Buffer capacitor

Abstract

A buffer capacitor having a least one pair of positive and negative plates each in the form of a loop current or charge buffer 10, which comprises an electric conducting material 21, which may be rigid or flexible, arranged in parallel and is electrically insulated from each other by a dielectric material 11 and electrically joined 22 to form a closed electrical loop. The plates 10 are arranged one on top of the other in parallel separated by alternate layers of a dielectric material 12 and can be rigid and flat or tightly wound and electrically sealed.

Description

[0001] The invention relates to a buffer capacitor.

[0002] Capacitors are used to store electric charge and in doing so concentrates the charge at the ends of the positive plate and at the point of contact between the capacitor connector and the positive plate. These concentrated charges eventually build up and leak to the negative plate causing resistive heating and inducing inductance impairing the performance of the capacitor and can result in capacitor failure.

[0003] This invention relates to a buffer capacitor having at least one pair of positive and negative plates. Each plate is in the form of a loop current or charge buffer, which comprises an electric conducting material, which may be rigid or flexible, arranged in parallel, electrically insulated from each other by a dielectric material and electrically joined to form a closed continuous electrical loop thereby eliminating the ends of the plates and subsequently charge concentration. The plates are arranged one on top the other in parallel and is electrically insulated from each other by alternate layers of a dielectric material or placed one inside the other and is electrically insulated from each other by a dielectric material and can be tightly wound or laid flat. Each plate is provided with a conventional or a buffer connector, which comprises of a length of an electric conducting material which may be thin in cross-section over part or all of its length and electrically insulated over part of its thin length, the remaining length being of suitably sized and shaped cross-section, or either or each end provided with an eyelet for electrical connection. The thin cross-sectioned un-insulated part of the connector is electrically connected to the plate and the remaining length is folded back parallel and is insulated from the connected length or folded around the plate with the un-insulated length electrically connected to the plate and the remaining length insulated from the plate and the eyelet ends are electrically connected in each case to form a closed continuous electrical loop thereby reducing or eliminating charge concentration at the point of contact between the plate and the connector. Or each positive and negative plate is comprised of a rigid or flexible electric conducting material formed into a current or charge buffers by providing each end of each plate with a conventional or buffer connector, or each end of each plate is provided with or formed into a current or charge buffer with a conventional or buffer connector electrically connected to each current or charge buffer. In each case at least one positive and one negative plate is arranged in parallel one on top of the other and is electrically insulated from each other by alternate layers of a dielectric material and the conventional or buffer connectors at the ends of the same plate is electrically connected after tightly winding or remaining rigid and is electrically connected in each case forming a closed continuous electrical loop and can be used for electrical connection.

[0004] The invention is explained with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0005] FIG. 1 shows in perspective the positive and negative plate in the form of current or charge buffers arranged to form a buffer capacitor.

[0006] FIG. 2 shows the positive and negative plates in the form of current or charge buffers arranged one inside the other.

[0007] FIG. 3 shows the positive and negative plates with a conventional or buffer connector at each end of each plate.

[0008] FIG. 4 shows the positive and negative plates with a current or charge buffer at each ends of each plate.

[0009] FIG. 5 shows a side view of the capacitor showing the conventional or buffer connectors connected after winding.

[0010] FIG. 6 shows the buffer connector before folding.

[0011] FIG. 7 shows the buffer connector folded and electrically connected to the plate.

[0012] FIG. 8 shows the connector electrically connected to and wrapped around the plate.

[0013] From the drawings FIG. 1 the invention relates to a buffer capacitor having at least one pair of positive and negative plates. Each plate is in the form of a loop current or charge buffer 10, which comprises an electric conducting material 21, which may be rigid or flexible, arranged in parallel, electrically insulated from each other by a dielectric material 11 and electrically joined 22 to form a closed electrical loop. The plates 10 are arranged on top the other in parallel and is electrically insulated from each other by alternate layers of a dielectric material 12 or as shown in FIG. 2 the loop current or charge buffer 10 placed on inside the other and is electrically insulated from each other by a dielectric material 12 and tightly wound (not shown) or laid flat as in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2. Each plate is provided with a conventional or a buffer connector 13, which comprises of a length of an electric conducting material as shown in FIG. 6 which may be thin cross-section over part or all of its length 19 and electrically insulated 18 over part of its thin length the remaining length being of suitably sized and shaped cross-section, either or each end provided with an eyelet 20 for electrical connection. As shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 the thin cross-sectioned un-insulated 17 part of the connector is electrically connected to the plate 14 and the remaining length is folded back parallel and is insulated 18 from the connected length or folded around the plate with the un-insulated 17 length electrically connected to the plate 14 and the remaining length insulated 18 from the plate and the eyelet 20 ends electrically connected in each case to form a closed continuous electrical loop. Or buffer capacitor as shown in FIG. 3 where each positive and negative plate 14 is comprised of a rigid or flexible electric conducting material is formed into a current or charge buffers by providing each plate 14 with conventional or buffer connectors 15 and 16 at its extreme ends, or as shown in FIG. 4 each end of each plate is provided with or formed into a current or charge buffer 10 with conventional or buffer connectors 15 and 16 electrically connected to each current or charge buffer 10. The plates in each case 14 are arranged in parallel one on top of the other electrically insulated from each other by alternate layers of a dielectric material 12 and the conventional or buffer connectors 15 and 16 at the ends of the same flexible positive and negative plate or the conventional or buffer connectors 15 and 16 electrically connected to the loop current or charge buffers 10 at the ends of the same plate are electrically connected after winding as shown in FIG. 5 and in each case can be used for electrical connection and is electrically sealed (not shown) or the conventional or buffer connectors 15 and 16 at the ends of each positive and negative rigid plate are electrically connected by some means (not shown) forming a closed continuous electrical loop and is electrically sealed (not shown).

Claims

1 A buffer capacitor having at least one pair of positive and negative plates. Each plate is in the form of a loop current or charge buffer, which comprises an electric conducting material, which may be rigid or flexible, arranged in parallel, electrically insulated from each other by a dielectric material and electrically joined to form a closed continuous electrical loop. The plates are arranged one on top the other in parallel and is electrically insulated from each other by alternate layers of a dielectric material or placed one inside the other and is electrically insulated from each other by a dielectric material and in each case can be tightly wound or laid flat. Each plate is provided with a conventional or a buffer connector, which comprises of a length of an electric conducting material which may be thin in cross-section over part or all of its length and electrically insulated over part of its thin length the remaining length being of suitably sized and shaped cross-section, or either or each end can be provided with an eyelet for electrical connection. The thin cross-sectioned un-insulated part of the electrode or connector is electrically connected to the plate and the remaining length is folded back parallel and is insulated from the connected length or folded around the plate with the un-insulated length electrically connected to the plate and the remaining length insulated from the plate and the eyelet ends electrically connected in each case to form a closed continuous electrical loop. Or each positive and negative plate is comprised of a rigid or flexible electric conducting material formed into a loop current or charge buffer by providing each end of each plate with a conventional or buffer connector, or each end of each plate is provided with or formed into a loop current or charge buffer with a conventional or buffer connector electrically connected to each loop current or charge buffer. In each case at least one pair of positive and negative plate is arranged in parallel one on top of the other electrically insulated from each other by alternate layers of a dielectric material and the conventional or buffer connectors at the ends of each plate is electrically connected after winding or laid flat and is electrically connected by some means forming a closed continuous electrical loop, which can be used for electrical connection.

2 A loop current or charge buffer as in claim 1 which is comprised of a rigid or flexible conducting material arranged in parallel and electrically insulated from each other by a dielectric material and electrically joined to form a closed continuous electrical loop.

3 A buffer capacitor as in claim 1 and claim 2 wherein at least one pair of positive and negative plates each in the form of a rigid loop current or charge buffer are arranged one on top of the other in parallel and is electrically insulated from each other by alternate layers of a dielectric material.

4 A buffer capacitor as in claim 1, claim 2 and claim 3 wherein each rigid loop current or charge buffer is provided with conventional or buffer connector and is electrically sealed.

5 A buffer capacitor as in claim 1, claim 2 wherein at least one pair of positive and negative plates in the form of a flexible loop current or charge buffer are arranged one on top of the other in parallel and is electrically insulated from each other by alternate layers of a dielectric material.

6 A buffer capacitor as in claim 1, claim 2 and claim 5 wherein each flexible loop current or charge buffer is provided with conventional or buffer connector and is tightly wound and electrically sealed.

7 A buffer capacitor as in claim 1 and claim 2 wherein at least one pair of positive and negative plates each in the form of a rigid or flexible loop current or charge buffer is arranged one inside the other and is electrically insulated from each other by a dielectric material.

8 A buffer capacitor as in claim 1, claim 2 and claim 7 wherein each positive and negative plate in the form of a rigid loop current or charge buffer is provided with a conventional or buffer connector and electrically sealed.

9 A buffer capacitor as in claim 1, claim 2 and claim 7 wherein at least one pair of positive and negative plates each in the form of a flexible loop current or charge buffer is provided with a conventional or buffer connector is tightly wound and electrically sealed.

10 A buffer connector as in claim 1 wherein a length of an electric conducting material which may be thin in cross-section over part or all of its length and electrically insulated over part of its thin length the remaining length being of suitably sized and shaped cross-section, either or each end can be provided with eyelets at each end as means for electrical connection. The thin cross-sectioned un-insulated part of the electrode or connector is electrically connected to the plate and the remaining length is folded back parallel and is insulated from the connected length or folded around the plate with the un-insulated length electrically connected to the plate and the remaining length insulated from the plate and the eyelet ends electrically connected in each case to form a closed continuous electrical loop.

11 A buffer connector as in claims 1 and 10 and as described with reference to FIGS. 6, 7, and 8 of the accompanying drawings

12 A loop current or charge buffer as in claim 1 wherein a plate comprised of a rigid or flexible electric conducting material is provided at each end with a conventional or buffer connector and each conventional or buffer connector is electrically connected to each other by some means.

13 A buffer capacitor as in claim 1 and claim 12 wherein at least one pair of positive and negative plates comprised of a flexible electric conducting material with a conventional or buffer connector at the ends of each plate are arranged one on top of the other in parallel electrically insulated from each other by alternate layers of a dielectric material and the conventional or buffer connectors at each end of the same plate is electrically connected after tightly winding and is electrically sealed.

14 A buffer capacitor as in claim 1 and claim 12 wherein at least one pair of positive and negative plates are comprised of a rigid electric conducting material with a conventional or buffer connector at the ends of each plate are arranged one on top of the other in parallel electrically insulated from each other by alternate layers of a dielectric material and the conventional or buffer connectors at each end of the same plate is electrically connected by some means and is electrically sealed.

15 A loop current or charge buffer as in claim 1 wherein a plate comprised of a rigid or flexible conducting material is provided at each end with or formed into a loop current or charge buffer with a conventional or buffer connector electrically connected to each loop current or charge buffer. The conventional or buffer connectors are electrically connected by some means.

16 A buffer capacitor as in claim 1 and claim 15 wherein at least one pair of positive and negative plates each comprising a flexible conducting material with loop current or charge buffer at each end of each plate and a conventional or buffer connector electrically connected to each loop current or charge buffer are arranged one on top of the other in parallel electrically insulated from each other by alternate layers of a dielectric material. The conventional or buffer connectors connected each loop current or charge of the same plate are electrically connected after tightly winding and is electrically sealed.

17 A buffer capacitor as in claim 1 and claim 15 wherein at least one pair of positive and negative plates each comprising a rigid conducting material with loop current or charge buffer at each end of each plate and a conventional or buffer connector electrically connected to each loop current or charge buffer are arranged one on top of the other in parallel electrically insulated from each other by alternate layers of a dielectric material. The conventional or buffer connectors on each of the same plate are electrically connected by some means and is electrically sealed.

18 A loop current or charge buffer as in claim 1, claim 2claim 12 and claim 15 and described with reference to FIGS. 1,3,4 and 5.

19 A buffer capacitor as in claims 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 16 and 17 and as described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.