Electrical interconnect system for an electric vehicle

One or more electrical interconnects for coupling electrical components in an electric vehicle, each of the one or more electrical interconnects comprising:

• a cable including first and second ends and first and second power conductors;
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• a first connector on the first end of the cable, the first connector including:
• a first body having first and second sides;
• first and second first side power terminals on the first side of the first body;
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• first and second second side power terminals on the second side of the first body,
• wherein the first second side power terminal is electrically coupled to the first first side power terminal and to the first power conductor, and the second second side power terminal is electrically coupled to the second first side power terminal and to the second power conductor;
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• wherein the first side of the first body and the first and second first side power terminals are complimentary to the second side of the first body and the first and second second side power terminals so the first connector is configured to be mechanically and electrically connected to a first connector of another of the one or more electrical interconnects on one or both of the first or second sides of the first body;
• wherein for each of the one or more electrical interconnects:
• the cable further includes first and second interlock conductors;
• the first connector further includes:
• a first first side interlock terminal on the first side of the first body and electrically coupled to the first interlock conductor;
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• a first second side interlock terminal on the second side of the first body and electrically coupled to the second interlock conductor;
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• wherein the first first side interlock terminal of the first connector is complimentary to the first second side interlock terminal of the first connector.

An electrical system for an electric vehicle, comprising:

• a plurality of vehicle electrical components;
• and
• one or more electrical interconnects connected to each of the plurality of vehicle electrical components, wherein each electrical interconnect comprises:
• a cable including first and second ends and first and second power conductors;
• and
• a first connector on the first end of the cable, the first connector including:
• a first body having first and second sides;
• first and second first side power terminals on the first side of the first body;
• and
• first and second second side power terminals on the second side of the first body, wherein the first second side power terminal is electrically coupled to the first first side power terminal and to the first power conductor, and the second second side power terminal is electrically coupled to the second first side power terminal and to the second power conductor;
• and
• wherein the first side of the first body and the first and second first side power terminals are complimentary to the second side of the first body and the first and second second side power terminals so the first connector is configured to be mechanically and electrically connected to a first connector of another of the one or more electrical interconnects on one or both of the first or second sides of the first body;
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• wherein at least a portion of the plurality of vehicle electrical components are coupled to a bus including a plurality of the first connectors mechanically and electrically connected to one another.