The present invention discloses a charging socket lead frame assembly and a charging socket. The charging socket lead frame assembly has a lead frame which has a frame body and an electrical connection structure arranged in the frame body. The lead frame is adapted to be installed in a cavity of a charging socket, and a plurality of terminals of the charging socket are adapted to pass through the frame body. One end of the electrical connection structure is exposed from the frame body to electrically connect with a lead of a temperature sensor. The lead frame is arranged in non-electrical contact with at least one signal terminal of the charging socket. Therefore, the structure of the lead frame can be simplified and the manufacturing difficulty and cost can be reduced.

An electronic power connector including at least one contact configured to electrically connect a power supply to a load. The electronic power connector further including an insulating sleeve configured to receive the at least one contact. The insulating sleeve includes a sensor slot located at a first end of the insulating sleeve.

An electrical connector assembly includes a connector housing defining a cavity in which an electrical busbar is disposed. The connector housing defines an opening to the cavity. The electrical connector assembly also includes a cover configured to enclose the cavity. The cover has an inlet port, an outlet port, and a coolant channel that is in fluidic communication with the inlet port and the outlet port. A portion of the cover is in intimate thermal contact with the electrical busbar.

Thermal mitigation features may be included in a Universal Serial Bus (USB) cable assembly or in the USB receptacle portion of a device. In one aspect, one or both ends of a USB cable jacket may have greater thermal conductivity than the portion between them. The portion having the greater thermal conductivity may dissipate excess heat from the cable into the environment. In another aspect, a USB cable connector or the USB receptacle portion of a device may include a thermoelectric heat pump. The thermoelectric heat pump may move excess heat from the cable assembly or receptacle into a portion of the cable assembly or device that dissipates the heat into the environment.

A connector part for connecting to a mating connector part includes at least one load contact and at least one temperature sensor for detecting a temperature of the at least one load contact. The connector part further includes an evaluation unit. The evaluation unit is configured to detect at least one sensor value of the at least one temperature sensor and at least one value of a parameter with respect to an electric current flow via the at least one load contact.

A charging base with a replaceable terminal element for an electric vehicle includes a fixing component and a replaceable terminal element that cooperate with each other. A DC replaceable terminal assembly includes a plastic sheath, insertion grooves and a sheath base connected to each other. A terminal is connected inside each of the insertion grooves. The sheath base is connected to the fixing component. A lower part of the terminal is provided with a knurled structure, and a lower end of the terminal is connected to the jack socket of the fixing component. A bottom part of the sheath base is provided with a waterproof groove and a terminal protection ring. A sealing gasket is connected in the waterproof groove, and has through holes.

A device comprises a plurality of temperature sensing elements and a control module. The plurality of temperature sensing elements are each arranged proximal to a respective current carrying blade of an electrical plug. The control module receives, from the plurality of temperature sensing elements, a plurality of temperature signals that each indicate a temperature associated with the respective current carrying blades of the electrical plug. The control module also determines a temperature condition of the electrical plug based on the plurality of temperature signals. The control module also communicates an indication of the temperature condition of the electrical plug via an electrical power carrying conductor that supplies electrical power via the electrical plug.

An electrical connector includes a male electrical plug, a female socket, a housing, and a control system. The male electrical plug, which is supplied with power, is electrically connected to the female socket. The housing contains the male electrical plug, the female socket, and a control system. The control system includes a temperature sensor and a transceiver with the temperature sensor sensing a temperature at a location within the housing and the transceiver transmitting a signal representative of the temperature to an alarm device remotely located from the electrical connector. The electrical connector can include one or more switches that are remotely controllable by the alarm device to interrupt the electrical connection between the male plug and the female socket.

A powered wall plate comprising a wall plate, at least two electrical plug prongs, an electrical circuit, and an electrical feature. The wall plate has a front surface opposite a rear surface and at least one opening sized to expose a first electrical receptacle of an electrical device. The at least two electrical plug prongs originate within the wall plate and extend rearward from the rear surface, and are configured to removably mate with a second electrical receptacle of the electrical device. The electrical circuit is located between the front surface and the rear surface. The electrical feature is exposed on the wall plate and is configured to receive power from the at least two electrical plug prongs through the electrical circuit. The wall plate may have a profile with a first thickness and a second thickness. The second thickness may be less than three times the first thickness.

A contact element assembly for a plug connector part connectable to a mating plug connector part includes: a contact element that has a body and a plurality of contact lamellae that are elastically movable at the contact body and that together form a plug opening and can be brought into contact with a mating contact element of the mating plug connector part that is pluggable into the plug opening in an electrically contacting manner; and a sensor device that has a sensor element that is arranged in relation to the contact lamellae such that in an operational state of the contact lamellae the sensor element is not in electrical contact with the contact lamellae, but that come into electrical contact with the at least one of the contact lamellae upon an exceptional deformation on at least one of the contact lamellae. The sensor element is connected to an evaluation device.