Patent ID: 9373912
Filing Date: 2016-06-21
CPC Classification: H01H,H01R

Claim Text:
1. An electrical connection element for a power connector, said power connector comprising an electrical component having a number of first electrical mating members, said electrical connection element comprising: a housing including a number of second electrical mating members structured to be electrically connected to said number of first electrical mating members; a contact assembly structured to move between an OPEN position and a CLOSED position, said contact assembly comprising a number of sets of separable contacts each structured to be electrically connected to at least one of said number of second electrical mating members; and an arc suppression system comprising: wherein, when said contact assembly moves between the OPEN position and the CLOSED position, said control mechanism redirects current from said respective set of separable contacts to a corresponding one of said electronic devices in order to suppress arcing across said respective set of separable contacts.