A power cable assembly and a power distribution system incorporate an integrated cooling system. The power cable assembly comprises a power cable core comprising an electrical conductor an electrical conductor extending longitudinally, a plurality of longitudinally extending cooling pipes, and a thermal interface material (TIM) surrounding the cooling pipes and electrical conductor. The TIM is configured to thermally couple an external surface of the thermally conductive wall of each cooling pipe with an external surface of the insulating material of the electrical conductor such that the heat generated at the electrical conductor is transferred, via the external surface of the cooling pipes over a heat transfer region, to the coolant medium circulating in the interior channel.

A high voltage power cable assembly for a power distribution system of a vehicle incorporating an integrated cooling system is presented. The power cable assembly comprises first and second electrical conductors spaced apart from one another and extending longitudinally. The power cable assembly further comprises a longitudinally extending cooling tube arranged between the first and second electrical conductors such that opposing portions of an external surface of the cooling tube are provided in direct contact with corresponding portions of the insulating material of the electrical conductors over a heat exchange region so as to transfer heat from the electrically conductive core of the electrical conductors to a coolant medium circulating in an internal channel of the cooling tube.

A flow-guiding rod includes a cooling channel provided in a rod portion of the flow-guiding rod, and a coolant inlet pipe and a coolant outlet pipe provided on end(s) of the flow-guiding rod. The coolant inlet pipe and the coolant outlet pipe are communicated with the cooling channel.

The disclosure relates to a charging cable for charging an electric vehicle, wherein the charging cable includes a coolant supply tube extending in a longitudinal direction and configured for transporting a coolant through the charging cable, an earth extending in a longitudinal direction substantially parallel to the coolant supply tube and configured for serving as ground, a plurality of power wires extending in the longitudinal direction and configured for conducting positive and/or negative direct current, and an outer layer extending in the longitudinal direction and surrounding the coolant supply tube, the earth and the plurality of power wires, wherein each of the plurality of power wires includes a power conductor and a power wire insulation surrounding the power conductor, wherein multiple spacers are provided between the power conductor and the power wire insulation such that a coolant channel is defined between the power conductor and the power wire insulation.

A liquid cooled cable (1) includes a conductor (2) with at least two cable strands (3). The conductor (2) is encompassed by a hose (5) spaced in a sectional view at least partially apart from the conductor (2) by an interstitial space (6). The interstitial space (6) is arranged between an inner wall (7) of the hose (5) and the cable strands (3) of the conductor (2). The interstitial space (6) conducts a cooling liquid (15) along the conductor (2).

A single line for a charging cable includes an open support structure (011, 012) having a longitudinal extent, at least one channel conductor (2) made of electrically conductive material, and an insulation (3). The at least one channel conductor (2) wraps around and contacts the open support structure (011, 012) along its longitudinal extension. The insulation (3) wraps the open support structure (011, 012) and the at least one channel conductor (2). At least one channel (4) for a cooling fluid (5) is provided and is formed by the support structure (011, 012) and the channel conductor (2). The insulation (3) is impermeable to the cooling fluid (5) and is electrically insulating.

Embodiments of a liquid-cooled charging cable are described. The charging cable includes one or more electrically conductive cables having a first end and a second end. Each cable has a set of one or more cooling tubes. Each cooling tube includes an inlet and an outlet, both at the first end of the cable, a forward part in thermal contact with the cable, the forward part beginning at the inlet and extending from the first end to the second end, and a reverse part in thermal contact with the cable, the reverse part extending from the second end to the first end and ending at the outlet. The forward and reverse parts together form a continuous fluid path between the inlet and the outlet, so that a working fluid can flow through each cooling tube from the inlet through the forward part and the reverse part to the outlet.

A high voltage power cable including an insulating body comprising a polymer and defining an interior channel configured to receive a coolant, and an electrical conductor buried in the insulating body.

A line arrangement comprising an electrical line which has at least one electrical insulator and at least one electrical conductor which runs at least in some sections adjacently to the electrical insulator along a longitudinal axis of the electrical line. The line arrangement additionally has a passive heat dissipator which runs at least in some sections along the longitudinal axis and which has at least one heat-absorbing surface portion and at least one heat-emitting surface portion thermally connected to the heat-absorbing surface portion. The heat-absorbing surface portion is brought towards the electrical conductor at least to such an extent that the heat-absorbing surface portion forms a thermally operative connection to the electrical conductor in order to dissipate waste heat from the electrical conductor to the heat-emitting surface portion.

An induction heating system for heating a component, the induction heating system having an alternating voltage supply device, a capacitor, a displacement unit, and an induction coil. The alternating voltage supply device supplies alternating voltage to a series resonant circuit which is formed by the capacitor and the induction coil. The displacement unit allows the induction coil to be displaced laterally in at least one direction relative to the component. The capacitor is situated between the displacement unit and the induction coil. A device for the additive manufacturing of a component uses such an induction heating system.