Shunt Device for Current Distribution and Power Loss Reduction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional connectors with a single output interface for electric current transmission face challenges in efficiently distributing electric current to multiple components, leading to increased power loss and the need for enhanced current-carrying capacity in conducting lines on circuit boards.
Innovation Solution
A shunt device is introduced that includes an insulating housing and electrical terminals, allowing for the shunting of electric current from a main connector to a secondary connector via an adapter socket, enabling the distribution of electric current to multiple components through wire cables or plate metals, thereby reducing power loss and enhancing current distribution efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of energy
If electric current is transmitted through conducting lines on the circuit board from a single connector, then the electric current can be distributed to electronic components, but power loss occurs and current-carrying capacity must be enhanced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the current transmission path into multiple segments by introducing a shunt device with multiple output terminals. Instead of relying on a single high-capacity conducting line, the current is segmented into multiple lower-capacity paths through the shunt device's terminals, reducing power loss while maintaining total current delivery capability
Solution Approach 2:
The shunt device acts as an intermediary component between the connector and the circuit board. It receives current from the connector and redistributes it through multiple terminals to different destinations, including both circuit board connections and external cable connections, thereby reducing the current burden on any single conducting path
2Adaptability or versatility
If a single connector provides electric current through the circuit board, then space is saved, but the ability to distribute current to multiple components efficiently is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The shunt device provides multi-functionality by enabling a single connector to serve multiple purposes: it can connect to the circuit board through adapter sockets, provide current to external components via cable connections, and distribute current through multiple terminals simultaneously. This universal interface approach enhances current distribution capability without requiring multiple connectors
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds a spatial dimension to current distribution by introducing vertical stacking through adapter sockets. Instead of only horizontal distribution across the circuit board, the shunt device enables three-dimensional current routing with connections at different levels (connector, shunt device, circuit board, and external cables), improving distribution efficiency
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AI summary
A shunt device is used to be mated with an adapter socket of a connector configured on a circuit board to shunt electric current of the connector. The shunt device includes an insulating housing and a first electric terminal. The insulating housing has a bottom surface. The first electric terminal is fixed on the insulating housing. The first electric terminal has a first contact portion and a first leg that extends out of the insulating housing from the first contact portion, so as to provide a first cable connection surface for being connected to at least one wire cable. The first contact portion is exposed from the bottom surface and has a contact surface that is parallel to the bottom surface, so as to abut against a shunt contact surface of the adapter socket.