Patent ID: 7168983

Claim:
A high voltage connector arrangement comprising: an elongate electrically insulated module, and an insulated connector for connecting the module to electrical equipment, wherein the module comprises an electrical component and an electrode at each end of and in contact with the electrical component, the electrical component and the electrodes being enclosed within electrically insulating material, a conductive layer being applied over the insulating material so as to extend from one end of the module to enclose one of the electrodes and the electrical component and to overlap the other electrode, thereby extending only partway along the length of the module, wherein the module is sealingly inserted in an electrically insulating arm of the connector such that an exposed portion of insulating material and a portion of the conductive layer of the module are enclosed within the connector and such that the insulating arm of the connector overlaps the conductive layer overlapping of the module, and wherein the other electrode is tapered inwardly from the module away from its outer surface in the region of the overlap so as to reduce electrical stress.