Electronic connection assembly
The disclosure relates to an apparatus for connecting an electronic component to a conductor. A housing includes at least one slot and defines at least one component chamber for carrying the electronic component. A liquid coolant can pass through the housing. A pair of conductive members extends from the housing through the at least one slot and can be releasably inserted into a channel defined in a support assembly. The support assembly facilitates an electrical connection between the conductive members and corresponding conductive contact members connected to a respective power supply or electrical load. The support assembly can provide an inward sealing force to a seal on the housing circumscribing the pair of conductive members.
1. A connection assembly comprising:
an electronic component comprising a conductive member portion at a first end of the electronic component and an electrical devices portion at a second end of the first electronic component, the conductive member portion comprising:
a first conductive member; and
a second conductive member;
a housing defining an interior portion, wherein the electrical devices portion is received in the interior portion and the conductive member portion extends from the housing;
a support assembly configured to couple to the housing, the support assembly comprising:
a channel configured to receive the conductive member portion extending from the housing, the channel comprising:
a first contact member that is configured to electrically couple to the first conductive member when the conductive member portion is received in the channel; and
a second contact member that is configured to electrically couple to the second conductive member when the conductive member portion is received in the channel.
2. The connection assembly of claim 1 , wherein the electrical devices portion comprises a top conductive layer, and a conductive substrate.
3. The connection assembly of claim 1 , wherein the support assembly is electrically insulative.
4. The connection assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a liquid coolant within the housing interior portion.
5. The connection assembly of claim 1 , further comprising:
a first biasing member supported by the support assembly, arranged to apply a first force to the first conductive member in a first direction when the conductive member portion is received in the channel; and
a second biasing member supported by the support assembly, arranged to apply a second force to the second conductive member in a second direction when the conductive member portion is received in the channel.
6. The connection assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first contact member is an AC contact member, and the second contact member is a DC contact member.
7. The connection assembly of claim 1 , wherein the conductive member portion is a substrate, the first conductive member is a first layer of the substrate, the second conductive member is a second layer of the substrate, and the first conductive member and the second conductive member are separated by an insulating layer of the substrate.
8. The connection assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a set of electronic components each having a respective interior portion disposed in housing and a respective conductive member portion at the second end that extends from the housing; and
wherein the support assembly further comprises a set of channels configured to receive a respective conductive member portion.
9. The connection assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a sealing element including a first seal, where the first seal is configured to seal the electrical devices portion in the housing.
10. The connection assembly of claim 9 , wherein the first seal is disposed between the support assembly and the housing when the support assembly is coupled to the housing.
11. The connection assembly of claim 10 , wherein the first seal is configured to close a first slot.
12. The connection assembly of claim 9 , wherein the sealing element further includes a second seal, wherein the electrical devices portion is between the first seal and the second seal.
13. The connection assembly of claim 12 , wherein the first seal is disposed between the support assembly and the housing when the support assembly is coupled to the housing.
14. A support assembly configured to couple to a housing, the support assembly comprising:
a channel configured to receive a conductive member portion extending from the housing, the channel comprising:
a first contact member configured to electrically couple to the first conductive member when the conductive member portion is received in the channel; and
a second contact member configured to electrically couple to the second conductive member when the conductive member portion is received in the channel.
15. The support assembly of claim 14 , wherein the support assembly is electrically insulative.
16. The support assembly of claim 14 , further comprising:
a first biasing member supported by the insulative base, arranged to apply a first force to the first conductive member in a first direction when the conductive member portion is received in the channel; and
a second biasing member supported by the insulative base, arranged to apply a second force to the second conductive member in a second direction when the conductive member portion is received in the channel.
17. The support assembly of claim 14 , wherein the first contact member is an AC contact member, and the second contact member is a DC contact member.
18. The support assembly of claim 14 , wherein a set of electronic components are disposed in the housing each having a respective conductive member portion that extends from the housing; and wherein the support assembly further comprises a set of channels configured to receive a respective conductive member portion.
19. The support assembly of claim 14 , wherein the support assembly further comprises protrusions on opposite sides of the channel.
20. The support assembly of claim 19 , wherein the protrusions are configured to be received a first slot defined in the housing on each side of the conductive member portion.