METHOD OF WIRING FOR THE ELECTRIFICATION OF 2-DIMENSIONAL NETS IMBEDDED IN EUCLIDEAN SPACE OF 2- OR 3-DIMENSIONS

摘要

The present invention describes a method of electrical wiring, called "rhombic wiring" for the structural support and for the supply of electrical energy or information to 2-dimensional arrays of electrical loads. The elements of the said 2-dimensional array may be either coplanar (i.e. imbedded in 2-dimensional Euclidean Space) or non-coplanar (i.e. imbedded in 3-dimensional Euclidean Space). The said arrays are always in isostatic, tensile mode of stress and strain. The possible topologies and geometric configurations which are constructible by use of said rhombic wiring are briefly enumerated. Also described are preferred and alternative applications. The preferred application refers to the industrial fabrication of 2-dimensional nets comprised of wiring and luminaires for the illumination of urban and architectural spaces. In general, the present invention enables or facilitates the manufacturing of a wide variety of artifacts not available at present by the state of the art. It is especially suited for the structural support and electrification of arrays of said artifacts spanning large areas, without intermediate support, or those having complex geometries, not constructible by other means. Finally, information concerning materials and methods of production and packaging is conveyed in brief form.