US 11,735,363 B2
In lead capacitor
Robert A. Roth, Fort Wayne, IN (US); Russell J. Bookout, Fort Wayne, IN (US); Donald Brown, Fort Wayne, IN (US); Arron J. Foreman, Fort Wayne, IN (US); Jeffrey D. Frank, Fort Wayne, IN (US); Paul Luarde, Fort Wayne, IN (US); and Mark E. McClain, Fort Wayne, IN (US)
Assigned to FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO., INC., Fort Wayne, IN (US)
Filed by Franklin Electric Co., Inc., Fort Wayne, IN (US)
Filed on Nov. 20, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/689,638.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/770,621, filed on Nov. 21, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2020/0161050 A1, May 21, 2020
Int. Cl. H01G 4/224 (2006.01); F04B 49/06 (2006.01); H02K 5/22 (2006.01)
CPC H01G 4/224 (2013.01) [F04B 49/06 (2013.01); H02K 5/225 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A capacitor assembly adapted for placement adjacent a pipe provided to transfer water pumped with a pump, the capacitor assembly comprising:
a power cable comprising a first electrical conductor and a second electrical conductor;
a motor cable comprising a first electrical conductor, a second electrical conductor, and a third electrical conductor, the first electrical conductor of the motor cable electrically connected to the first electrical conductor of the power cable, and the second electrical conductor of the motor cable electrically connected to the second electrical conductor of the power cable;
a capacitor connected to the first electrical conductors of the power cable and the motor cable and to the third electrical conductor; and
a cover enclosing the capacitor, ends of the first conductors of the power cable and the motor cable connected to the capacitor, and an end of the third conductor connected to the capacitor,
wherein the cover is water impermeable and the capacitor assembly is configured for installation outside the motor,
wherein after installation the capacitor assembly has an arcuate shape with a concave surface facing the pipe;
wherein the capacitor comprises a first capacitor section electrically connected to a second capacitor section, the first capacitor section and the second capacitor section being spaced apart and flexibly coupled by a flexible connector; and
wherein the cover is a one-piece structure formed by over-molding a polymer over the first capacitor section and the second capacitor section to surround the first capacitor section and the second capacitor section and form the flexible connector.