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 The Technology
Shunyata Research scientist
Caelin Gabriel's extensive technical
background and years of research
deliver a truly ground-breaking
technology that literally brings
down the price of state-of-the-art
performance from power and signal
cable systems to a realistic number.
The technology is applied in both
PowerSnakes Signal Cables and the
reference range of PowerSnakes Power
Cords. All of the Shunyata Research
cable products that incorporate the
ZTRON technology will out-perform
cables costing five, ten and
twenty-times their price. The
engineering and detailed process
involved in developing this new
patent-pending, protected technology
is described in detail below. No
cable manufacturer has any product,
at any price, that will compete with
an ZTRON treated Shunyata
PowerSnakes model power and signal
cable.
Some Background
An electrical conductor that has an
alternating signal that propagates
across its length will generate an
electromagnetic field that surrounds
and interpenetrates the conductor. A
dielectric is a material that is not
electrically conductive and is used
to insulate conductive surfaces and
wires. Dielectric materials are
sensitive to electric fields and
demonstrate an effect called
dielectric polarization and
dielectric relaxation. In essence, a
dielectric may store and release
electric field energy when exposed
to an alternating electric field.
Dielectric materials are used to
insulate conductors (wires) and are
also used in the construction of
capacitors.
Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view of
a simple, single wire. 301 is the
signal conductor. 302 is the
insulating dielectric material. 303
is a conductive shield. When a
signal is transmitted through the
wire, it generates an electric field
around the conductor as represented
by the arrows. The electric field
from the conductor causes a polar
movement of the molecules within the
dielectric as represented by the
positive and negative symbols. The
dielectric stores an electric charge
by way of this molecular
polarization. When the signal is
removed or changes direction, the
electric charge reverses and the
stored charge within the dielectric
will be released. The electric field
generated by the dielectric induces
a current within the conductor,
which distorts the original intended
signal.
A Summary
The technology reduces dielectric
distortion within a signal wire by
neutralizing the electric charge
differential between the signal
conductor and the insulating
dielectric material. This is
accomplished with the use of a
conductive shield that surrounds the
signal wire's dielectric material.
The electric signal carried by the
conductor is also imposed upon the
shield through an electric field
compensation circuit. The electric
field of the conductor and the
electric field of the shield oppose
one another and create a near zero
equivalent electric force within the
dielectric material. This
effectively neutralizes the
charge/discharge distortions created
by the dielectric material in the
presence of an alternating signal.
Since the conductor and shield both
carry the signal electric field,
they dynamically track the varying
alternating signal to create a
continuous net zero charge
differential within the insulating
dielectric.
The ZTRON electric field
compensation circuit allows the
signal's electric field to be
imposed upon the shield, while at
the same time limiting current flow
and eddy currents within the shield.
While the invention uses a
conductive shield around the signal
conductor, it is not used in a
conventional manner. A cable shield
is conventionally used to shield RFI/EMI
by connecting the shield to a ground
pin, ground wire or grounding
surface. The shield as used in the
ZTRON technology cable is not
connected to any other wire,
grounding wire, or grounding surface
or any other conductive surface. The
shield is used exclusively to create
an opposing electric field within
the wire's insulating dielectric
material.
Description of the Drawings
In Fig. 3 only the signal conductor
carries the transmitted signal. This
creates a dielectric polarization of
the insulating materials that
surrounds the conductor. In Fig. 4
the signal is carried by both the
signal conductor and by the
conductive shield. The signal on the
shield creates an electric field
that opposes the field generated by
the center conductor. These two
electric forces oppose on another
and prevent a net polarization of
the dielectric material.
Fig. 2 illustrates a simple shielded
wire that demonstrates an
implementation of the invention. The
electric field compensation circuit
(EFCC) is connected to the signal
conductor 101 with other end of the
EFCC connected to the conductive
shield 103. At the other end of the
wire, the signal wire 108 is
connected to the EFCC 110 with the
other end of the EFCC connected to
the shield 106. |
