Grounding device for a vehicle and vehicle

A vehicle, comprising:

• at least a first component and a second component;
• and
• a grounding device, comprising:
• a conducting element and two contact elements,
• wherein the conducting element comprises a flat braided wire assembly configured to conduct high frequency currents,
• wherein a first contact element of the two contact elements is arranged at a first axial end of the conducting element and a second contact element of the two contact elements is arranged at a second axial end of the conducting element,
• wherein the first contact element is further configured to be attached to the first component of the vehicle, and the second contact element is further configured to be attached to the second component of the vehicle, and
• wherein the flat braided wire assembly of the conducting element is formed at least partly as a spring element, the spring element being in a stable form configured to provide at least one of an elastic expansion or an elastic compression in at least two dimensions while preventing the flat braided wire assembly from being at least one of twisted or looped due to mechanical loads, and
• wherein the grounding device is configured to provide a conductive path, comprising a low impedance path, between at least the first component and the second component.

A method, comprising:

• providing a conductive path between at least a first component and a second component of a vehicle, the conductive path being configured to conduct high frequency current, wherein the vehicle comprises:
• a grounding device, comprising:
• a conducting element and two contact elements,
• wherein the conducting element comprises a flat braided wire assembly configured to conduct high frequency currents,
• wherein a first contact element of the two contact elements is arranged at a first axial end of the conducting element and a second contact element of the two contact elements is arranged at a second axial end of the conducting element,
• wherein the first contact element is further configured to be attached to the first component of the vehicle, and the second contact element is further configured to be attached to the second component of the vehicle, and
• wherein the flat braided wire assembly of the conducting element is formed at least partly as a spring element, the spring element being in a stable form configured to provide at least one of an elastic expansion or an elastic compression in at least two dimensions while preventing the flat braided wire assembly from being at least one of twisted or looped due to mechanical loads, and
• wherein the grounding device is configured to provide the conductive path, comprising a low impedance path, between at least the first component and the second component.