Low resistance, low-inductance power connectors

Coteus, Paul W.; Ferencz, Andrew; Hall, Shawn Anthony; Takken, Todd Edward

Title: Low resistance, low-inductance power connectors

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An electrical connector includes an anode for conducting an electrical supply current from a source to a destination, a cathode for conducting an electrical return current from the destination to the source, and an insulator that prevents electrical conduction between the anode and the cathode. The first and second shapes are such as to provide a conformity of one to the other, with the insulator placed therebetween and having a predetermined relatively thin thickness. A predetermined low-resistance path for the supply current is provided respectively by the anode and the cathode, and a proximity of the anode to the cathode along these paths provides a predetermined low self-inductance of the connector. The anode and the cathode each comprises a plurality of sections that are disposed at one or more predetermined angles to form a rigid assembly that accommodates a geometry between the source and the destination.

Inventors:: Coteus, Paul W.; Ferencz, Andrew; Hall, Shawn Anthony; Takken, Todd Edward

Issue Date:: 2019-03-26

Research Org.:: International Business Machines Corp., Armonk, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1568130

Patent Number(s):: 10243285

Application Number:: 15/856,295

Assignee:: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY)

DOE Contract Number:: B601996

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 12/28/2017

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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  abstractNote = {An electrical connector includes an anode for conducting an electrical supply current from a source to a destination, a cathode for conducting an electrical return current from the destination to the source, and an insulator that prevents electrical conduction between the anode and the cathode. The first and second shapes are such as to provide a conformity of one to the other, with the insulator placed therebetween and having a predetermined relatively thin thickness. A predetermined low-resistance path for the supply current is provided respectively by the anode and the cathode, and a proximity of the anode to the cathode along these paths provides a predetermined low self-inductance of the connector. The anode and the cathode each comprises a plurality of sections that are disposed at one or more predetermined angles to form a rigid assembly that accommodates a geometry between the source and the destination.},

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