Patent ID: 11881598
Assignee: nan
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 19:
20. A system comprising:
a plurality of electrical components, each of the electrical components comprising a respective first terminal and a respective second terminal;
a housing retaining the plurality of electrical components; and
one or more terminal bulkheads coupled to the housing to cover the first and second terminals of the electrical components, the one or more terminal bulkheads comprising:
one or more terminal covers defining one or more cavities;
first and second pluralities of electrical contacts disposed within the one or more cavities to contact the first terminals and the second terminals respectively; and

one or more gaskets defining gasket openings therethrough, the gasket openings collectively receiving the first and second terminals therethrough and sealingly engaging the electrical components;
wherein, the one or more cavities cooperate with the housing, the plurality of electrical components, and the one or more gaskets to define one or more fluid reservoirs encompassing the first and second terminals of the electrical components, and to define non-permanent points of contact between the first and second terminals of the electrical components and the electrical contacts within the one or more fluid reservoirs so as to enable access to the electrical components;
the one or more cavities of the one or more terminal covers, or the one or more fluid reservoirs being pre-filled during assembly with sufficient fluid displacing air at the non-permanent points of contact so as to passively protect against oxidation and corrosion and immersing the first and second terminals of the electrical components and the electrical contacts so as to protect against disconnection at the non-permanent points of contact during use; and
wherein the one or more fluid reservoirs are filled with a fluid and are sealed and isolated from an outside environment.