METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTRICALLY CONNECTING CAPACITOR ELECTRODES USING A SPRAY
First Claim
1. A capacitor stack, including at least a first substantially planar anode layer and at least a second substantially planar anode layer, the capacitor stack formed by the process comprising:
- aligning the first anode layer and the second anode layer so that a first anode edge face of the first anode layer and a second anode edge face of the second anode layer form an anode connection surface for electrical connection of the first anode and the second anode; and
spraying metal on the anode connection surface to electrically connect the first anode layer and the second anode layer.
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Abstract
One embodiment of the present subject matter includes a capacitor stack, including at least a first substantially planar anode layer and at least a second substantially planar anode layer. In the embodiment, the capacitor stack formed by the process comprising aligning the first anode layer and the second anode layer so that a first anode edge face of the first anode layer and a second anode edge face of the second anode layer form an anode connection surface for electrical connection of the first anode and the second anode and spraying metal on the anode connection surface to electrically connect the first anode layer and the second anode layer.
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25 Claims
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1. A capacitor stack, including at least a first substantially planar anode layer and at least a second substantially planar anode layer, the capacitor stack formed by the process comprising:
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aligning the first anode layer and the second anode layer so that a first anode edge face of the first anode layer and a second anode edge face of the second anode layer form an anode connection surface for electrical connection of the first anode and the second anode; and
spraying metal on the anode connection surface to electrically connect the first anode layer and the second anode layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method, comprising:
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stacking at least a first anode layer, a second anode layer, and a first cathode layer into a capacitor stack, the first anode layer having a first anode edge face, the second anode layer having a second anode edge face;
aligning the first anode edge face with the second anode edge face, the alignment defining an anode connection surface for electrical connection of the first anode edge face and the second anode edge face; and
spraying metal onto the anode connection surface to form a weld, the weld connecting the first anode and the second anode. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An apparatus, comprising:
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an electrode stack, comprising;
a first substantially planar capacitor electrode;
a second substantially planar capacitor electrode;
a third substantially planar capacitor electrode; and
means for interconnecting at least the first substantially planar electrode and the second substantially planar electrode without drawing an arc to the first substantially planar electrode and the second substantially planar electrode. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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