POWER CABLE ASSEMBLY FOR A POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM HAVING AN INTEGRATED COOLING SYSTEM

A power cable assembly and a power distribution system incorporate an integrated cooling system. The power cable assembly comprises a power cable core comprising an electrical conductor an electrical conductor extending longitudinally, a plurality of longitudinally extending cooling pipes, and a thermal interface material (TIM) surrounding the cooling pipes and electrical conductor. The TIM is configured to thermally couple an external surface of the thermally conductive wall of each cooling pipe with an external surface of the insulating material of the electrical conductor such that the heat generated at the electrical conductor is transferred, via the external surface of the cooling pipes over a heat transfer region, to the coolant medium circulating in the interior channel.