Current Distribution Modelling in Electroconductive Textiles

In this paper the current distribution within woven electroconductive textile sheets was investigated using a computer program written for the purpose of the simulations. An iterative method of solving very large resistor networks used to model textile sheets is discussed. The factors taken into account are the conductivity of the fibres, the contact resistance between the fibres, the contact angle a between the fibres and the electrodes, the size and the aspect ratio of the textile sheets. Maps of the current distribution generated by the program are included.