High voltage high current transmission line

A high voltage high current transmission line, comprising:

• a first conductive plate and a second conductive plate spaced apart a distance in a generally parallel configuration, the first and second conductive plates each having a proximal end and a distal end;
• a first dielectric material encompassing at least a portion of the first conductive plate and a second dielectric material encompassing at least a portion of the second conductive plate, such that the first and second dielectric materials are provided between the first and second conductive plates;
• a third dielectric material encompassing at least a portion of both the first and second conductive plates proximate the first and second dielectric materials, such that the third dielectric material is not provided between the first and second conductive plates;
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• an outer dielectric sheathing encompassing at least a portion of both the first and second conductive plates proximate the third dielectric material, such that the first, second and third dielectric materials are provided between the outer dielectric sheathing and the first and second conductive plates.

A method of making a high voltage high current transmission line, the method comprising:

• providing a first conductive plate and a second conductive plate, the first and second conductive plates each having a proximal end and a distal end connected by an intermediate section, and the first and second conductive plates having a hook portion proximate the proximal end;
• arranging the first and the second conductive plates in a generally parallel configuration;
• casting an elastomeric material around at least a portion of the proximal end, such that the elastomeric material encompasses at least a section of the hook portions, an exposed surface is provided on each the first and second conductive plates proximate the hook portions, and an interface is provided between the elastomeric material and the intermediate section of the first and second conductive plates;
• applying a first dielectric material around at least a portion of the first conductive plate at the intermediate section such that the first dielectric material is provided between the first and second conductive plates;
• applying a second dielectric material around at least a portion of both the first and second conductive plates proximate the first dielectric material such that the second dielectric material is not provided between the first and second conductive plates;
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• applying an outer sheathing material around at least a portion of the elastomeric material and at least a portion of both the first and second conductive plates proximate the first and second dielectric materials such that the first and second dielectric materials are provided between the outer sheathing and at least a portion of the first and second conductive plates.