US 2017/0318660 A1 · ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY

Abstract

An electrical connector assembly includes a first electrically conductive contact member and a second electrically conductive contact member. Both contact members have non-planar interface surfaces. The second interface surface is complimentary to the first interface surface. Magnetic field concentrators are spaced apart to concentrate a magnetic field in a zone. The magnetic field is associated with electric current carried by the electrical connector assembly. A flexible circuit carrier has openings to receive the magnetic field concentrators. The flexible circuit carrier comprises a flexible dielectric layer and a conductive traces. A magnetic field sensor is mounted on the flexible circuit carrier in the zone.

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Dependent claims

An electrical connector assembly, comprising:

a first electrically conductive contact member, the first contact member having a non-planar first interface surface;
a second electrically conductive contact member, the second contact member having a non-planar second interface surface which is complementary to the first interface surface and which engages the first interface surface.
a plurality of magnetic field concentrators spaced apart to concentrate a magnetic field in a zone, the magnetic field associated with electric current carried by the electrical connector assembly;
a flexible circuit carrier with openings to receive the magnetic field concentrators, the flexible circuit carrier comprising a flexible dielectric layer and a conductive traces;
and
a magnetic field sensor for mounting on the flexible circuit carrier in the zone.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

15/381,799Filed 16 Dec 2016

Priority

29 Apr 2016

Published

2 Nov 2017

Term ends

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Classification23 codes

H05K 1/0204
Cooling of mounted components: using means for thermal conduction connection in the thickness direction of the substrate
G01R 15/207
Using galvano-magnetic devices, e.g. Hall-effect devices , i.e. measuring a magnetic field via the interaction between a current and a magnetic…:…
G01R 19/0092
Arrangements for measuring currents or voltages or for indicating presence or sign thereof: measuring current only
G01R 31/382
Arrangements for testing, measuring or monitoring the electrical condition of accumulators or electric batteries, e.g. capacity or state of…

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Abstract

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