• 专利标题:   Tailoring amount of graphene used in electrically conductive structures, comprises arranging substrate material in many strands and arranging at least one graphene layer coated circumferentially by at least one of the strand.
  • 专利号:   US2016168693-A1, US9903017-B2
  • 发明人:   SCHMIDT W R, DARDONA S
  • 专利权人:   HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP, HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORP
  • 国际专利分类:   C23C016/06, H01B001/04, H01B001/02, H01B007/00
  • 专利详细信息:   US2016168693-A1 16 Jun 2016 C23C-016/06 201644 Pages: 7 English
  • 申请详细信息:   US2016168693-A1 US050635 23 Feb 2016
  • 优先权号:   US915038, US050635

▎ 摘  要

NOVELTY - Tailoring (I) an amount of graphene in electrically conductive structure, comprises arranging substrate material in many strands (12) and arranging at least one graphene layer coated circumferentially by the at least one strand. The graphene layer is single atom-thick layer of carbon atoms arranged in hexagonal pattern. The substrate material and graphene layer have an axial direction. A first cross section taken along the axial direction includes many layers of substrate material and at least one internal layer of graphene alternatingly disposed between many layers of substrate material. USE - The method is useful for tailoring an amount of graphene in electrically conductive structure, which is useful to enable the transmission of power and/or electrical signals within components of an aircraft. ADVANTAGE - The method maximizes the amount of graphene and/or tailoring the ratio of graphene to substrate material in electrically conductive structure to enable a balancing between the properties of the two materials, thus provides a good balance of decreased power dissipation and structural or mechanical integrity in comparison to a conductive structure made solely from the substrate material and hence provides increased fuel economy, for the aircraft. DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for tailoring (II) an amount of graphene in an electrically conductive structure, comprising: disposing graphene with a substrate material arranged in many strands; and arranging the graphene and the substrate material to form an electrically conductive structure such that a cross section of the electrically conductive structure taken in a longitudinal direction of the electrically conductive structure includes many layers of the substrate material and at least one internal layer of the graphene disposed alternatingly between the layers of the substrate material. DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The diagram illustrates a cross sectional view of an electrically conductive structure in the form of a wire bundle taken generally perpendicular to a longitudinal or axial direction of the electrically conductive structure. Bundle of wires (10) Strands (12) Coating (14)