bus bar
noun
: a conductor or an assembly of conductors for collecting electric currents and distributing them to outgoing feeders
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Add the mass of the ancillary battery equipment—including the bus bars, cooling system, and battery management system—and the energy density of the entire system drops by half, giving the batteries a pitiful 1 percent of the raw energy density of gasoline.
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IEEE Spectrum, 26 Feb. 2016
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IEEE Spectrum, 26 Feb. 2016
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“Bus bar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bus%20bar. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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