Patent ID: 11935672
Assignee: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES AG
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  B  Y | IPC H

Claim 11:
12. A power cable assembly, comprising:
a power cable core, comprising:
first and second electrical conductors spaced apart from one another and extending longitudinally, each electrical conductor comprising an electrically conductive core surrounded by an insulating material;
a longitudinally extending cooling tube comprising a thermally conductive wall defining an interior channel for circulating, between a coolant inlet and a coolant outlet of the cooling tube, a coolant medium; and
an insulating layer surrounding the power cable core, wherein the cooling tube is arranged between the first and second electrical conductors such that opposing portions of an external surface of the thermally conductive wall are provided in direct contact with corresponding portions of the insulating material of the electrical conductors over a heat exchange region so as to transfer heat from the electrically conductive core of the electrical conductors to the coolant medium circulating in the interior channel of the cooling tube, wherein the insulating layer is arranged to apply a compressive force on the power cable core causing the thermally conductive wall of the cooling tube to elastically deform so as to extend the heat transfer region between the cooling tube and electrical conductors.