High-voltage electrical connector for the space sector

A high-voltage electrical connector for space, comprising a male portion (M) and a female portion (F), to produce an electrical contact (CE),

• said male portion comprising:
• a metallic male external shell (CM);
• a male dielectric block (DM) encapsulated by the metallic male external shell and having a male structured region (RSM) comprising a male recess (RM);
• a male part (PM) of the electrical contact that is at least partially embedded in the male dielectric block, said male part extending in a direction x, a male end of said male part being arranged in the male recess,
• the female portion (F) comprising:
• a metallic female external shell (CF)
• a female dielectric block (DF) encapsulated by the female shell and having a female structured region (RSF) comprising a female recess (RF);
• a female part (PF) of the electrical contact that is at least partially embedded in the female dielectric block, said female part extending in the direction x, a female end (EF) of said female part being arranged in the female recess, said male end being able to interlock with said female end to create the electrical contact (CE),
• an assembly formed by said male part, said female part, said male recess and said female recess being a basic connector (CNE),
• the metallic male external shell or the metallic female external shell having at least one opening (O), the male structured region having a shape that complements a shape of the female structured region, the male structured region being capable of being inserted into the female structured region, or vice versa, to allow the electrical contact and create a leakage duct (AC) between the female structured region and the male structured region allowing air included between the female structured region and the male structured region to flow to said at least one opening,
• the leakage duct being adapted to allow a high vacuum to be obtained in the leakage duct and to prevent, at atmospheric pressure, the occurrence of a dielectric breakdown between the electrical contact and the metallic male external shell passing over a surface of the male dielectric block, and between the electrical contact and the female metallic external shell passing over a surface of the female dielectric block.