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, elongate electrical conductor extending through at least part of the length of the through bore and having a first end outside a first end of the outer housing and a second end;
a second electrical conductor having a first end and a second end, at least the second end of the second electrical conductor being located outside the second end of the outer housing;
the second end of the first electrical conductor being in electrical communication with the first end of the second electrical 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 at least part of the bore and terminating and having an outer end outside the bore and a second end, and a second electrical conductor having a first end in electrical communication with the second end of the first conductor and an outer end. The second end of the first conductor and the first end of the second conductor are in electrical communication 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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37 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, elongate electrical conductor extending through at least part of the length of the through bore and having a first end outside a first end of the outer housing and a second end; a second electrical conductor having a first end and a second end, at least the second end of the second electrical conductor being located outside the second end of the outer housing; the second end of the first electrical conductor being in electrical communication with the first end of the second electrical 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, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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12. An electrical penetrator assembly, comprising:
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an outer penetrator housing having a through bore; and a penetrator pin assembly extending through at least part of 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 electrical conductor shaft comprising first and second conductor portions, 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; and at least one hermetic sealing sleeve of conductive material secured between the outer sleeve and the penetrator housing. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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Specification