Rotating Connector Housing for High-Voltage Cable Stability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional connectors face challenges in managing the large rotation forces generated in high-voltage electrical systems, leading to potential damage from partial contact and instability in electrical connections.
Innovation Solution
A connector design featuring multiple first and second connector parts with a housing that allows for rotational movement, incorporating elastic members and a fixing plate with through-holes to absorb rotation forces, ensuring stable contact between male and female electrodes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a conventional connector structure is used to connect high-voltage cables, then electrical connection is established, but large rotation forces generated by the cable cause partial contact and instability in the electrical connection
Solution Approach 1:
The connector incorporates a rotating mechanism that allows the connector body to rotate relative to the cable assembly. This dynamic structure absorbs rotation forces by permitting controlled rotational movement, preventing force transmission that would cause partial contact and maintaining reliable electrical connection stability under high-voltage cable rotation conditions
2Reliability
If the connector structure is made more complex to absorb rotation forces, then connection stability improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The connector is divided into distinct functional modules: a cable assembly with terminal, a connector body with rotating capability, and a housing structure. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function independently, absorbing rotation forces through the rotating mechanism while maintaining overall structural simplicity and ease of assembly
Solution Approach 2:
The rotating mechanism serves as an intermediary element between the cable assembly and the connector body. It mediates the transmission of rotation forces by allowing controlled rotational movement, thereby protecting the electrical connection from damage while adding minimal structural complexity to the overall connector design
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The connector effectively absorbs rotation forces, maintaining a stable electrical connection and preventing damage by allowing rotational movement between the connector parts, thus ensuring continuous contact and reducing the risk of partial contact.
Implementation Method 1
incorporating elastic members and a fixing plate with through-holes to absorb rotation forces
Data Source
AI summary
Provided with a first connector part to connect a first cable, a second connector part to connect a second cable, and to fit with a first connector part, thereby ensuring electrical connection between a first cable and a second cable, and a housing to hold a second connector part rotatably around an axial direction of a second cable.