High-voltage electrical connector with limited risk of high-frequency AC electric arcs

Abstract

Disclosed is an electrical connector having: a body made from an electrically conductive material, at least one electrical conductor covered with a layer of electrically insulating material, at least one electrical terminal connected electrically to one end of the electrical conductor, and an insulating insert intended to electrically insulate the electrical terminal relative to the body of the electrical connector, the insulating insert having a first region of electrical continuity covered with a layer of electrically conductive material to provide electrical continuity with the body, and a second region of electrical continuity covered with a layer of electrically conductive material to provide electrical continuity with the electrical terminal, an elastic seal being arranged in a space in which a volume of air inside the electrical connector is liable to be subjected to a difference in electrical potentials between an electrical potential of the body and an electrical potential of the electrical terminal, the elastic seal being in contact with the first region of electrical continuity and with the second region of electrical continuity.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.