Power cable assembly for a power distribution system having an integrated cooling system

    公开(公告)号:US11923113B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-05

    申请号:US17949347

    申请日:2022-09-21

    IPC分类号: H01B7/42 B60L53/18 H01B9/00

    CPC分类号: H01B7/423 H01B9/006

    摘要: A power cable assembly includes a power cable core. The power cable core has a longitudinally extending cooling tube comprising a thermally conductive wall defining an interior channel for circulating, between a coolant inlet and a coolant outlet of the cooling tube, a coolant medium; a longitudinally extending electrical conductor configured to be coupled via first and second connectors to respective electrical connections of a power distribution system; and a first insulating layer surrounding the power cable core. The electrical conductor is arranged to surround the cooling tube at least partially such that at least a portion of an external surface of the thermally conductive wall is provided in direct contact with a corresponding portion of the electrical conductor over a heat exchange region so as to transfer heat from the electrical conductor to the coolant medium circulating in the interior channel of the cooling tube.