Patent ID: 6897584

Claim:
A terminal assembly for electrically connecting generator stator output leads to external systems and equipment, comprising: an electrically conductive terminal plate adapted for mounting to an external portion of a generator housing, the terminal plate having an opening formed therein; an electrically conductive feed-through adapted to pass through an opening formed in the generator housing, the feed-through having a first end end and a second end, the feed-through first and second ends having a first and second opening, respectively, formed therein and a first and second annular bore extending from the respective first and second openings a distance into the feed-through to form a first and a second inner circumferential surface, respectively, the first and second inner circumferential surfaces each having threads formed on at least a portion thereof; a first electrically conductive fastener having threads on at least a portion thereof, the first fastener extending through the terminal plate opening and into the first annular bore, the threads on the first fastener engaging the threads on the first inner circumferential surface to thereby couple the feed-through first end to the terminal plate; a slug adapted to join to at least one of the stator output leads, the slug having an opening formed therein; and a second electrically conductive fastener having threads on at least a portion thereof the second fastener extending through the slug opening and into the second annular bore, the threads on the second fastener engaging the threads on the second inner circumferential surface to thereby couple the slug to the feed-through second end.