Energy conditioning structure
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1. An energy conditioning structure, comprising:
- a shunt structure;
a first conditioner; and
a second conditioner;
wherein said first conditioner and said second conditioner are mutually oriented in a complementary position to one another relative to a position of said shunt structure; and
wherein said first conditioner, said second conditioner, and said shunt structure are electrically isolated from one another.
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Abstract
An energy conditioning structure comprised of any combination of multilayer or monolithic energy conditioners with operable conductors, all selectively arranged and shielded for attachment to at least a conductive substrate.
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32 Claims
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1. An energy conditioning structure, comprising:
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a shunt structure;
a first conditioner; and
a second conditioner;
wherein said first conditioner and said second conditioner are mutually oriented in a complementary position to one another relative to a position of said shunt structure; and
wherein said first conditioner, said second conditioner, and said shunt structure are electrically isolated from one another. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 28, 29)
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5. An energy conditioning network, comprising:
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an energy source;
a load;
a conductive shield structure;
a plurality of capacitors;
wherein each capacitor of said plurality of capacitors has at least a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion;
wherein a first capacitor and a second capacitor of said plurality of capacitors are oppositely positioned complementary from one another;
wherein said first capacitor and said second capacitor are electrically coupled to said shield structure; and
wherein said first portion of said first capacitor and said first portion of said of second capacitor are electrically isolated and shielded from one another. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An energy conditioning structure, comprising:
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an energy shunt;
a first conditioner; and
a second conditioner;
wherein said first conditioner and said second conditioner are mutually oriented in a complementary position to one another relative to a position of said energy shunt; and
wherein said first conditioner, said second conditioner, and said energy shunt are electrically isolated from one another. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. An energy conditioning network comprising:
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an energy source;
a load;
a conductor for shielding capacitors from one another;
a plurality of capacitors;
wherein each capacitor of said plurality has at least a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion;
wherein a first capacitor and a second capacitor of said plurality of capacitors are oppositely positioned complementary from one another;
wherein said first and said second capacitor are electrically coupled to said conductor; and
wherein said first portion of said first capacitor and said first portion of said of second capacitor are electrically isolated and shielded from one another. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of using an energy conditioning structure, comprising:
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shunting energy with an energy shunt;
orienting a first conditioner and a second conditioner mutually in a complementary position to one another relative to a position of said energy shunt; and
wherein said first conditioner, said second conditioner, and said energy shunt are electrically isolated in said energy conditioning structure from one another.
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26. A method of energy conditioning, comprising:
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providing a source and a load;
providing a plurality of capacitors;
shielding at least a first portion of a first one of said plurality of capacitors from a first portion of a second one of said plurality of capacitors with a conductive shield structure;
wherein said first portion of said first one of said plurality of capacitor is electrically isolated from said first portion of said second one of said plurality of capacitors.
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27. An energy conditioning structure, comprising:
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a means for shunting energy;
a first conditioner and a second conditioner mutually oriented in a complementary position to one another relative to a position of said means for shunting energy; and
wherein the first conditioner, the second conditioner, and the means for shunting energy are electrically isolated from one another.
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30. An energy conditioning structure, comprising:
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a shunt structure having a shunt structure adjacent region, said shunt structure adjacent region having a shunt structure adjacent region upper surface and a shunt structure adjacent region lower surface;
a first conditioner having a first conductive path passing through said shunt structure adjacent region;
a second conditioner having a second conductive path passing through said shunt structure adjacent region;
said first conditioner comprising a first conditioner first capacitive structure and a first conditioner conductive path;
wherein said first capacitive structure includes a first capacitive structure conductive element;
wherein said first conditioner conductive path electrically contacts said first capacitive structure conductive element to a location on said shunt structure adjacent region upper surface, and there is no conductive path from said first capacitive structure conductive element to said shunt structure adjacent region lower surface that does not pass through said location on said shunt structure adjacent region upper surface;
said second conditioner comprising a second conditioner second capacitive structure and a second conditioner conductive path;
wherein said second capacitive structure includes a second capacitive structure conductive element; and
wherein said second conditioner conductive path electrically contacts said second capacitive structure conductive element to a location on said shunt structure adjacent region lower surface, and there is no conductive path from said second capacitive structure conductive element to said shunt structure adjacent region upper surface that does not pass through said location on said shunt structure adjacent region lower surface.
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31. A method of making an energy conditioning structure, comprising:
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providing a shunt structure having a shunt structure adjacent region, said shunt structure adjacent region having a shunt structure adjacent region upper surface and a shunt structure adjacent region lower surface;
providing a first conditioner having a first conductive path passing through said shunt structure adjacent region;
providing a second conditioner having a second conductive path passing through said shunt structure adjacent region;
said first conditioner comprising a first conditioner first capacitive structure and a first conditioner conductive path;
wherein said first capacitive structure includes a first capacitive structure conductive element;
wherein said first conditioner conductive path electrically contacts said first capacitive structure conductive element to a location on said shunt structure adjacent region upper surface, and there is no conductive path from said first capacitive structure conductive element to said shunt structure adjacent region lower surface that does not pass through said location on said shunt structure adjacent region upper surface;
said second conditioner comprising a second conditioner second capacitive structure and a second conditioner conductive path;
wherein said second capacitive structure includes a second capacitive structure conductive element; and
wherein said second conditioner conductive path electrically contacts said second capacitive structure conductive element to a location on said shunt structure adjacent region lower surface, and there is no conductive path from said second capacitive structure conductive element to said shunt structure adjacent region upper surface that does not pass through said location on said shunt structure adjacent region lower surface.
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32. A method of using an energy conditioning structure, said energy conditioning structure comprising:
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a shunt structure having a shunt structure adjacent region, said shunt structure adjacent region having a shunt structure adjacent region upper surface and a shunt structure adjacent region lower surface;
a first conditioner having a first conductive path passing through said shunt structure adjacent region;
a second conditioner having a second conductive path passing through said shunt structure adjacent region;
said first conditioner comprising a first conditioner first capacitive structure and a first conditioner conductive path;
wherein said first capacitive structure includes a first capacitive structure conductive element;
wherein said first conditioner conductive path electrically contacts said first capacitive structure conductive element to a location on said shunt structure adjacent region upper surface, and there is no conductive path from said first capacitive structure conductive element to said shunt structure adjacent region lower surface that does not pass through said location on said shunt structure adjacent region upper surface;
said second conditioner comprising a second conditioner second capacitive structure and a second conditioner conductive path;
wherein said second capacitive structure includes a second capacitive structure conductive element; and
wherein said second conditioner conductive path electrically contacts said second capacitive structure conductive element to a location on said shunt structure adjacent region lower surface, and there is no conductive path from said second capacitive structure conductive element to said shunt structure adjacent region upper surface that does not pass through said location on said shunt structure adjacent region lower surface, said method comprising;
conditioning energy with said energy conditioning structure.
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