductor;
- a first impedance element electrically connected to the first planar conductor, wherein the first impedance element extends in a plane that is non-coplanar from the first planar conductor;
- a second impedance element electrically connected to the second planar conductor, wherein the second impedance element extends in a plane that is non-coplanar from the second planar conductor, further wherein the first impedance element and the second impedance element are configured so as to define a gap therebetween;
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- a second planar insulator located in the gap, wherein the second planar insulator is coplanar with the first impedance element.
An power conversion assembly comprising:
- a busbar comprising:
- a first planar conductor having a plurality of terminal locations;
- a second planar conductor having a plurality of terminal locations;
- a first planar insulator located between the first planar conductor and the second planar conductor;
- a first impedance element electrically connected to the first planar conductor, wherein the first impedance element extends in a plane that is non-coplanar from the first planar conductor;
- a second impedance element electrically connected to the second planar conductor, wherein the second impedance element extends in a plane that is non-coplanar from the second planar conductor, further wherein the first impedance element and the second impedance element are configured so as to define a gap therebetween;
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- a second planar insulator located in the gap, wherein the second planar insulator is non-planar with the first planar conductor and the second planar conductor;
- an energy source connected to the busbar;
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- a power switch connected to the busbar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.