Outlet connection schema for a PDU
A power distribution unit including an elongate housing and a power input penetrating said elongate housing. The power input can comprise a ground buss wire, a neutral buss wire and at least one line buss wire. A plurality of electrical outlets can be disposed along the housing. Each electrical outlet can comprise a receptacle and a plurality of spaced apart outlet pins protruding from the receptacle. The plurality of outlet pins can include a ground outlet pin receiving the ground buss wire, a neutral outlet pin receiving the neutral buss wire, and a line outlet pin receiving the line buss wire.
1. An electrical outlet, comprising:
a receptacle; and
a plurality of spaced apart outlet pins protruding from said receptacle, said plurality of outlet pins including a ground outlet pin configured to accept a ground buss wire, a neutral outlet pin configured to accept a neutral buss wire, and a line outlet pin configured to accept a line buss wire;
wherein the line outlet pin includes a terminal portion positioned inside the receptacle and a leg portion extending laterally from the terminal portion to terminate outside the receptacle.
2. The electrical outlet of claim 1 wherein each of said spaced apart outlet pins protrudes from a common end of said receptacle.
3. The electrical outlet of claim 2 wherein said receptacle is an IEC-C13 type receptacle.
4. The electrical outlet of claim 2 wherein said receptacle is an IEC-C19 type receptacle.
5. The electrical outlet of claim 1 wherein each of said ground outlet pin, said neutral outlet pin and said line outlet pin includes an associated detent for receiving the ground buss wire, the neutral buss wire and the line buss wire, respectively.
6. The electrical outlet of claim 1 wherein each of said ground outlet pin, said neutral outlet pin and said line outlet pin includes an associated stiffening rib.
7. The electrical outlet of claim 1 wherein at least two of said plurality of spaced apart outlet pins are configured differently.
8. The electrical outlet of claim 7 wherein said receptacle is an IEC-C13 type receptacle, and wherein said ground outlet pin and said neutral outlet pin have a common configuration, and wherein said line outlet pin is configured differently than said common configuration.
9. An electrical outlet array, comprising:
a plurality of receptacles mounted in longitudinal alignment with one another, each receptacle comprising:
a plurality of spaced apart outlet pins protruding from a common end of said receptacle, said plurality of outlet pins including a ground outlet pin configured to accept a ground buss wire, a neutral outlet pin configured to accept a neutral buss wire, and a line outlet pin configured to accept a line buss wire;
wherein the ground outlet pins of said receptacles are longitudinally aligned with one another, the neutral outlet pins of said receptacles are longitudinally aligned with one another, and each of the line outlet pins of said adjacent receptacles are transversely offset from one another.
10. The electrical outlet array of claim 9 wherein at least two of the line outlet pins include a first vertical portion, a second vertical portion, and a middle portion extending therebetween.
11. The electrical outlet array of claim 10 wherein the middle portions of the line outlet pins are of different lengths.
12. The electrical outlet array of claim 9 wherein each of said receptacles is an IEC-C13 type receptacle.
13. The electrical outlet array of claim 9 wherein each of said receptacles is an IEC-C19 type receptacle.
14. The electrical outlet array of claim 9 wherein at least one of said ground outlet pin, said neutral outlet pin, and said line outlet pin includes an associated stiffening rib.
15. The electrical outlet array of claim 9 wherein each of said ground outlet pin, said neutral outlet pin and said line outlet pin includes an associated detent for receiving the ground buss wire, the neutral buss wire and the line buss wire, respectively.
16. A power distribution unit, comprising:
an elongate housing;
a power input penetrating said elongate housing, said power input in electrical communication with each of a ground buss wire, a neutral buss wire and at least one line buss wire; and
a plurality of electrical outlets disposed along said housing, each electrical outlet comprising:
a receptacle; and
a plurality of spaced apart outlet pins protruding from said receptacle, said plurality of outlet pins including a ground outlet pin receiving said ground buss wire, a neutral outlet pin receiving said neutral buss wire, and a line outlet pin receiving said line buss wire.
17. The power distribution unit of claim 16 wherein each of said ground outlet pin, said neutral outlet pin and said line outlet pin includes an associated detent for receiving the ground buss wire, the neutral buss wire and the line buss wire, respectively.
18. The power distribution unit of claim 17 wherein each of said ground outlet pin, said neutral outlet pin and said line outlet pin includes an associated stiffening rib.
19. The power distribution unit of claim 16 wherein said at least one line buss wire comprises a plurality of line buss wires each corresponding to an associated phase of a three-phase power input, and wherein longitudinally adjacent ones of said electrical outlets have line outlet pins receiving different line buss wires.
20. The power distribution unit of claim 19 wherein longitudinally adjacent ones of said ground outlet pins are aligned with one another, longitudinally adjacent ones of said neutral outlet pins are aligned with one another, and longitudinally adjacent ones of said line outlet pins are transversely spaced apart from one another.
21. The power distribution unit of claim 16 wherein at least some of said outlet pins include a first vertical portion, a second vertical portion, and a middle portion extending therebetween.
22. The power distribution unit of claim 21 wherein the middle portions of the line outlet pins are of different lengths.
23. The power distribution of claim 16 wherein said power input includes an input power connector in electrical communication with said ground buss wire, said neutral buss wire, and said at least one line buss wire.
24. The power distribution of claim 16 wherein said plurality of electrical outlets are arranged as one or more groups of like construction.
25. A power distribution unit, comprising:
an elongate housing;
a plurality of electrical outlets disposed along said housing;
a power input penetrating said elongate housing, said power input in electrical communication with each of:
a ground buss wire interconnecting the plurality of electrical outlets; and
a plurality of line buss wires, each interconnecting selected ones of the plurality of electrical outlets;
wherein the ground buss wire and the plurality of line buss wires lie in a common plane extending along the plurality of electrical outlets.
26. The power distribution of claim 25 wherein said ground buss wire and said plurality of line buss wires are parallel to each other along the plurality of electrical outlets.
27. The power distribution of claim 25 wherein each of said plurality of electrical outlets comprises a receptacle and a plurality of spaced apart outlet pins extending therefrom, said plurality of outlet pins including a ground outlet pin receiving said ground buss wire and at least one line outlet pin receiving one of said plurality of line buss wires.