Modular Conductor Support with Segmented Insulation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing modular systems for holding electrical conductors face challenges in balancing mechanical stress absorption with electrical insulation, leading to suboptimal leakage current behavior and mechanical requirements.
Innovation Solution
A modular system with a base plate that is minimally subjected to mechanical stress, allowing for the use of materials with superior electrical insulation properties, combined with a holder and connecting means made from insulating materials like plastic, ceramic, or glass, and featuring tapering through-holes to manage forces and prevent current loops.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If the holder is made of a material that meets mechanical requirements (force absorption), then mechanical strength is improved, but electrical insulation properties deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system is divided into two functional parts: a holder (mount) that absorbs mechanical forces and a base plate that provides electrical insulation. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized for its specific function without compromise.
Solution Approach 2:
Different materials are used for different parts of the system based on local requirements. The holder uses materials optimized for mechanical strength while the base plate uses materials with superior electrical insulation properties, matching material properties to functional demands.
2Reliability
If the holder material is optimized for electrical insulation, then tracking resistance is improved, but mechanical strength to absorb electromagnetic forces deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system separates the mechanical support function (holder) from the electrical insulation function (base plate), allowing each component to be optimized for its primary function without compromising the other.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses composite construction with the holder made of mechanically strong insulating material and the base plate made of material with superior electrical insulation properties, creating a composite structure that achieves both mechanical strength and electrical insulation.
3Strength
If connecting means are made of conductive material, then mechanical connection strength is improved, but current loops and induced circulating currents are created
Solution Approach 1:
An insulating intermediary material is introduced as the connecting means between the holder and base plate. This intermediary provides both mechanical connection and electrical isolation, eliminating current loops while maintaining structural integrity.
Solution Approach 2:
The connecting means uses composite or specialized insulating materials that provide both mechanical strength for connection and electrical insulation properties to prevent circulating currents.
4Force
If the holder is designed to absorb high electromagnetic forces, then force absorption is improved, but electrical insulation properties deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides force absorption functionality between the holder (primary mechanical support) and the base plate (electrical insulation with minimal mechanical stress), allowing optimization of each component for its primary role.
Solution Approach 2:
The base plate is positioned and designed to experience minimal mechanical stress, allowing it to be optimized for electrical insulation properties while the holder absorbs the bulk of electromagnetic forces.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Improves tracking resistance and reduces system size while preventing undesirable induced currents, enhancing the handling of high forces and electromagnetic interactions within the system.
Implementation Method 1
a base plate 4, which consists of a material that has better insulating properties than the mount 2
Implementation Method 2
Plastic, ceramic and/or glass, for example, can be used as the material for the holder and the base plate
Implementation Method 3
the through-holes for the electrical conductors taper in their longitudinal direction from both sides towards the middle
Implementation Method 4
the first and/or second connecting means are in the form of screws
Implementation Method 5
a cover plate 6 that extends over one mount or more mounts 2 and is made of an insulator
Data Source
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AI summary
The invention relates to a modular system (1) for holding a number of electric conductors (10), said system comprising an electrically insulating holder (2) with a number of through-holes (3) spaced at a distance from one another for allowing the passage of said electric conductors (10). In addition, the modular system (1) comprises a base plate (4) consisting of a material with better insulating properties than the holder (2), and comprises first means (5, 9) for connecting the holder (2) to the base plate (4).