Temperature regulation of an electrical system

A high-power electrical system comprising:

• a plurality of high-power electrical conductors configured to distribute power in the high-power electrical system, at least one of the plurality of high-power electrical conductors being mechanically and electrically connected to a heat generating electrical component;
• and
• a temperature regulation system including a temperature regulation loop,
• wherein at least one of the plurality of high-power electrical conductors includes a first end space apart from a second end by a middle segment,
• wherein the middle segment includes at least one internal channel which is included in the temperature regulation loop and is configured to guide a temperature regulating fluid circulated in the temperature regulation loop,
• wherein at least one of the first end and the second end is monolithically formed with the middle segment,
• wherein the at least one internal channel comprises a channel inlet and a channel outlet, and
• wherein the channel inlet and channel outlet are provided in the middle section.

A method of manufacturing, via an additive manufacturing process, a high-power electrical conductor including an internal channel, the method comprising steps of:

• providing a first layer of electrically conductive material;
• and
• providing a plurality of subsequent layers of the electrically conductive material thereby forming a first end, a middle segment and a second end of the high-power electrical conductor,
• wherein the method is characterized in that a layer of the high-power electrical conductor added to a previous layer of the high-power electrical conductor is only partly covering the cross-sectional area the previous layer,
• wherein the non-covered part of the previous layer at least partly forms an internal channel comprising a channel inlet and a channel outlet, and
• wherein the internal channel, the channel inlet and channel outlet are provided in the middle section.

A high-power electrical conductor configured to distribute power in a high-power electrical system,

• wherein the high-power electrical conductors is configured for being mechanically and electrically connected to a heat generating electrical component comprised by the high-power electrical system,
• wherein the high-power electrical conductors comprising a first end space apart from a second end by a middle segment,
• wherein the middle segment comprises at least one internal channel configured to guide a temperature regulating fluid,
• wherein at least one of the first end and the second end is monolithically formed with the middle segment, and
• wherein the at least one internal channel includes a channel inlet and a channel outlet, and
• wherein the channel inlet and channel outlet are provided in the middle section.