Möbius resistor
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A Möbius resistor is an electrical component made up of two conductive surfaces separated by a dielectric material, twisted 180° and connected to form a Möbius strip. As with the Möbius strip, once the Möbius resistor is connected up in this way it effectively has only one side and one continuous surface. It provides a resistor that has no residual self-inductance, meaning that it can resist the flow of electricity without causing magnetic interference at the same time.
Patents
- U.S. patent 4,599,586, Möbius capacitor
- U.S. patent 3,267,406, Non-inductive electrical resistor
- U.S. patent 6,611,412, Apparatus and method for minimizing electromagnetic emissions of technical emitters Dietrich Reichwein
References
- "Making Resistors with Math", Time, vol. 84, no. 13, September 25, 1964
- US patent 3,267,406, R. L. Davis, "Non-Inductive Electrical Resistor", issued 1966-08-16
- "Moebius Resistor is Noninductive & Nonreactive", AEC-NASA Tech. Brief, no. 68–10267, 1968
- Hyypia, Jorma (November 1969), "At Ultra-High Frequencies Electronic Components Take On Weird Shapes!", Electronics Illustrated, vol. 12, no. 5, pp. 76, 77, 117