High capacitance bus bar manufacturing technique

Claim 2

A high capacitance bus bar assembly comprising: at least a pair of spatially separated elongated bus bar conductors, said bus bar conductors having inwardly facing planar surfaces; a layer of ceramic dielectric material, said layer being disposed between said bus bar conductors, said layer being flame sprayed or flame cast on and in intimate contact with the inwardly facing surface of one of said bus bar conductors; and electrically conductive means on said dielectric layer and connected to the other of said bus bar conductors for establishing electrical contact with the other of said bus bar conductors.

Claim 3

The high capacitance bus bar assembly of claim 1 wherein said electrically conductive means includes: conductive adhesive means, said adhesive means comprising a thin layer in intimate contact with said layer of dielectric material and the inwardly facing surface of the said other bus bar conductor, said adhesive means bonding said layer and the other bus bar conductor together.

Claim 4

The high capacitance bus bar assembly of claim 1 wherein said dielectric material is a ceramic.

Claim 5

The high capacitance bus bar assembly of claim 3 wherein said ceramic is barium titanate.

Claim 6

The high capacitance bus bar assembly of claim 3 wherein said ceramic has a dielectric constant above 8,000.

Claim 7

The high capacity bus bar assembly of claim 1 wherein: said layer of dielectric material on said inwardly facing surface of said first bus bar conductor and said electrically conductive means on said dielectric material defines a capacitive strip essentially coextensive with the length and height of said bus bar conductors.

Claim 8

The high capacitance bus bar assembly comprising: at least a pair of spatially separated elongated bus bar conductors; first conductive metal strip means; a layer of ceramic dielectric material flame sprayed or flame cast on one surface of said first conductive metal strip means; the second surface of said conductive metal strip means being connected to one of said bus bar conductors; and second conductive metal strip means, said second strip means being deposited upon said layer of dielectric material, said second strip means being in electric contact with the other of said bus bar conductors.

Claim 9

The high capacitance bus bar assembly comprising: at least a pair of spatially separated elongated bus bar conductors; first conductive metal strip means; a layer of ceramic dielectric material flame sprayed or flame cast on one surface of said first conductive metal strip means; the second surface of said conductive metal strip means being connected to one of said bus bar conductors; and second conductive metal strip means, said second strip means being deposited upon said layer of dielectric material, said second strip means being in electric contact with the other of said bus bar conductors.

Claim 10

The high capacitance bus bar assembly of claim 7, including: conductive adhesive means bonding said first and second conductive metal strip means to said bus bar conductors.

Claim 11

The high capacitance bus bar assembly of claim 3 wherein said dielectric material is a ceramic.

Claim 12

The high capacitance bus bar assembly of claim 9 wherein said ceramic is barium titanate.

Claim 13

The high capacitance bus bar assembly of claim 9 wherein said ceramic has a dielectric constant above 8,000.

Claim 14

The high capacity bus bar assembly of claim 7 wherein: said layer of dielectric material on said first conductive strip means and with said second conductive metal strip means deposited therein defines a capacitive strip essentially coextensive with the length and height of said bus bar conductors.

Claim 17

The method of claim 13 wherein the step of connecting a second bus bar includes: applying a layer of conductive adhesive between the second bus bar conductor and the layer of dielectric material; and curing the adhesive.

Claim 18

The method of claim 13 wherein the step of establishing an electrically conductive surface comprises: forming a metallic layer upon the exposed surface of the layer of dielectric material; and establishing electrical contact between said metallic layer and said second bus bar conductor.

Claim 19

The method of claim 15 wherein the step of includes: applying a layer of conductive adhesive between the second bus bar conductor and the metallic layer; and curing the adhesive.

Claim 20

The method of claim 13 wherein the step of retaining includes: applying a layer of conductive adhesive between the second bus bar conductor and the layer of dielectric material; and curing the adhesive.

Claim 21

The method of claim 17 further including: forming a metallic layer upon the layer of dielectric material; and placing the second elongated bus bar conductor in electrical contact with the metallic layer.

Claim 22

The method of claim 13 wherein: the step of flame spraying or flame casting a layer of dielectric material includes depositing the dielectric material substantially coextensively with the body of said first bus bar conductor; and the step of establishing an electrically conductive surface includes establishing the conductive surface on substantially the entire exposed face of the dielectric material.

Claim 23

A high capacitance bus bar assembly comprising: at least a pair of spatially separated elongated bus bar conductors, said bus bar conductors having inwardly facing planar faces; conductive metal strip means; a layer of ceramic dielectric material located between said bus bar conductors, said layer of dielectric material being flame sprayed of flame case on one surface of said conductive metal strip means; the second surface of said conductive strip means being connected to one of said bus bar conductors; and electrically conductive means on the second face of said dielectric layer and connected to said other of said bus bar conductors for establishing electrical contact with the other of said bus bar conductors.

Claim 24

A high capacitance bus bar assembly comprising: at least a pair of spatially separated elongated bus bar conductors, said bus bar conductors having inwardly facing planar faces; conductive metal strip means; a layer of ceramic dielectric material located between said bus bar conductors, said layer of dielectric material being flame sprayed of flame case on one surface of said conductive metal strip means; the second surface of said conductive strip means being connected to one of said bus bar conductors; and electrically conductive means on the second face of said dielectric layer and connected to said other of said bus bar conductors for establishing electrical contact with the other of said bus bar conductors.

Claim 25

The high capacitance bus bar assembly of claim 20 wherein said electrically conductive means for establishing electrical contact with the other of said bus bar conductors comprises: a metallic layer deposited upon said layer of dielectric material, said metallic layer being in electric contact with said other bus bar conductor.

Claim 26

The high capacitance bus bar assembly of claim 13 wherein said dielectric material is a ceramic.

Claim 27

The high capacitance bus bar assembly of claim 22 wherein said ceramic is barium titanate.

Claim 28

The high capacitance bus bar assembly of claim 22 wherein said ceramic has a dielectric constant above 8,000.

Claim 29

The high capacitance bus bar assembly of claim 20 wherein said dielectric material is a ceramic.

Claim 30

The high capacitance bus bar assembly of claim 25 wherein said ceramic is barium titanate.

Claim 31

The high capacitance bus bar assembly of claim 25 wherein said ceramic has a dielectric constant above 8,000.

Claim 34

The method of claim 28 wherein the step of connecting a second bus bar includes: applying a layer of conductive adhesive between the second bus bar conductor and the layer of dielectric material; and curing the adhesive.

Claim 35

The method of claim 28 wherein the step of establishing an electrically conductive surface comprises: forming a metallic layer upon the exposed surface of the layer of dielectric material; and establishing electrical contact between said metallic layer and said second bus bar conductor.

Claim 36

The method of claim 30 wherein the step of retaining includes: applying a layer of conductive adhesive between the second bus bar conductor and the metallic layer; and curing the adhesive.

Claim 37

The method of claim 28 wherein: the step of flame spraying or flame casting a layer of dielectric material includes depositing the dielectric material substantially coextensively with the body of said first bus bar conductor; and the step of establishing an electrically conductive surface includes establishing the conductive surface on substantially the entire exposed face of the dielectric material.

Claim 38

The method of claim 32 wherein the step of retaining includes: applying a layer of conductive adhesive between the second bus bar conductor and the layer of dielectric material; and curing the adhesive.

Claim 39

The method of claim 33 further including: forming a metallic layer upon the layer of dielectric material; and placing the second elongated bus bar conductor in electrical contact with the metallic layer.