A superconducting coil, includes a coil body around which a superconducting wire is wound; an electrode member which includes a first surface, a second surface, a base portion, and an extension portion, the first surface facing an outer peripheral surface of the coil body, the second surface being positioned to be opposite to the first surface, the base portion being solder-joined to the superconducting wire of the coil body on the first surface, the extension portion extending from the second surface to the outside of the coil body, and an electrode superconducting wire which extends from the second surface of the electrode member toward the extension portion, and is solder-joined to the base portion and the extension portion.

A power cable including a conductive core including a conductor including a plurality of sections, and an electrical insulation system enclosing the conductor, and a sheath enclosing the conductive core, wherein one of the plurality of sections of the conductor is a first conductor section and another of the plurality of sections of the conductor is a second conductor section, which first conductor section has a first cross-sectional layout that provides a first ampacity for the first conductor section, and which second conductor section has a second cross-sectional layout that provides a second ampacity for the second conductor section, wherein the first ampacity is higher than the second ampacity, wherein the plurality of sections are thermally joined, and wherein the electrical insulation system extends continually from the first conductor section to the second conductor section of the conductor. A method of manufacturing a power cable is also presented.

A robotic wire termination system for efficiently connecting a plurality of wires to an electrical connector. The robotic wire termination system generally includes a frame, a connector support attached to the frame, a robot manipulator having at least one arm, a heating device attached to the at least one arm and a control unit in communication with the robot manipulator to control the operation of the robot manipulator. The arm of the robot manipulator is adapted to move the heating device so that the heating device can apply heat to a selected connector pin of the electrical connector.

The invention relates to a device for welding rod-shaped conductors (14), comprising a compression chamber for receiving joining sections (13) of the conductors to be joined together, the compression chamber being limited in a first axial direction (z-axis) on two opposite sides by an active surface of a sonotrode (16) transmitting ultrasonic vibrations in the direction of the z-axis and by a counter surface of a counter electrode (18), the device having a knife device which is provided with a drive device and comprises a knife (24) movable in the direction of the z-axis, said knife having a cutting edge which can be moved past the compression chamber, wherein a drive motor of the drive device is arranged in an installation space arranged below the sonotrode, the drive motor being connected to a knife holder (26) via a deflection gear (31) in order for the knife to be able to perform a cutting motion, the knife being moveable in the direction of the z-axis.

Linking cable connector includes a lead frame held in an interior cavity of a cover. The lead frame includes conductive leads arranged side by side in a row and extending between a first end and an opposite second end of the lead frame. At least some adjacent conductive leads are spaced on a first lead pitch at the first end, and are spaced on a second lead pitch at the second end. The second lead pitch is less than the first lead pitch. The conductive leads engage and electrically connect to corresponding wire conductors of a first cable harness at the first end of the lead frame, and the conductive leads engage and electrically connect to corresponding wire conductors of a second cable harness at the second end of the lead frame such that the leads provide conductive paths between the first and second cable harnesses.

Connectors each include wires (2) formed with core exposed portions (2B) by removing parts of coatings (2A) and a connector housing (1) for accommodating the wires (2) while exposing the core exposed portions (2B) in an opening (4). The connectors are stacked with the openings (4) facing each other. An operation hole (5) is formed on a side opposite to the opening (4) in each of the connector housings (1). Electrodes (9) of a welding machine are inserted through both operation holes (5) and the core exposed portions (2B) corresponding in a stacking direction are welded to each other. In this way, the wires (2) can be connected directly between the both connectors without using terminals.

Provided is a method of manufacturing an electric wire with terminal formed by connecting a first core exposed portion of an electric wire to a metal terminal having a box portion that is formed by processing a single conductive board into a box shape and has an opening in which a counterpart terminal is inserted, and a spring inside the box portion. After laser-welding opposed portions where parts of the single conductive board forming the box portion are opposed to each other, applying ultrasonic vibration to a second core exposed portion of the electric wire is executed.

A first direction exposed conductor group includes a plurality of exposed conductor portions of a first flat cable, and a second direction exposed conductor group includes a plurality of exposed conductor portions of a second flat cable. The plurality of exposed conductor portions are located parallel to each other, and the plurality of exposed conductor portions are located parallel to each other. The first direction exposed conductor group and the second direction exposed conductor group intersect and overlap each other to form an intersection overlap portion. An intersection insulating film is provided between the first direction exposed conductor group and the second direction exposed conductor group at the intersection overlap portion. The exposed conductor portions and the exposed conductor portions facing each other via windows of the intersection insulating film are connected to be conductive to each other. Thus, an electric cable structural body is provided.

It is aimed to build a trunk line of an in-vehicle network having low connection resistance. The in-vehicle network is composed of a trunk line (1) and branch lines (2) branched from branch points (3) arranged at a plurality of intermediate positions of the trunk line (19 via connectors (CO) and to be connected to electronic control units (U). A bypass bypassed toward the connector (CO) from the trunk line (1) is formed at each branch point (3) of the branch line (1), and an exposed part of a core (7) is formed in this bypass and connected to a trunk line terminal (6). A branch line terminal (8) connected to an end of the branch line (2) and the trunk line terminal (6) are connected inside the connector (CO).

A harness 1 includes copper wires 10A and aluminum wires 10B. The copper wire 10A includes a copper core 11A. The aluminum wire 10B includes an aluminum core 11B made of a material different from that of the copper core 11A and having lower conductor strength than the copper core 11A. The copper cores 11A are multiply folded, and parts on tip sides serve as a bulky portion 11AE. The harness 1 includes a joined portion 20 formed by welding the copper cores 11A including the joined portion 11AE and the aluminum cores 11B. The joined portion 20 includes a first layer 21 constituted by the copper cores 11A including the bulky portion 11AE and a second layer 22 constituted by the aluminum cores 11B and overlaid on the first layer 21.