ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT ASSEMBLIES AND STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS INCORPORATING SAME
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1. An electrical circuit assembly comprising:
- spaced electrical components; and
two or more conducting paths for electrically coupling the components, each path including an electrically conducting fibre which forms part of a fibre reinforced composite material having a plurality of reinforcing fibres and a matrix material wherein substantially all of said electrically conducting fibres and substantially all of said reinforcing fibres are in at least partial surface bonding contact with said matrix material, whereby said conducting fibres also serve as reinforcing fibres.
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Abstract
Composite structural components are disclosed that include electrically conducting fibres providing multiple signal or paths to electrical components disposed on or adjacent the material. The signal paths may therefore be embedded in the structural component as an intrinsic reinforcing element. Also disclosed are materials for making up the structure and fabrics and methods for the production thereof.
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15 Claims
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1. An electrical circuit assembly comprising:
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spaced electrical components; and two or more conducting paths for electrically coupling the components, each path including an electrically conducting fibre which forms part of a fibre reinforced composite material having a plurality of reinforcing fibres and a matrix material wherein substantially all of said electrically conducting fibres and substantially all of said reinforcing fibres are in at least partial surface bonding contact with said matrix material, whereby said conducting fibres also serve as reinforcing fibres. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A fibre composite material comprising:
a plurality of fibres in a matrix material, in which one or more of said fibres is electrically conducting to provide discrete electrical conductors electrically isolated from each other, and wherein an outer diameter of said fibres is less than 100 μ
m.
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12. A hollow fibre for an electrically conducting fibre in a fibre composite material, said fibre comprising:
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an internal coating, core or layer of electrically conducting material; and an outer diameter of less than 100 μ
m.
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13. A method of making an electrically conducting fibre, the method comprising:
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selecting a hollow fibre having an outer diameter of less than 100 μ
m; anddepositing, on an interior thereof, a coating, core or layer of metal material. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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