Method and System for Production of Layered CU-Graphene Ultra Conductor Wire

Abstract

The invention relates to a system for producing Cu-Graphene composite wire that can replace copper cables used in transmission lines, electrical machines, transformers and households, and a method for said production system.

Claims

1. A production system (S) to produce Cu-Graphene composite wire, characterized in that it comprises; At least one furnace (1) to form a graphene layer for the cables, At least one glass pipe (2) in the center of the furnace (1), At least one head (3) to hold the glass pipe (2), At least one cooler (5) to cool the glass pipe (2) and the head (3), The head connections (4) providing the connection between the cooler (5) and the header (3), At least one vacuum chamber (7) in which the necessary vacuum is provided, A Turbo Molecular Pump (9) to vacuum the vacuum chamber (7), A TMP driver (15) to manage the function of the Turbo Molecular Pump (9), An Inverted Cylindrical Magnetron (13) to cover the conductors on the cables. At least one power source (18) to provide the necessary electrical power to the Inverted Cylindrical Magnetron (13), At least one arm (19) to enable the movement of the cables so that the layered structures can be formed on the conductor, At least one conductor puller (20) which is connected to the arm (19) and moves the said cables, At least one valve (8) to separate the vacuum chamber (7) and the glass pipe (2), At least one mechanical vacuum pump (11) to provide the initial vacuum, A vacuum hose (10) located between the mechanical vacuum pump (11) and the Turbo Molecular Pump (TMP) (9).

2. The production system (S) in accordance with claim 1, characterized in that the production system (S) comprises at least one vacuum gauge (6) that functions as a sensor measuring the vacuum level.

3. The production system (S) in accordance with claim 1, characterized in that the vacuum level of the vacuum chamber (7) is indicated by the vacuum indicator (16).

4. The production system (S) in accordance with claim 1, characterized in that it comprises an Inverted Cylindrical Magnetron (13), which can make copper, aluminum and silver coating.

5. The production system (S) in accordance with claim 1, characterized in that it comprises gas tubes (12) to provide entrance to the vacuum chamber (7).

6. The production system (S) in accordance with claim 5, characterized in that it comprises gas valves (14) to enable the inlet of the gases coming from the gas tubes (12) to be opened and closed.

7. The production system (S) in accordance with claim 6, characterized in that it comprises a gas adjustment unit (17) for adjusting the amount and time of the gases entering the vacuum chamber (7).

Description

DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES FOR A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE INVENTION

[0013] In FIG. 1, the general view of the production system of the invention is given.

LIST OF THE REFERENCE NUMBERS

[0014] S Production system [0015] 1 Furnace [0016] 2 Glass pipe [0017] 3 Head [0018] 4 Head connection [0019] 5 Cooler [0020] 6 Vacuum gauge [0021] 7 Vacuum chamber [0022] 8 Valve [0023] 9 Turbo Molecular Pump (TMP) [0024] 10 Vacuum hose [0025] 11 Mechanical vacuum pump [0026] 12 Gas tube [0027] 13 Inverted Cylindrical Magnetron [0028] 14 Gas Valve [0029] 15 TMP driver [0030] 16 Vacuum indicator [0031] 17 Gas adjustment unit [0032] 18 Power source [0033] 19 Arm [0034] 20 Conductor puller

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0035] In this detailed description, the preferred embodiments of the invention are merely described for a better understanding of the subject matter and without any limiting effect.

[0036] The invention relates to a production system (S) for producing Cu-Graphene composite wire and a method for said production system (S). In FIG. 1, the general view of the production system (S) of the invention is given. The production system (S) of the invention includes at least one furnace 1 to form a graphene layer on copper cables. The said furnace (1) can rise to high temperatures and suddenly cool down. There is at least one glass pipe (2) in the center of the furnace (1). The said glass pipe (2), which has the feature of quartz glass, can withstand high temperatures and vacuum can be provided. At least one head (3) is configured to hold the glass pipe (2) in the structure of the said production system (S). In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the said head (3) is located at one end of the glass pipe (2). In addition to its holding function, the head (3) is connected to a cooler (5) by hoses. In this way, it cools the glass pipe (2). The head connections (4), which provide the connection between the cooler (5) and the head (3) for cooling the head (3), are also available in the structure of the production system (S). At the same time, the connection with the gas tubes (12) is provided by the head connections (4). Thus, gas inlet is also provided to the glass pipe (2). In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the head (3) has vacuum and watertight features. There is a head (3) on one end and a Turbo Molecular Pump (TMP) (9) at the other end of the glass pipe (2).

[0037] In the production system (S) of the invention, there is at least one vacuum gauge (6), which functions as a sensor measuring the vacuum level of the production system (S). The production system (S) includes at least one vacuum chamber (7) in which the necessary vacuum is provided. The vacuum chamber (7) allows the control of the layered structure, by means of a glass part on its front side. The Turbo Molecular Pump (TMP) (9) is located at the bottom of the said vacuum chamber (7), while the aforementioned vacuum gauge (6) is located at the top thereof. The task of the Turbo Molecular Pump (TMP) (9) is to vacuum the vacuum chamber (7). The production system (S) includes a TMP driver (15) to manage the function of the Turbo Molecular Pump (TMP) (9). The vacuum level of the vacuum chamber (7) is shown by the vacuum indicator (16).

[0038] At the same time, the vacuum chamber (7), of which gas inlets are configured at the back side thereof, is connected to the valve (8) on the right side and to the Inverted Cylindrical Magnetron (13) on the left side. The Inverted Cylindrical Magnetron (13) covers the conductors on the cables. This coating can be copper, aluminum or silver. The electrical power required for the Inverted Cylindrical Magnetron (13) is provided by at least one power source (18). In order to form layered structures on the conductor, the movement of the cables is carried out via at least one arm (19). There is at least one conductor puller (20) connected to the said arm (19). By means of the conductor puller, movement is provided to the cable.

[0039] The valve (8) is located between the vacuum chamber (7) and the glass pipe (2) and is used to separate the vacuum chamber (7) from the glass pipe (2).

[0040] The production system (S) includes at least one mechanical vacuum pump (11) to provide the initial vacuum. A vacuum hose (10) is located between the mechanical vacuum pump (11) and the Turbo Molecular Pump (TMP) (9).

[0041] There are gas valves (14) in the structure of the production system (S) in order to open and close the inlet of the gases coming from the gas tubes (12) to the vacuum chamber (7). In this part, the gas adjustment unit (17) is configured to adjust the amount and time of Hydrogen, Nitrogen and Methane gases that will enter the vacuum chamber (7).

[0042] In the operational principle of the production system (S) of the invention, firstly, the conductor cable arrives at the glass pipe (2) located in the center of the furnace (1) to form the first layer. Pre-vacuum is provided by the mechanical vacuum pump (11). After the pre-vacuuming process is completed, the Turbo Molecular Pump (TMP) (9) is operated by the TMP driver (15), and accordingly, the vacuum hose (10) located between the mechanical vacuum pump (11) and the Turbo Molecular Pump (TMP) (9) fulfills its function. At these stages, the vacuum value measured by the vacuum gauge (6) is followed by the vacuum indicator (16).

[0043] Gas (Hydrogen) is supplied to prevent oxidation in the production system (S). During this process, gas tubes (12) are used with the help of the gas valve (14). At the same time, the furnace (1) is heated to high temperatures (preferably about 1035 C) and the cooler (5) is started when the heating process starts. Depending on the operation of the cooler (5), the head (3), the head connections (4) and the valve (8) are cooled. When the temperature reaches the desired values, carbon-containing gas (methane etc.) is supplied to the production system (S) in the same way. This process is carried out in the desired time, the gas containing carbon is turned off and the furnace (1) is cooled rapidly. With this process, the graphene layer is grown. In the next step, the cooled conductor is brought to the portion of the Inverted Cylindrical Magnetron (13) with the help of the conductor puller (20) and the arm (19). By means of the valve (8), the connection with the furnace (1) is turned off and the desired conductor (copper, silver, aluminum, etc.) is coated on the graphene layer. For the coating process, a gas such as argon etc. is supplied to the system.

[0044] After the gas is supplied, the power adjustment is made with the power source (18) and the gas adjustment is made with the gas adjustment unit (17), so that the conductor is covered in the desired thickness. When this process is completed, the power source (18) and a gas such as argon etc. are turned off. By means of this process performed in the vacuum chamber (7), the first layered structure is formed. It is possible to control the process steps with the windshield in the vacuum chamber (7). According to how many layers of composite structure is desired to be formed on the conductor, these processes should be repeated. The completed conductors are removed from the system and a conductor graphene composite structure is formed on the non-layered parts following the conductor.

[0045] In order to solve the technical problems mentioned above and to realize all the advantages that can be understood from the detailed description, the present invention relates that a production system (S) to produce Cu-Graphene composite wire comprises; [0046] At least one furnace (1) to form a graphene layer for the cables, [0047] At least one glass pipe (2) in the center of the furnace (1), [0048] At least one head (3) to hold the glass pipe (2), [0049] At least one cooler (5) to cool the glass pipe (2) and the head (3), [0050] The head connections (4) providing the connection between the cooler (5) and the header (3), [0051] At least one vacuum chamber (7) in which the necessary vacuum is provided, [0052] A Turbo Molecular Pump (9) to vacuum the vacuum chamber (7), [0053] A TMP driver (15) to manage the function of the Turbo Molecular Pump (9), [0054] An Inverted Cylindrical Magnetron (13) to cover the conductors on the cables. [0055] At least one power source (18) to provide the necessary electrical power to the Inverted Cylindrical Magnetron (13), [0056] At least one arm (19) to enable the movement of the cables so that the layered structures can be formed on the conductor, [0057] At least one conductor puller (20) which is connected to the arm (19) and moves the said cables, [0058] At least one valve (8) to separate the vacuum chamber (7) and the glass pipe (2), [0059] At least one mechanical vacuum pump (11) to provide the initial vacuum, [0060] A vacuum hose (10) located between the mechanical vacuum pump (11) and the Turbo Molecular Pump (TMP) (9).