Electrical connectors having open-ended conductors
First Claim
1. An electrical connector comprising:
- a connector body configured to receive a mating connector;
a plurality of mating conductors configured to transmit signal current, wherein each of the mating conductors includes first and second terminals;
a first open-ended conductor electrically connected to the first terminal of a first mating conductor of the plurality of mating conductors; and
a second open-ended conductor electrically connected to the second terminal of a second mating conductor of the plurality of mating conductors, wherein the first open-ended conductor is capacitively coupled to the second open-ended conductor.
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Abstract
Electrical connector including a plurality of mating conductors. Each of the mating conductors extends between an engagement portion and an interior portion. The engagement portions of the mating conductors are configured to engage contacts of the mating connector. The engagement portions are located proximate to one another at a first nodal region. The interior portions are located proximate to one another at a second nodal region. The electrical connector also includes a first open-ended conductor electrically connected to the engagement portion of a first mating conductor of the plurality of mating conductors and extending from the first nodal region. The electrical connector also includes a second open-ended conductor electrically connected to the interior portion of a second mating conductor of the plurality of mating conductors and extending from the second nodal region. The first open-ended conductor is capacitively coupled to the second open-ended conductor.
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1. An electrical connector comprising:
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a connector body configured to receive a mating connector; a plurality of mating conductors configured to transmit signal current, wherein each of the mating conductors includes first and second terminals; a first open-ended conductor electrically connected to the first terminal of a first mating conductor of the plurality of mating conductors; and a second open-ended conductor electrically connected to the second terminal of a second mating conductor of the plurality of mating conductors, wherein the first open-ended conductor is capacitively coupled to the second open-ended conductor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An electrical connector comprising:
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a connector body configured to receive a mating connector; a plurality of first conductors configured to transmit signal current, each of the mating conductors first and second ends, the first ends being located proximate to one another at a first nodal region, the second ends being located proximate to one another at a second nodal region, the first conductors forming a first compensation region; a plurality of second conductors extending between the first and second nodal regions, the plurality of second conductors forming a second compensation region electrically in parallel with the first compensation region. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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