Provided are embodiments for a feeder cooling tube, a system and method for performing thermal management. Embodiments include a feeder cooling tube having an inner tube arranged to define a path to flow a fluid through a length of the inner tube, wherein the fluid is provided to remove heat, and an outer tube arranged to enclose the inner tube which defines an area. Embodiments also include one or more feeder cables arranged between the inner tube and the outer tube, and a plurality of cooling struts, wherein each cooling strut of the plurality of cooling struts extends from a surface of the inner tube to a surface of the outer tube.

A relay arrangement includes at least two series-connected relays, which are mechanically and electrically connected to a main printed circuit board via first terminals and second terminals, and at least one flat conductor for conducting current between the at least two series connected relays. The flat conductor is mechanically connected to the main printed circuit board and electrically and thermally connected to the first terminals of the relays, and the at least one flat conductor is configured to dissipate heat produced during operation of the relays.

A cable system is provided which is configured with both electric wires and a fluid conduit running through the axial passage of a surrounding flexible sheath of the cable. The system allows for communication of electricity over the wires for electrical circuits and concurrent communication of a fire ignition suppressant fluid or gas through the fluid conduit, to all points in an electric circuit using the cable. One or both of a dye or scent can be included in the ignition suppressant fluid.

A thermally conductive additive is excellent in thermal conductivity improvement effect and has high processability, and a thermally conductive composite material and a wire harness each contain such a thermally conductive additive. The thermally conductive additive includes an organic component and a metal-containing component, where the organic component is configured as an organic compound including a coordination part that can multidentate-coordinate to a metal, and at least one functional group bonded to the coordination part and having a conjugated π-electron system, and the organic component coordinates in the coordination part to a metal atom constituting the metal-containing component to form a coordination complex. The thermally conductive composite material includes the thermally conductive additive and a matrix material, where the thermally conductive additive is dispersed in the matrix material. The wire harness includes the thermally conductive composite material.

A busbar according to an embodiment includes an outer sheath enclosing a cavity and a metal foam contained in the cavity. A porosity formed within the metal foam is at least partially filled with a phase change material.

A conductor assembly for transmitting power includes a former that defines a shape, a superconductor material disposed around the former, and a thermally insulating jacket (TIJ) disposed around and spaced apart from the superconductor material. An outer surface of the superconductor material and an inner surface of the TIJ can define an annulus through which a coolant can flow. The conductor assembly can also include an external layer, disposed around an outside surface of the TIJ, to provide structural support to the conductor assembly. The conductor assembly can also include an electrical insulation layer disposed around the outside surface of the TIJ or around the superconductor material.

A cooling system includes a coolant transmitter that transmits coolant at a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure. The cooling system also includes an evaporation vessel at atmospheric pressure. The evaporation vessel can contain an amount of coolant at the boiling point of the coolant. The cooling system also includes a pressure reducer fluidically coupled to the coolant transmitter and the evaporation vessel. The pressure reducer can include an orifice. The cooling system is configured such that heat is transferred from the coolant in the coolant transmitter to the coolant contained in the evaporation vessel. An exit stream conduit can fluidically couple the coolant transmitter and the pressure reducer, with the exit stream conduit diverting a portion of the coolant from the coolant transmitter to the evaporation vessel.

A liquid cooled charging cable system may be provided. The liquid cooled charging cable system may comprise a source, a load, a liquid cooled charging cable, and a cooling device. The liquid cooled charging cable may connect the source to the load, and may supply electric energy from the source to the load. The liquid cooled charging cable may comprise a supply conductor and a return conductor. The cooling device may pump a coolant around the supply conductor and the return conductor where the supply conductor and the return conductor may be immersed in the coolant.

The present application provides an intumescent flame-retardant coiled material for cables and an intumescent flame-retardant cable. Specifically, the intumescent flame-retardant coiled material for cables comprises a thermal expansion layer and a combustible armor layer adjacent to the thermal expansion layer. The intumescent flame-retardant cable comprises a cable core; a thermal expansion layer adjacent to the cable core; and a combustible armor layer adjacent to the thermal expansion layer. The intumescent flame-retardant coiled material can be used for mounted and curved cables and can provide excellent flame-retardant performance while providing effective mechanical protection for cables.

A charging harness unit for a battery of a motor vehicle includes a charging harness which has at least one lead and respective ends, one end being on the battery side and the other end being for connecting to a vehicle-external charging station. A cooling channel through which a coolant can flow is arranged in the charging harness. The cooling channel can be supplied with the coolant via a cooling device arranged on the vehicle side.