Electrical penetrator assembly
First Claim
1. An electrical penetrator, comprising:
- an outer housing of non-conductive, insulating material having a through bore and opposite first and second ends;
a first electrical conductor extending through the first end of the bore and terminating short of the second end of the bore and having an outer end engageable with a first cable;
a second electrical conductor extending through the second end of the bore and terminating short of the first end of the bore, the second conductor having an outer end engageable with a second cable;
each conductor having an inner end which is in electrical communication with the other conductor, and at least one of the conductors being movable relative to the other conductor while maintaining electrical communication between the conductors; and
a first hermetic seal extending between the first end of the housing and the first electrical conductor and a second hermetic seal extending between the second end of the housing and the second electrical conductor.
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Abstract
An electrical penetrator assembly has a ceramic housing with a through bore, a first electrical conductor extending through a first end of the bore and terminating short of a second end of the bore and having an outer end engageable with a first cable, and a second electrical conductor extending through a second end of the bore and terminating short of the first end of the bore, the second conductor having an outer end engageable with a second cable. The conductors are in electrical communication at their inner ends and at least one of the conductors is movable relative to the other conductor to accommodate expansion and contraction as a result of temperature variations, and first and second seals extend between respective ends of the ceramic housing and the first and second conductor, respectively.
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50 Claims
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1. An electrical penetrator, comprising:
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an outer housing of non-conductive, insulating material having a through bore and opposite first and second ends; a first electrical conductor extending through the first end of the bore and terminating short of the second end of the bore and having an outer end engageable with a first cable; a second electrical conductor extending through the second end of the bore and terminating short of the first end of the bore, the second conductor having an outer end engageable with a second cable; each conductor having an inner end which is in electrical communication with the other conductor, and at least one of the conductors being movable relative to the other conductor while maintaining electrical communication between the conductors; and a first hermetic seal extending between the first end of the housing and the first electrical conductor and a second hermetic seal extending between the second end of the housing and the second electrical conductor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An electrical penetrator assembly, comprising:
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an outer sleeve of non-conductive, insulating material having a through bore and opposite first and second ends; an electrical conductor shaft extending through the sleeve and having opposite first and second ends extending outwardly from opposite ends of the sleeve; and an intermediate layer of at least partially conductive material between the shaft and outer sleeve. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. An electrical penetrator unit, comprising:
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an outer penetrator housing having a through bore; and a penetrator pin assembly extending through the bore in the outer housing; the penetrator pin assembly comprising an outer sleeve of non-conductive, insulating material having a through bore and opposite first and second ends, an electrical conductor shaft extending through the sleeve and have opposite first and second ends extending outwardly from opposite ends of the sleeve, the conductor shaft comprising first and second conductor portions extending inwardly through the first and second ends of the sleeve, respectively, the conductor portions being in electrical communication inside the sleeve, a first hermetic seal extending between the first conductor portion and the outer sleeve and a second hermetic seal extending between the second conductor portion and the outer sleeve. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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Specification