Cable shield to motor housing terminator
AssigneeBAKC Capital Group
InventorBruce Karjala
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Abstract
A terminator device is configured to electrically connect a shield of a shield cable connected to a motor drive to an electrically conductive motor housing of an electric motor. The terminator device includes: an electrically conductive housing; a shield connector configured to electrically connect (a) the shield of the shielded cable that is connected to the motor drive to (b) the electrically conductive housing; a housing conductor that is electrically conductive and that includes: a first end that is directly connected to the electrically conductive housing; and a second end configured to be directly connected to the electrically conductive motor housing of the electric motor.
Claims20
A terminator device configured to electrically connect (a) a shield of a shield cable connected to (b) an electrically conductive motor housing of an electric motor, the shield cable connected to a motor drive, the terminator device comprising:
- an electrically conductive housing;
- a shield connector configured to electrically connect (a) the shield of the shielded cable that is connected to the motor drive to (b) the electrically conductive housing;
- a housing conductor that is electrically conductive and that includes:
- a first end that is directly connected to the electrically conductive housing;
- and
- a second end configured to be directly connected to the electrically conductive motor housing of the electric motor.
A system comprising:
- a motor drive;
- an electric motor;
- a terminator device;
- a shielded cable having first insulated conductors and a shield that surrounds the first insulated conductors,
- wherein the first insulated conductors and the shield are electrically connected at first ends to the motor drive,
- wherein the first insulated conductors are connected at second ends to conductor connectors within the terminator device, and
- wherein the shield is electrically connected to an electrically conductive housing conductor of the terminator device;
- and
- a non-shielded cable having second insulated conductors and not having a shield that surrounds the second insulated conductors,
- wherein the second insulated conductors are electrically connected at first ends to stator windings of the electric motor,
- wherein the second insulated conductors are connected at second ends to the conductor connectors within the terminator device, respectively, and
- the electrically conductive housing conductor of the terminator device is electrically connected to an electrically conductive motor housing of the electric motor.
A terminator device configured to electrically connect (a) a shield of a shield cable to (b) an electrically conductive motor housing of an electric motor, the shielded cable connected to a motor drive, the terminator device comprising:
- a housing;
- a housing conductor that is electrically conductive;
- and
- a shield connector configured to electrically connect (a) the shield of the shielded cable that is connected to the motor drive to (b) the housing conductor,
- wherein the housing conductor includes:
- a first end that is electrically connected to the shield via the shield connector;
- and
- a second end configured to be directly connected to the electrically conductive motor housing of the electric motor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.