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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2009
Filed:
May. 29, 2007
Leonard Myatt, Norfolk, MA (US);
Robert A. Ward, Rockledge, FL (US);
Aleksandar Prole, Winter Springs, FL (US);
Lon W. Montgomery, Winter Springs, FL (US);
Leonard Myatt, Norfolk, MA (US);
Robert A. Ward, Rockledge, FL (US);
Aleksandar Prole, Winter Springs, FL (US);
Lon W. Montgomery, Winter Springs, FL (US);
Siemens Energy, Inc., Orlando, FL (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment the present invention is a Flexible Connector Assemblies (FCA)that comprises top and bottom plates connected by Flexible Connectors (FC)and provides a compliant electrical joint between the first terminal leadand the second terminal lead. These terminal leadsandare connected to the top and bottom plates eccentrically in such a way that the total currentthrough the FCA is more evenly distributed among the FCthan when the leads are centered on their respective plates. This improvement in uniformity reduces the maximum current carried by any one FC, which substantially extends the operating life of the component.