Patent ID: 11881371
Assignee: SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 22:
23. An apparatus comprising:
a housing;
a pin or a socket, at least partially disposed within the housing, and having an exposed end configured to connect and disconnect with a complementary pin or a complementary socket of a second apparatus;
a cable exiting the housing;
a fusible conductor disposed within the housing and comprising a first end electrically connected to the pin or the socket, and a second end electrically connected to the cable, wherein the fusible conductor is configured to melt into a liquid when above a melting point temperature; and
a sheath surrounding the fusible conductor between the first end and the second end, wherein the sheath is configured to contract when above a contraction temperature;
wherein in response to heat conducted by the pin or the socket:
the fusible conductor is configured to exceed the melting point temperature and melt into the liquid, and
the sheath is configured to exceed the contraction temperature and contract, thereby displacing the liquid.