Patent ID: 7414189

Claim:
A wire for integrating with a composite structure material, the wire comprising: a first conductive core comprising a conductive material wherein said conductive material comprises at least one of conductive braided fibers and conductively coated braided fibers and said conductive material comprises non-conductive fibers braided with one of said conductive braided fibers and said conductively coated braided fibers; a first isolation layer directly surrounding said first conductive core for substantially isolating said first conductive core from the composite structure, said first isolation layer comprising braided fibers, said braided fibers comprising a material comprising at least substantially similar properties as the composite structure material; and a shielding layer directly surrounding said first isolation layer and comprising at least one of a braided conductive material and a conductively coated braided material; a second conductive core; a second isolation layer substantially surrounding said shielding layer; wherein said first conductive core, said first isolation layer, said second conductive core and said second isolation layer are integratable with the composite structure such that structural integrity of the composite structure is substantially constant following integration of the wire.