A cooling apparatus for a medium voltage or high voltage switchgear includes an evaporator, a fluid conduit, and a condenser. The evaporator is configured to surround at least part of a current carrying contact. The fluid conduit fluidly connects the evaporator to the condenser. A section of the fluid conduit is formed within the evaporator and is electrically insulating and is configured such that fluid can contact an outer surface of the current carrying contact. The cooling apparatus is configured such that in use a working fluid in the evaporator is heated to a vapour state, and the vapour is transferred by the fluid conduit to the condenser. The vapour in the condenser is condensed to the working fluid. The condensed working fluid is passively returned via the fluid conduit to the evaporator.

A busbar comprising two or three more sheet-shaped conductors, wherein said conductors overlap each other and define an elongated body having a central channel, and wherein the conductors are separated by an electric isolation, and wherein each conductor has a surface exposed to the channel, and wherein the area of said surface of each conductor is equal the area of said surface of each of the other conductors.

A busbar comprising two or three more sheet-shaped conductors, wherein said conductors overlap each other and define an elongated body having a central channel, and wherein the conductors are separated by an electric isolation, and wherein each conductor has a surface exposed to the channel, and wherein the area of said surface of each conductor is equal the area of said surface of each of the other conductors.

A busbar assembly contains: an electrical busbar having two end faces, a bottom surface, a top surface, and two side faces connecting the bottom surface and the top surface, and a metallic busbar heatsink having a bottom wall and at least two cooling fins extending from the bottom wall. The cooling fins together with the bottom wall forming a receiving space for receiving the busbar and the busbar is arranged in the receiving space in such a manner that at least one of the two side faces of the busbar is in planar contact with one of the cooling fins.

A busbar assembly contains: an electrical busbar having two end faces, a bottom surface, a top surface, and two side faces connecting the bottom surface and the top surface, and a metallic busbar heatsink having a bottom wall and at least two cooling fins extending from the bottom wall. The cooling fins together with the bottom wall forming a receiving space for receiving the busbar and the busbar is arranged in the receiving space in such a manner that at least one of the two side faces of the busbar is in planar contact with one of the cooling fins.

A power control unit includes a plurality of power devices, a heat dissipation member disposed to face the power device with an insulating resin member interposed therebetween, and a plurality of plate-shaped bus bars each of which has one end connected to the power device, in which at least one of the plurality of bus bars is erected so that a direction along a plate width is aligned with a direction along a normal line of a surface of the heat dissipation member facing the power device, the power devices are arranged in a row along one direction in a straight line, an input bus bar is disposed on one side of the power device in a direction orthogonal to an arrangement direction of the power device, and an output bus bar is disposed on the other side of the power device in the orthogonal direction.

A power control unit includes a plurality of power devices, a heat dissipation member disposed to face the power device with an insulating resin member interposed therebetween, and a plurality of plate-shaped bus bars each of which has one end connected to the power device, in which at least one of the plurality of bus bars is erected so that a direction along a plate width is aligned with a direction along a normal line of a surface of the heat dissipation member facing the power device, the power devices are arranged in a row along one direction in a straight line, an input bus bar is disposed on one side of the power device in a direction orthogonal to an arrangement direction of the power device, and an output bus bar is disposed on the other side of the power device in the orthogonal direction.

A power distribution device with an electric component is provided. The device can include a busbar. The device can include a thermal component coupled to the busbar to dissipate heat generated at the busbar. The device can include a material molded over at least a portion of the thermal component to electrically isolate at least the portion of the thermal component from the busbar.

A power distribution device with an electric component is provided. The device can include a busbar. The device can include a thermal component coupled to the busbar to dissipate heat generated at the busbar. The device can include a material molded over at least a portion of the thermal component to electrically isolate at least the portion of the thermal component from the busbar.

A vehicle electrical power system includes a phase module assembly of a multi-phase inverter. The phase module assembly includes first and second flat laminated busbars extending in orthogonal planes. The phase module assembly also includes one or more transistors that convert direct current into one phase of a multi-phase alternating current of the multi-phase inverter, and to output the phase of the multi-phase alternating current to the load. The phase module assembly also includes one or more capacitors conductively coupled with the internal positive and negative terminal connectors and with the external positive and negative bushings configured to be conductively coupled with the power source of direct current. The assembly can be useful for vehicles because the components of the system are configured to carry large amounts of current in a more reliable and sustainable manner.