HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL CENTER WITH CONNECTORIZED BULKHEAD

摘要

An electrical assembly (10), such as a high voltage electrical center that controls the flow of electricity between a battery pack and the propulsion system of an electric or hybrid electric vehicle. The assembly (10) includes a plurality of electrical connectors (14) configured to receive and mate with a plurality of corresponding mating connectors and a housing containing a plurality of electrical devices interconnected to the plurality of electrical connectors (14). The housing includes a bulkhead (12) defining a plurality of connector shrouds that axially surrounds each connector in the plurality of electrical connectors (14). Each connector shroud is configured to receive a connector body of a corresponding mating connector. The plurality of connector shrouds is integral to the bulkhead (12). The bulkhead (12), and thereby the shrouds, may be formed of a composite conductive material containing electrically conductive fibers within a dielectric matrix.