Power connector

An electrical connector comprising:

• a connector housing having a base at a rear of the connector housing and a plug extending forward of the base at a front of the connector housing configured to be plugged into a busbar assembly, the plug including a slot between a first plug wall and a second plug wall, the slot configured to receive a busbar of the busbar assembly, the connector housing having contact channels through the base and extending to the slot of the plug;
• a first power contact received in the corresponding contact channel, the first power contact having a first mating end extending along the first plug wall into the slot to mate with a first busbar contact of the busbar, the first power contact having a first cable end configured to be terminated to a first power cable;
• a second power contact received in the corresponding contact channel, the second power contact having a second mating end extending along the second plug wall into the slot to mate with a second busbar contact of the busbar, the second power contact having a second cable end configured to be terminated to a second power cable;
• a ground element coupled to the connector housing, the ground element including a ground beam extending along an exterior surface of the second plug wall to interface with a ground conductor of the busbar assembly when the plug is plugged into the busbar assembly;
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• a cable connector assembly coupled to the connector housing, the cable connector assembly including a cable connector housing holding a signal contact, the signal contact being electrically connected to a signal cable of the cable connector assembly, the signal contact extending along an exterior surface of the first plug wall to interface with a signal conductor of the busbar assembly when the plug is plugged into the busbar assembly.

An electrical connector system comprising:

• a busbar assembly including a busbar housing having a first side wall and a second side wall forming a busbar cavity, the busbar assembly including a busbar in the busbar cavity between the first and second side walls, the busbar including a first busbar contact and a second busbar contact, a first pocket defined between the first busbar contact and the first side wall, a second pocket defined between the second busbar and the second side wall, the busbar assembly including a conductive structure in the first pocket along the first side wall, the conductive structure including a signal conductor;
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• an electrical connector coupled to the busbar assembly, the electrical connector including:
• a connector housing having a base at a rear of the connector housing and a plug extending forward of the base at a front of the connector housing, the plug being plugged into the busbar cavity of the busbar housing, the plug including a slot between a first plug wall and a second plug wall, the slot receiving the busbar of the busbar assembly, the connector housing having contact channels through the base and extending to the slot of the plug;
• a first power contact received in the corresponding contact channel, the first power contact having a first mating end extending along the first plug wall into the slot to mate with the first busbar contact of the busbar, the first power contact having a first cable end configured to be terminated to a first power cable;
• a second power contact received in the corresponding contact channel, the second power contact having a second mating end extending along the second plug wall into the slot to mate with the second busbar contact of the busbar, the second power contact having a second cable end configured to be terminated to a second power cable;
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• a cable connector assembly coupled to the connector housing, the cable connector assembly including a cable connector housing holding a signal contact, the signal contact being electrically connected to a signal cable of the cable connector assembly, the signal contact extending along an exterior surface of the first plug wall to interface with the signal conductor of the conductive structure when the plug is plugged into the busbar cavity.