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Patent US7782587 - Internally overlapped conditioners - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsThe application discloses novel internal structures of energy conditioners, assemblies of external structures of energy conditioners and mounting structure, and novel circuits including energy conditioners having A, B, and G master electrodes....http://www.google.com/patents/US7782587?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7782587 - Internally overlapped conditionersAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7782587 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/817,634PCT numberPCT/US2006/006607Publication dateAug 24, 2010Filing dateFeb 27, 2006Priority dateMar 1, 2005Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS7630188, US7974062, US8547677, US20080248687, US20080266741, US20100319978, US20120000045, US20140104747, WO2006093830A2, WO2006093830A3, WO2006104613A2, WO2006104613A3Publication number11817634, 817634, PCT/2006/6607, PCT/US/2006/006607, PCT/US/2006/06607, PCT/US/6/006607, PCT/US/6/06607, PCT/US2006/006607, PCT/US2006/06607, PCT/US2006006607, PCT/US200606607, PCT/US6/006607, PCT/US6/06607, PCT/US6006607, PCT/US606607, US 7782587 B2, US 7782587B2, US-B2-7782587, US7782587 B2, US7782587B2InventorsWilliam M. Anthony, David Anthony, Anthony AnthonyOriginal AssigneeX2Y Attenuators, LlcExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (100), Non-Patent Citations (94), Referenced by (3), Classifications (15), Legal Events (5) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetInternally overlapped conditionersUS 7782587 B2Abstract The application discloses novel internal structures of energy conditioners, assemblies of external structures of energy conditioners and mounting structure, and novel circuits including energy conditioners having A, B, and G master electrodes.
2. The structure of claim 1 wherein said first A conductive layer main body portion extends to a region closer to said right side surface than said left side surface and closer to said upper side surface than said lower side surface, and wherein said first B conductive layer main body portion extends to a region closer to said left side surface than said right side surface and closer to said lower side surface than said upper side surface.
3. The structure of claim 1 wherein said at least one first A conductive layer first tab comprises a single tab extending across all of said left side, extending to a left side end of said upper side surface, and extending to a left side end of said lower side surface.
4. The structure of claim 1 wherein said at least one first A conductive layer first tab comprises at least two tabs.
5. The structure of claim 1 wherein said conductive material further comprises a first G conductive layer.
6. The structure of claim 1 wherein conductive material further comprises a first G conductive layer between said first A conductive layer and said first B conductive layer.
7. The structure of claim 1 wherein conductive material further comprises a first G conductive layer in a second plane parallel to said first plane, and said G conductive layer has a G conductive layer main body portion having a region opposing at least a portion of said first A conductive layer A main body portion and a portion of said first B conductive layer main body portion.
8. The structure of claim 1:
whereby said first A conductive layer main body portion and said second B conductive layer main body portion have a first region of substantial overlap and said second A conductive layer main body portion and said first B conductive layer main body portion have a second region of substantial overlap.
9. The structure of claim 8 wherein said conductive material further comprises a first G conductive layer, and wherein said first G conductive layer comprises a main body portion having a substantial overlap with both said first region and said second region.
10. The structure of claim 9 wherein said first G conductive layer is in a third plane between said first plane and said second plane.
11. The structure of claim 8 wherein said conductive material further comprises:
a second G conductive layer in said second plane between said second A conductive layer and said second B conductive layer and electrically isolated in said structure from said second A conductive layer and said second B conductive layer.
12. The structure of claim 11 wherein said conductive material further comprises a second G conductive layer, and wherein said second G conductive layer comprises a main body portion having a substantial overlap with both said first region and said second region.
13. The structure of claim 12 wherein said first G conductive layer is in a third plane between said first plane and said second plane.
14. An assembly comprising said internal structure of claim 1 and an external structure of said energy conditioner, wherein said external structure comprises:
15. The assembly of claim 14 wherein said internal structure further comprises a G conductive layer including a G conductive layer main body portion, a G conductive layer first tab, and a G conductive layer second tab, and wherein said external structure further comprises a third conductive integration region that extends along at least one side surface of said internal structure and contacts thereat said G conductive layer first tab.
16. The assembly of claim 15 wherein said external structure further comprises a fourth conductive integration region that extends along at least one side surface of said internal structure opposite the one side surface of said internal structure along which said third conductive integration region extends where at said fourth conductive integration region contacts said G conductive layer second tab.
17. The assembly of claim 16 wherein at least one of said first conductive integration region, said second conductive integration region, said third conductive integration region, and said fourth conductive integration region are formed from solder.
18. The assembly of claim 16 wherein at least one of said first conductive integration region, said second conductive integration region, said third conductive integration region, and said fourth conductive integration region comprise a conductive band.
19. The assembly of claim 16 further comprising a mounting structure to which said external structure is mounted, wherein said mounting structure consists of only a first conductive regions, a second conductive region, and a third conductive region.
20. The assembly of claim 19 wherein said first conductive region comprises conductive material in a first via, said second conductive region comprises conductive material in a second via, and said third conductive region comprises conductive material in a third via.
21. A circuit comprising said internal structure of claim 1, a source, and a load, wherein said internal structure is connected in said circuit in a circuit 1 configuration.
22. A circuit comprising said internal structure of claim 1, a source, and a load, wherein said internal structure is connected in said circuit in a circuit 2 configuration.
23. A circuit comprising said internal structure of claim 1, a source, and a load, wherein said internal structure is connected in said circuit in a circuit 3 configuration.
24. A method of making an internal structure of an energy conditioner, said method comprising:
providing said internal structure having a left side surface, a right side surface, an upper side surface, a lower side surface, a top side surface, and a bottom side surface;
25. A method of using an internal structure of an energy conditioner:
wherein said at least one first B conductive layer first tab extends to at least portions of said right side surface, said upper side surface, and said lower side surface; and
said method comprising connecting said internal structure in a circuit.
an energy conditioner having an internal structure including components of A, B, and G master electrodes, and an external structure comprising conductive regions that conductively connect components of the A master electrode to one another, components of the B master electrode to one another, and components of the G master electrode to one another;
and wherein said A master electrode contacts said first conductive region, said B master electrode contacts said second conductive region, and said G master electrode contacts said third conductive region.
27. The assembly of claim 26 wherein said G master electrode includes a first G conductive integration region that and a second G conductive integration region spatially separated and not contacting said first G conductive integration region, wherein both said a first G conductive integration region and said second G conductive integration region contact said third conductive region.
28. An method of making an assembly comprising:
providing an energy conditioner having an internal structure including components of A, B, and G master electrodes, and an external structure comprising conductive regions that conductively connect components of the A master electrode to one another, components of the B master electrode to one another, and components of the G master electrode to one another;
providing a mounting structure; and
mounting said internal structure on said mounting structure;
29. A method of using an assembly, said assembly comprising:
and wherein said A master electrode contacts said first conductive region, said B master electrode contacts said second conductive region, and said G master electrode contacts said third conductive region; and
said method comprising connecting said energy conditioner mounted on said mounting structure in a circuit.
30. An internal structure of an energy conditioner:
wherein said conductive material comprises a stack of at least seven conductive layers in the following order from top to bottom: A1; G1; B1; G1; A1; G1; and B1;
wherein each A1 conductive layer has an A1 first tab that extends to said upper side surface near said left side surface and an A2 tab that extends to said lower side surface near said left side surface;
wherein each G1 conductive layer has a G1 tab that extends to said left side surface and a G2 tab that extends to said right side surface; and
wherein each B1 conductive layer has a B1 first tab that extends to said upper side surface near said right side surface and a B2 tab that extends to said lower side surface near said right side surface.
31. The structure of claim 30 wherein:
wherein A1 tabs of A1 conductive layers have a vertical overlap with one another;
wherein A2 tabs of A1 conductive layers have a vertical overlap with one another;
wherein B1 tabs of B1 conductive layers have a vertical overlap with one another;
wherein B2 tabs of B1 conductive layers have a vertical overlap with one another;
wherein G1 tabs of G1 conductive layers have a vertical overlap with one another; and
wherein G2 tabs of G1 conductive layers have a vertical overlap with one another.
32. The structure of claim 30 wherein said structure further comprises at least one additional G1 layer inserted within said stack of said seven conductive layers.
33. The structure of claim 30 further comprising:
a first conductive integration region contacting all A1 tabs;
a second conductive integration region contacting all A2 tabs;
a third conductive integration region contacting all B1 tabs;
a fourth conductive integration region contacting all B2 tabs;
a fifth conductive integration region contacting all G1 tabs; and
a sixth conductive integration region contacting all G2 tabs.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a U.S. National Stage Application of International Application PCT/US06/06607, filed Feb. 27, 2006, which claims the benefit of provisional Application No. 60/656,910, filed Mar. 1, 2005, provisional Application No. 60/661,002, filed Mar. 14, 2005, provisional Application No. 60/668,992, filed Apr. 7, 2005, provisional Application No. 60/671,107, filed Apr. 14, 2005, provisional Application No. 60/671,532, filed Apr. 15, 2005, provisional Application No. 60/674,284, filed Apr. 25, 2005, and provisional Application No. 60/751,273, filed Dec. 19, 2005.
The disclosures of the foregoing applications are all incorporated by reference herein.
wherein said internal structure has a left side surface, a right side surface, an upper side surface, a lower side surface, a top side surface, and a bottom side surface; wherein said internal structure comprises a dielectric material and a conductive material; wherein surfaces of said dielectric material and surfaces of said conductive material define said left side surface, said right side surface, said upper side surface, said lower side surface, said top side surface, and said bottom side surface; wherein said conductive material comprises a first A conductive layer and a first B conductive layer in a first plane; wherein said first A conductive layer and said first B conductive layer are electrically isolated from one another in said structure; wherein said first A conductive layer comprises at least one first A conductive layer first tab and a first A conductive layer main body portion; wherein said first B conductive comprises at least one first B conductive layer first tab and a first B conductive layer main body portion; wherein said first A conductive layer main body portion does not extend to any one of said left side, right side, upper side, and lower side; wherein said first B conductive layer main body portion does not extend to any one of said left side, right side, upper side, and lower side; wherein said at least one first A conductive layer first tab extends to said left side surface, said upper side surface, and said lower side surface; and wherein said at least one first B conductive layer first tab extends to at least portions of said right side surface, said upper side surface, and said lower side surface. In aspects dependent upon the foregoing, the claims define wherein said first A conductive layer main body portion extends to a region closer to said right side surface than said left side surface and closer to said upper side surface than said lower side surface, and wherein said first B conductive layer main body portion extends to a region closer to said left side surface than said right side surface and closer to said lower side surface than said upper side surface; wherein said at least one first A conductive layer first tab comprises a single tab extending across all of said left side, extending to a left side end of said upper side surface, and extending to a left side end of said lower side surface; wherein said at least one first A conductive layer first tab comprises at least two tabs; wherein said conductive material further comprises a first G conductive layer; wherein conductive material further comprises a first G conductive layer between said first A conductive layer and said first B conductive layer; wherein conductive material further comprises a first G conductive layer in a second plane parallel to said first plane, and said G conductive layer has a G conductive layer main body portion having a region opposing at least a portion of said first A conductive layer A main body portion and a portion of said first B conductive layer main body portion;
wherein said conductive material comprises a second A conductive layer in a second plane and a second B conductive layer in said second plane; wherein said second A conductive layer and said second B conductive layer are electrically isolated from one another in said structure; wherein said second A conductive layer comprises at least one second A conductive layer first tab and a second A conductive layer main body portion; wherein said second B conductive layer comprises at least one second B conductive layer first tab and a second B conductive layer main body portion; wherein said second A conductive layer main body portion does not extend to any one of said left side surface, said right side surface, said upper side surface, and said lower side surface; wherein said second B conductive layer main body portion does not extend to any one of said left side surface, said right side surface, said upper side surface, and said lower side surface; wherein said at least one second A conductive layer first tab extends to at least portions of said left side surface, said upper side surface, and said lower side surface; wherein said at least one second B conductive layer first tab extends to at least portions of said right side surface, said upper side surface, and said lower side surface; wherein said second A conductive layer main body portion extends to a region closer to said right side surface than said left side surface and closer to said lower side surface than said upper side surface, and wherein said second B conductive layer main body portion extends to a region closer to said left side surface than said right side surface and closer to said upper side surface than said lower side surface; whereby said first A conductive layer main body portion and said second B conductive layer main body portion have a first region of substantial overlap and said second A conductive layer main body portion and said first B conductive layer main body portion have a second region of substantial overlap; wherein said conductive material further comprises a first G conductive layer, and wherein said first G conductive layer comprises a main body portion having a substantial overlap with both said first region and said second region; wherein said first G conductive layer is in a third plane between said first plane and said second plane; wherein said conductive material further comprises: a first G conductive layer in said first plane between said first A conductive layer and said first B conductive layer and electrically isolated in said structure from said first A conductive layer and said first B conductive layer; and a second G conductive layer in said second plane between said second A conductive layer and said second B conductive layer and electrically isolated in said structure from said second A conductive layer and said second B conductive layer; wherein said conductive material further comprises a second G conductive layer, and wherein said second G conductive layer comprises a main body portion having a substantial overlap with both said first region and said second region; and wherein said first G conductive layer is in a third plane between said first plane and said second plane. In a second aspect the claims define an assembly comprising said internal structure and an external structure of an energy conditioner, wherein said external structure comprises: a first conductive integration region that extends along at least one of said left side surface, said upper side surface, and said lower side surface and contacts there at, at least one of said at least one first A conductive layer first tab; and a second conductive integration region that extends along at least one of said right side surface, said upper side surface, and said lower side surface and contacts thereat at least one of said at least one first B conductive layer first tab.
FIG. 4I shows arrangement 4I of mounting surface structure having equal length pads 401, 402, 403, and in which the central pad 402 connects to only one via whereas the outer pads 401, 402 connect to 2 vias.
FIG. 4N shows mounting structure 4N having via 501 having a larger diameter than via 502. Moreover, larger via 501 is more centrally located than the other smaller diameter vias. That is, FIG. 4N contemplates benefits from conductively filled or lined vias of different dimensions from one another, and in which the larger vias are more centrally located relative to the energy conditioner to which the connect.
It has been determined by numerical calculations that the values shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B provided superior decoupling when 0603 X2Y type energy conditioners are mounted thereto. 0603 X2Y type capacitors have a capacitance of 1 to 100 nano farads, and nominal length, width, and thickness and height of 0.8, 0.6, 0.6, and 0.4 millimeters, respectively, as indicated for example by the URL: http://www.yageo.com/pdf/X2Y_series�10.pdf?5423212=EE8DCCAFD2263EBA74A6443AF7A8BC75&4620207=.
FIG. 6B shows arrangement 6B of energy conditioner 602 mounted on arrangement 4O of FIG. 4O. Conditioner 602 also has exterior surface structure 3A. Conductive band C1, C3 contact near opposite ends of conductive pad 402. Conductive bands C4, C2 contact respectively to conductive pads 401, 403.
FIGS. 7-12 show circuits including an energy conditioner having A, B, and G master electrodes, which relate to the special properties of such conditioners. The inventors have determined that connection of the G master electrode at least two points, preferably at two points on opposite sides from one another, provides significant advantages. This is in spite of the fact that the G master electrode is a single conductive structure wherein location of connection would not be relevant in a lumped circuit representation. Circuit diagrams rely upon a lumped circuit model for accuracy of representation. In order to represent this geometric requirement relating to distributed circuit design in lumped circuit figures, the inventors schematically represent the energy conditioners as devices having at least 3 terminal device, with A, B, G terminals. More terminals may exist for each master electrode, and additional master electrodes may be integrated into the same component. The inventors have also determined that relative locations of A, B, and G electrode terminals relative to the A, B, and G master electrode structures, may affect performance of the energy conditioners. FIG. 7-12 therefore show circuits peculiar to this type of energy conditioner.
FIG. 22 stacks 22E and 22G, and FIG. 23 stacks 23A, 23B, and 23C each show structures including plates having a substantial region of a conductive layer of an A master electrode opposing a corresponding region of a conductive layer of a B master electrode on another plate having no intervening conductive layer of a G master electrode there between.
FIG. 22 stack 22H and FIG. 23 stack 23C show structures in which the outermost conductive layers on one or both ends of the stack have a sequence of two or three conductive layers.
FIG. 21 shows a stack 2100 including plates 2100A, 2100B, 2100C, and 2100D. Each one of plates 2100A and 2100C contain conductive layers for the A, B, and G master electrodes separated by dielectric D. Plate 2100A includes conductive layer A1 that includes tab A1T extending over the entire LS and portions of the left end of the US and LLS. Plate 2100A also includes conductive layer B1 that includes tab B1 extending over the entire RS and portions of the right end of the US and LLS. Between A1 and B1 resides conductive layer G1 that winds between the main body portions of A1 and B1 to tabs G1T1 and G1T2 in the center of the US and LLS. Plate 2100B includes layer G2 having tabs G2T1 and G2T2 in the center of the US and LLS. Plate 2100C includes layers A2, B2, and G3, and it is a mirror image of plate 2100A. Plate 2100D is identical to plate 2100B. The stack 2100 has all tabs for the G layers aligned in the center of the US and LLS so that the G layers between A and B layers as well as the G layers above or below A and B layers are integrated into the G master electrode. Alternatively, stack sequences are feasible, including the plate sequence 2100A, 2100B, 2100C, and 2100D followed or preceded by any number of repetitions of either 2100C, 2100D or 2100A, 2100B; by including 2 or more of plates of the form of 2100B/2100D instead of single plates, and not including the central G conductive layer in one, or alternating ones of the plates of the form 2100A/2100C, and including one, two, or more plates of the form of 2100B/2100D at one or both ends of the stack.
Stack 33A may be assembled in a variety of external structures to provide various connections. In one assembly of stack 33A and external structure 3I of FIG. 3I results in tabs A1T2 of the A1 conductive layers in contact with the internal surface of band C4, tabs A1T1 in contact with the internal surface of band C2, tabs B1T2 in contact with the internal surface of band C6, tabs B1T1 in contact with the internal surface of band C5, tabs G1T1 in contact with the internal surface of the LS of band C1, and tabs G1T2 in contact with the internal surface of the RS of band C3.
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