Header power connector

A header power connector comprising:

• a header housing assembly including an outer housing and an inner housing received in a cavity of the outer housing, the outer housing having an upper end and a lower end opposite the upper end, the outer housing having an outer wall forming the cavity, the inner housing having an inner wall forming a terminal channel, the inner housing having an upper opening at a top of the inner housing open to the terminal channel configured to receive a first busbar, the inner housing having a lower opening at a bottom of the inner housing open to the terminal channel configured to receive a second busbar;
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• a terminal received in the terminal channel, the terminal including a terminal base, an upper mating end at a first side of the terminal base and a lower mating end at a second side of the terminal base, the upper mating end including an upper socket flanked by a first upper spring beam and a second upper spring beam, the lower mating end including a lower socket flanked by a first lower spring beam and a second lower spring beam, the upper socket aligned with the upper opening and configured to receive the first busbar, the first and second upper spring beams configured to engage opposite sides of the first busbar, the lower socket aligned with the lower opening and configured to receive the second busbar, the first and second lower spring beams configured to engage opposite sides of the second busbar;
• wherein the inner housing is movable at various tilt angles relative to the outer housing between a positive inner housing tilt position and a negative inner housing tilt position, the inner housing being positionable at a no-tilt angle approximately centered between the positive inner housing tilt position and the negative inner housing tilt position, the inner housing movable relative to the outer housing to accommodate misalignment of the first busbar and the second busbar in the terminal channel
• wherein the terminal is movable in the terminal channel at various tilt angles relative to the inner housing between a positive terminal tilt position and a negative terminal tilt position, the terminal being positionable at a no-tilt angle approximately centered between the positive terminal tilt position and the negative terminal tilt position, the terminal movable relative to the inner housing to accommodate misalignment of the first busbar and the second busbar in the terminal channel.

A power connector system comprising:

• a first busbar for powering a first electrical component, the first busbar having a first busbar edge;
• a second busbar for powering a second electrical component, the second busbar having a second busbar edge;
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• a header power connector for electrically connecting the first busbar and the second busbar, the header power connector comprising:
• a header housing assembly including an outer housing and an inner housing received in a cavity of the outer housing, the outer housing having an outer wall forming the cavity, the inner housing having an inner wall forming a terminal channel, the inner housing having an upper opening open to the terminal channel configured to receive the first busbar edge of the first busbar, the inner housing having a lower opening open to the terminal channel configured to receive the second busbar edge of the second busbar, wherein the inner housing is movable relative to the outer housing in the cavity to accommodate misalignment of the first busbar and the second busbar in the terminal channel;
• a terminal received in the terminal channel, the terminal including a terminal base, an upper mating end at a first side of the terminal base and a lower mating end at a second side of the terminal base, the upper mating end including an upper socket flanked by a first upper spring beam and a second upper spring beam, the lower mating end including a lower socket flanked by a first lower spring beam and a second lower spring beam, the upper socket aligned with the upper opening and configured to receive the first busbar, the first and second upper spring beams configured to engage opposite sides of the first busbar, the lower socket aligned with the lower opening and configured to receive the second busbar, the first and second lower spring beams configured to engage opposite sides of the second busbar, wherein the terminal is movable in the terminal channel to accommodate misalignment of the first busbar and the second busbar in the terminal channel.