Lead assembly with an integral fuse

1 . A lead assembly comprising:

a feeder cable configured to electrically couple to a power device for power delivery;

a drop line electrically coupled to the feeder cable at a nexus, the drop line comprising a first part, a second part, and a fuse, the fuse coupled between the first part and the second part; and

a clip configured to mechanically couple to the feeder cable and the fuse to orient the fuse substantially parallel to a portion of the feeder cable.

2 . The lead assembly of claim 1 , wherein the clip is further configured to cause a distance between the fuse and the portion of the feeder cable to remain constant during movement of the lead assembly.

3 . The lead assembly of claim 1 further comprising an undermold configured to encapsulate a portion of the drop line, the clip, and the portion of the feeder cable to maintain the substantially parallel orientation of the fuse relative to the portion of the feeder cable, the portion of the drop line comprising at least a portion of the first part, the fuse, and at least a portion of the second part.

4 . The lead assembly of claim 3 further comprising an overmold configured to encapsulate the undermold.

5 . The lead assembly of claim 3 , wherein the undermold is configured to encapsulate the portion of the drop line, the clip, and the portion of the feeder cable to prevent fluid from reaching the nexus.

6 . The lead assembly of claim 1 , wherein the drop line comprises a first drop line, the fuse comprises a first fuse, the nexus comprises a first nexus, and the clip comprises a first clip, the lead assembly further comprising:

a second drop line electrically coupled to the feeder cable at a second nexus, the second drop line comprising a first part, a second part, and a second fuse, the second fuse coupled between the first part and second part of the second drop line; and

a second clip configured to mechanically couple to the feeder cable and the second fuse to orient the second fuse substantially parallel to a different portion of the feeder cable.

7 . The lead assembly of claim 1 , wherein the drop line comprises a first drop line, the fuse comprises a first fuse, and the clip comprises a first clip, the lead assembly further comprising:

a second drop line electrically coupled to the feeder cable at the nexus, the second drop line comprising a first part, a second part, and a second fuse, the second fuse coupled between the first part and the second part of the second drop line; and

a second clip configured to mechanically couple to the feeder cable and the second fuse to orient the second fuse substantially parallel to a different portion of the feeder cable.

8 . The lead assembly of claim 1 further comprising a drop line connector electrically coupled to the fuse, the drop line connector configured to electrically and mechanically couple the drop line to at least one of a solar panel, a power platform, or a charger platform.

9 . The lead assembly of claim 8 , wherein the fuse is electrically disposed between the feeder cable and the drop line connector.

10 . The lead assembly of claim 1 , wherein the power device comprises a power source configured to provide a power signal to the feeder cable.

11 . A lead assembly comprising:

a feeder cable configured to electrically couple to a power device for power delivery;

a first drop line electrically coupled to the feeder cable at a first nexus, the first drop line comprising a first fuse positioned proximate to the first nexus;

a first clip mechanically coupled to the feeder cable and the first fuse to orient a portion of the first drop line substantially parallel along a first portion of the feeder cable;

a second drop line electrically coupled to the feeder cable at a second nexus, the second drop line comprising a second fuse positioned proximate to the second nexus; and

a second clip mechanically coupled to the feeder cable and the second fuse to cause a distance between the second fuse and a second portion of the feeder cable to remain constant during movement of the lead assembly.

12 . The lead assembly of claim 11 , further comprising:

an undermold that encapsulates a portion of the first drop line comprising the first fuse, the first clip, and the first portion of the feeder cable to maintain the substantially parallel orientation of the first fuse relative to the first portion of the feeder cable; and

an overmold surrounding at least a portion of the undermold to cause the portion of the first drop line comprising the first fuse, the first clip, and the undermold to move together during movement of the lead assembly.

13 . The lead assembly of claim 12 , wherein the first clip and the undermold cause a distance between the first fuse and the first portion of the feeder cable to remain constant during movement of the lead assembly.

14 . The lead assembly of claim 12 , wherein the undermold is configured to prevent fluid from reaching the first nexus.

15 . The lead assembly of claim 12 , further comprising:

a third drop line electrically coupled to the feeder cable at a third nexus, the third drop line comprising a third fuse positioned proximate to the third nexus; and

a third clip mechanically coupled to the feeder cable and the third fuse to orient a portion of the third drop line substantially parallel along a third portion of the feeder cable.

16 . The lead assembly of claim 12 further comprising:

a second undermold that encapsulates a portion of the second drop line comprising the second fuse, the second clip, and the second portion of the feeder cable to maintain the constant distance between the second fuse and the second portion of the feeder cable; and

a second overmold surrounding at least a portion of the second undermold to cause the second drop line comprising the second fuse, the second clip, and the second undermold to move together during movement of the lead assembly.