Conductive layer of a large surface for distribution of power using capacitive power transfer
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1. An article of manufacture for supplying a power to a load connected in a capacitive power transfer system, comprising:
- a sheet of a non-conductive material; and
a plurality of conductive stripes, embodied in the sheet, each conductive stripe being electrically insulated from each other conductive stripe, wherein the sheet forms an insulating layer of the capacitive power transfer system and the plurality of conductive stripes form at least a pair of transmitter electrodes of the capacitive power transfer system, wherein a first set of stripes of the plurality of conductive stripes is connected to a first potential via a first conducting line embodied in the sheet, and the second set of stripes of the plurality of conductive stripes is connected to a second potential via a second conducting line embodied in the sheet, wherein the plurality of conductive stripes cover a major portion of the surface of the sheet.
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Abstract
An article of manufacture for supplying a power to a load connected in a capacitive power transfer system comprises a sheet (210) of a non-conductive material; and a plurality of conductive stripes (220), each two adjacent conductive stripes being electrically insulated from each other, wherein the sheet forms an insulating layer of the capacitive power transfer system and the plurality of conductive stripes form at least a pair of transmitter electrodes of the capacitive power transfer system.
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13 Claims
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1. An article of manufacture for supplying a power to a load connected in a capacitive power transfer system, comprising:
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a sheet of a non-conductive material; and a plurality of conductive stripes, embodied in the sheet, each conductive stripe being electrically insulated from each other conductive stripe, wherein the sheet forms an insulating layer of the capacitive power transfer system and the plurality of conductive stripes form at least a pair of transmitter electrodes of the capacitive power transfer system, wherein a first set of stripes of the plurality of conductive stripes is connected to a first potential via a first conducting line embodied in the sheet, and the second set of stripes of the plurality of conductive stripes is connected to a second potential via a second conducting line embodied in the sheet, wherein the plurality of conductive stripes cover a major portion of the surface of the sheet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An article of manufacture for supplying a power to a load connected in a capacitive power transfer system, comprising:
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an insulating surface having a width and a length, the insulating surface further having a first edge, defining a first boundary of the insulating surface, and a second edge, defining a second boundary of the insulating surface, wherein the second edge is opposite the first edge; a first segment made of an electricity conducting material affixed to a length of the first edge of the insulating surface; a second segment made of an electricity conducting material affixed to a length of the second edge of the insulating surface, the second segment being electrically isolated from the first edge, wherein the first segment is connected to an electric potential of a first polarity and the second segment is connected to an electric potential of a second polarity that is opposite to the first polarity, wherein the first and second segments form at least a pair of transmitter electrodes of the capacitive power transfer system. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. An article of manufacture for supplying a power to a load coupled to a capacitive power transfer system, comprising:
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an insulating surface; a segment made of an electricity conducting material affixed to the insulating surface, the segment forming a first electrode of a transmitter of the capacitive power transfer system; a first supply line connected to the segment; and a second supply line, wherein the first supply line and second supply line intersect without electrically connecting, such that the first supply line and second supply line crossover, wherein the first supply line and second supply line reach a boundary of the insulating surface, to allow for an alternate potential connection to another segment of an abutting article of manufacture for supplying a power grid for a capacitive power, the other segment forming a second electrode of the transmitter of the capacitive power transfer system.
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11. An article of manufacture for supplying a power to a load coupled to a capacitive power transfer system, comprising:
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an insulating surface; a first segment made of an electricity conducting material affixed to the insulating surface, the first segment forming a first electrode of a transmitter of the capacitive power transfer system; a second segment made of an electricity conducting material affixed to the insulating surface, the second segment forming a second electrode of a transmitter of the capacitive power transfer system; a first supply line running over the first segment and the second segment, and having a first contact to the first segment, wherein a connection is made between the first contact and the first segment, the first segment operating as a first electrode of a transmitter of the capacitive power transfer system; and a second supply line running over the first segment and the second segment, and having a second contact to the segment, wherein a connection is made between the second contact and the second segment, the second segment operating as a second electrode of the transmitter of the capacitive power transfer system.
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12. An article of manufacture for supplying a power to a load connected in a capacitive power transfer system, comprising:
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a plurality of insulating layers made of a non-conductive material; and at least a pair of conductive layers made of an electricity conducting material, wherein the plurality of conductive layers are arranged in a stacked configurations and are isolated from each other by one of the plurality of insulating layers, wherein a first conductive layer of the pair of conductive layers comprises a plurality of conductive stripes and is connected to an electric potential of a first polarity and a second conductive layer of the pair of conductive layers comprises a plurality of conductive stripes and is connected to an electric potential of a second polarity that is opposite to the first polarity, wherein the pair of conductive layers form at least a pair of transmitter electrodes of the capacitive power transfer system. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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