A power cable assembly includes a power cable core. The power cable core has a longitudinally extending cooling tube comprising a thermally conductive wall defining an interior channel for circulating, between a coolant inlet and a coolant outlet of the cooling tube, a coolant medium; a longitudinally extending electrical conductor configured to be coupled via first and second connectors to respective electrical connections of a power distribution system; and a first insulating layer surrounding the power cable core. The electrical conductor is arranged to surround the cooling tube at least partially such that at least a portion of an external surface of the thermally conductive wall is provided in direct contact with a corresponding portion of the electrical conductor over a heat exchange region so as to transfer heat from the electrical conductor to the coolant medium circulating in the interior channel of the cooling tube.

Provided is a novel heat dissipation structure for a wire harness by which excellent heat dissipation can be ensured while achieving improved versatility using a simple structure. The heat dissipation structure for a wire harness includes wire harnesses, heat dissipation bodies with which the wire harnesses are in contact in a heat conductive manner, and a heat conductive member whose heat conductivity is improved in a specific direction. The wire harnesses and the heat dissipation bodies are pressed against each other with the heat conductive member sandwiched in between in the specific direction.

Disclosed is a covered wire including: a tubular member through which a coolant flows; a conductor provided on an outer circumference of the tubular member; and a covering member covering an outer circumference of the conductor, wherein the tubular member and the covering member are insulating, and the tubular member has a higher resistance to the coolant than the covering member.

The invention relates to a connection element for electrically connecting an individual line which has a concentric conductor arrangement (32) and a central passage (33) for a cooling fluid. The connection element comprises an electrically conductive housing (2) with a sleeve-shaped pressing portion which is suitable for producing a press connection to the concentric conductor arrangement (32). The electrically conductive housing (2) here has an internal cooling passage (10) with a connection opening (11) for an external cooling line, said cooling passage leading into a space surrounded by the sleeve-shaped pressing portion. In addition, the connection element comprises a counterpressure element (3) which can at least partially lie in the space surrounded by the sleeve-shaped pressing portion. The counterpressure element (3) is furthermore configured to support the concentric conductor arrangement (32) on the inner side thereof when the sleeve-shaped pressing portion is compressed during the production of a press connection. The invention furthermore relates to a fluid-coolable individual line unit and to a charging cable having a charging connector.

A wire harness unit including: a conductive path for conducting electricity between in-vehicle devices, the conductive path including a conductive hollow tubular conductor, a flexible conductor that is more flexible than the tubular conductor, and a terminal; and a cooling tube through which a coolant is flowable for cooling the conductive path and that is separate from the tubular conductor, wherein: the tubular conductor is more rigid than the cooling tube, the flexible conductor includes a first end that is electrically connected to the tubular conductor, and a second end that is electrically connected to the terminal, and the cooling tube extends through the tubular conductor, and further extends through the flexible conductor between the first end and the second end of the flexible conductor.

An electrical vehicle (EV) connector includes a hybrid cooling system with a first cooling device for cooling a first portion of the connector in an area of effect of the first cooling device, and a second cooling device for cooling a second portion of the connector in an area of effect of the second cooling device. The first portion and the second portion are thermally connected to each other; and the area of effect of the first cooling device is configured for not overlapping or only insignificantly overlapping the area of effect of the second cooling device.

A high-voltage line for motor-vehicle high voltage includes an interior tube surrounding an interior cavity of the high-voltage line, an electrically conducting interior conductor surrounding the interior tube, an intermediate insulation surrounding the interior conductor, an electrically conducting outer conductor surrounding the intermediate insulation, and an outer insulation surrounding the outer conductor. The outer insulation, the outer conductor, the intermediate insulation, the interior conductor, and the interior tube are disposed coaxial to one another.

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.

A power cable (C.sub.1), or power umbilical, comprising a number of electric high power cables (10) for transfer of large amounts of electric power/energy; filler material (2, 3, 4, 5, 6) in the form of stiff elongate plastic elements; the number of electric high power cables (10) and stiff elongate plastic elements (2, 3, 4, 5, 6) being gathered in a twisted bundle by means of a laying operation; a protective sheath (1) that encompasses the electric cables and the filler material; and at least one longitudinally extending channel (6) is provided for forced flow transportation of a cooling agent through said power cable/umbilical in order to cool down the electric high power cables (10) and their insulation material from a critical temperature value of about 90° C.

A pipe type solid insulation cable system includes a plurality of solid insulation cables; a plurality of steel pipes in which the plurality of solid insulation cables are inserted, respectively; and a refrigerant circulation path that includes a plurality of refrigerant pipes, which are provided to be adjacent to the plurality of steel pipes, respectively, circularly connected with each other to circulate a refrigerant therein, wherein the pipe type solid insulation cable system is configured to indirectly cool the plurality of solid insulation cables in the plurality of steel pipes, respectively, by cooling at least a part of a periphery of each of the plurality of steel pipes by the refrigerant circulation path without flowing the refrigerant in the plurality of steel pipes.