Low inductance bus bar connection

摘要

In one aspect, a set of male and female bus bars is provided. The male bus bar includes first and second conductors and an insulation layer therebetween. The male bus bar has a male connecting portion with one or more fingers. The female bus bar third and fourth conductors and an insulation layer therebetween. The female bus bar has a female connecting portion with one or more receptacles, each having contact surfaces that are free of insulation and that are positioned to contact contact surfaces on an associated finger which are free of insulation so as to connect the first conductor and the third conductor and to connect the second conductor and the fourth conductor. Each finger has a width. A gap exists between the contact surfaces of an associated receptacle. The width and gap are sized to provide a press fit between the fingers and the receptacles.

主权项

1. A set of bus bars, comprising:
a male bus bar including a first conductor overlying a second conductor and having a first insulation layer positioned between the first and second conductors, wherein a portion of the male bus bar is a male connecting portion that includes at least one finger provided by the first and second conductors and the insulation layer; and a female bus bar, including a third conductor overlying a fourth conductor and having a second insulation layer positioned between the third and fourth conductors, wherein a portion of the female bus bar is a female connecting portion that includes at least one receptacle provided by a divergence between the third and fourth conductors, wherein the at least one receptacle has contact surfaces that are free of insulation and that are positioned to contact contact surfaces on the at least one finger which are free of insulation so as to connect the first conductor and the third conductor and to connect the second conductor and the fourth conductor, wherein the at least one finger has a width and wherein a gap exists between the contact surfaces of the at least one receptacle, wherein the width and the gap are sized to provide a press fit between the at least one finger and the at least one receptacle when the at least one finger is inserted into the at least one receptacle.