Method of assembling a capacitor assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9761375-B2
Application number	US-201414278581-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 15, 2014
Priority date	Nov 30, 2010
Publication date	Sep 12, 2017
Grant date	Sep 12, 2017

Abstract

A method of assembling a capacitor assembly comprises positioning a plurality of capacitors in respective sockets formed in a non-conductive matrix by vibrating the plurality of capacitors and disposing the array of capacitors and the non-conductive matrix between a positive terminal plate and a negative terminal plate. The capacitors are electrically coupled with the positive terminal plate and the negative terminal plate and mechanically secured between the positive terminal plate and the negative terminal plate. The array of capacitors includes a void cooperating with a first opening in the positive plate and a second opening in the negative plate to form a passage. The void includes a location where at least one capacitor is omitted from the array.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of assembling a capacitor assembly, the method comprising:
positioning a plurality of capacitors in respective sockets formed in a non-conductive matrix by vibrating the plurality of capacitors, to form an array of capacitors;
disposing the array of capacitors and the non-conductive matrix between a positive terminal plate and a negative terminal plate, the array of capacitors including a void cooperating with a first opening in the positive plate and a second opening in the negative plate to form a passage, the void including a location where at least one capacitor is omitted from the array;
electrically coupling the capacitors with the positive terminal plate and the negative terminal plate; and
mechanically securing the capacitors between the positive terminal plate and the negative terminal plate.

2. The method as defined in claim 1 , wherein the void is surrounded by capacitors within the array of capacitors.

3. The method as defined in claim 1 , comprising applying an electrically conductive epoxy to electrically couple the capacitors to the positive terminal plate and the negative terminal plate.

Assignees

• Pratt & Whitney Canada

Inventors

• Dooley Kevin Allan
• Bell Joshua

Classifications

• H01G4/38

  Multiple capacitors, i.e. structural combinations of fixed capacitors · CPC title

• Y10T29/43

  Electric condenser making · CPC title

• H01G4/30 Primary

  Stacked capacitors (H01G4/33 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H01G4/232

  electrically connecting two or more layers of a stacked or rolled capacitor · CPC title

• H01G4/236

  leading through the housing, i.e. lead-through · CPC title