Use Cases for Combining Laminated and Flexible Busbar Technologies

June 4, 2023 12:10 pm Published by Storm Power Team

Laminated and flexible busbars are types of electrical conductors used to distribute electrical power in a variety of applications, including Power Electronics and Power Distribution.

Laminated busbars and flexible busbars offer a number of key performance advantages such as:

• Improved reliability: Due to their high-quality construction, laminated and flexible busbars offer improved
  reliability for consistent electrical performance and reduced risk of failures.
• Increased efficiency: These types of busbars are designed to provide low resistance and minimize energy
  losses, resulting in improved efficiency and lower operating costs.
• Customization: Laminated busbars can be customized to fit specific applications and equipment, while
  flexible busbars can be bent and routed to fit tight spaces or irregular shapes.
• Reduced maintenance: Because of their robust construction, laminated and flexible busbars require
  minimal maintenance and have a longer lifespan than other types of conductors.
• Low inductance: Multi-layer laminated busbars also can minimize inductance by designing adjacent
  layers with alternating charges to create mutual inductance cancellation, which makes them ideal for
  use in power applications that are highly sensitive to interference.

In many cases, both busbar approaches are used for different applications within complex systems, such as electric vehicles, power grids, communications infrastructures, and more.

In addition, to address the requirements of a growing set of specialized applications, laminated and flexible busbar techniques are being combined in hybrid configurations that provide the best of both worlds.

For more details, Download this Applications Note on Combining Laminated and Flexible Busbars

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