Hybrid electrical connector

A hybrid electrical connector comprising:

• a housing extending between a front and a rear, the housing having a top and a bottom opposite the top, the housing having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the housing including a first connector at the first side, a second connector at the second side, and a center connector between the first connector and the second connector, the center connector including a guide module having a primary guide surface for guiding mating with a mating electrical connector in a primary direction and a secondary guide surface for guiding mating with the mating electrical connector in a secondary direction perpendicular to the primary direction;
• a positive power module at the first connector, the positive power module including positive power contacts coupled to the housing proximate to the first side, each positive power contact having a terminating end and a mating end, the mating end configured to be mated to positive power contacts of the mating electrical connector;
• a negative power module at the second connector, the negative power module including negative power contacts coupled to the housing proximate to the second side, each negative power contact having a terminating end and a mating end, the mating end configured to be mated to negative power contacts of the mating electrical connector;
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• a signal module at the center connector, the signal module including signal contacts and ground shields providing electrical shielding for the signal contacts, each signal contact having a terminating end and a mating end, the mating end configured to be mated to signal contacts of the mating electrical connector, the signal module located between the positive power module and the negative power module.

An electrical connector system comprising:

• a first hybrid electrical connector including a first housing, a first positive power module, a first negative power module and a first signal module between the first positive power module and the first negative power module, the first housing extending between a front and a rear, the first housing having opposite first and second sides, the first positive power module including first positive power contacts coupled to the first housing proximate to the first side of the first housing, the first negative power module including first negative power contacts coupled to the first housing proximate to the second side of the first housing, the first signal module including first signal contacts and first ground shields providing electrical shielding for the first signal contacts, the first signal module including a first guide module having first guide surfaces, the first guide module being located between the first positive power module and the first negative power module;
• a second hybrid electrical connector mated to the first hybrid electrical connector, the second hybrid electrical connector including a second housing, a second positive power module, a second negative power module and a second signal module between the second positive power module and the second negative power module, the second housing extending between a front and a rear, the second housing having opposite first and second sides, the second positive power module including second positive power contacts coupled to the second housing proximate to the first side of the second housing, the second positive power contacts being mated to first positive power contacts, the second negative power module including second negative power contacts coupled to the second housing proximate to the second side of the second housing, the second negative power contacts being mated to the first negative power contacts, the second signal module including second signal contacts and second ground shields providing electrical shielding for the second signal contacts, the second signal contact being mated to the first signal contact and the second ground shields being mated to the first ground shields, the second signal module including a second guide module having second guide surfaces, the second guide module being located between the second positive power module and the second negative power module;
• wherein the second guide surfaces interface with the first guide surfaces of the first guide module to align the second signal module with the first signal module prior to mating the second signal contact and the first signal contact;
• wherein the second guide surfaces interface with the first guide surfaces of the first guide module to align the second positive power module with the first positive power module prior to mating the second positive power contact and the first positive power contact;
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• wherein the second guide surfaces interface with the first guide surfaces of the first guide module to align the second negative power module with the first negative power module prior to mating the second negative power contact and the first negative power contact.