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Shunyata Research's Python Ztron
Power Cables by Shunyata Research
Manufacturer's Description:
PowerSnakes line of signal cables possess a series of technology advances unlike any cable product in the industry. These advances in science allow all PowerSnakes interconnects and speaker cables to offer state-of-the-art performance at prices that cannot be equaled by any competitor. Instead of pouring money into marketing, packaging, trade-in programs and lopsided dealer discounts, Shunyata has spent the vast majority of its intellectual property on new definable material technology and science innovation. The results of these investments are apparent in the range of PowerSnakes Signal Cable Technologies below, as well as their real-world retail prices and hear-it-to-believe-it performance!
(tsi-trän) TECHNOLOGY
This is the point where Shunyata Research scientist Caelin Gabriel's study, development and knowledge deliver a truly ground-breaking technology in terms of its unmistakable, dramatic impact on performance. The 
technology is applied in both the Python and Anaconda PowerSnakes signal cables. The technology is the main component in allowing the Python and Anaconda model cables to out-perform cables costing 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 treated Shunyata PowerSnake model 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 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 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.