Patent ID: 9673558
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: E21B,H01R

Claim:
1. A system for coupling power to a piece of downhole equipment, the system comprising: an electric drive positioned at the surface of a well; a piece of downhole equipment positioned downhole in the well; a power cable having a first end coupled to the drive and extending into the well to a position proximate to the piece of downhole equipment; wherein at a second end of the power cable, one or more electrical conductors, each having a terminal end, extend into a housing of a connector, wherein the electrical conductors are positioned to extend through an upper end of the housing, and wherein the terminal ends of the electrical conductors are positioned within the housing; one or more boots seals, wherein each boot seal is positioned around a corresponding one of the electrical conductors; an upper shoulder within the housing, wherein the boot seals are positioned in contact with the upper shoulder, wherein the upper shoulder is formed on an upper electrical insulator that is positioned within the housing; and a movable lower shoulder component positioned in contact with the boot seals on a side of the boot seals opposite the upper shoulder; wherein the movable lower shoulder component is biased toward the upper shoulder, thereby enabling the movable lower shoulder component to move alternately toward and away from the upper shoulder while maintaining a desired contact pressure against the boot seals.