IP Library Granted Patent US 11,272,636
Granted Patent B2
US 11,272,636 · App. 16/955,862 · Granted Mar 8, 2022

Power connection distributor

Inventors: Josef Feigl (Arnstorf, DE); Petr Harant (Loucany, CZ); Arthur Huber (Fürstenzell, DE)
Assignee: VERTIV INTEGRATED SYSTEMS GMBH
H05K7/1492H01R13/68H01R25/006H01R31/02
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Patent No.
US 11,272,636
App. No.
16/955,862
Granted
Mar 8, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention involves a busbar distributor for electrical energy, and uses at least one consumer terminal (CT) for at least one consumer for supplying the consumer with electrical energy, as well as at least one connecting element for connecting a building energy supply (BES) to at least one high-voltage busbar, which connecting element connects the consumer to the BES. The distributor further has at least one line element which is provided between the connecting element and the CT, and a connector which is arranged between the CT and the connecting element. The connecting element has at least two conductors for supplying power to the CT. Also, the connector is connected, on an energy supply side, to the line element, which is formed having two conductors for energy supply which can be connected to the BES. The line element is exchangeable depending on the actual voltage and/or the power system of the building energy supply.

Claims (17)

1. A busbar distributor system for distributing electrical energy, comprising

at least one consumer terminal (CT) for supplying electrical energy to an electrically powered consumer device;

first and second differing connecting elements for connection with a building energy supply, wherein the first and second connecting elements each have a pair of conductors and are each configured to connect the at least one consumer to the building energy supply;

first and second line elements each having two conductors and each being adapted to be provided between one of the first or second connecting elements and the at least one consumer terminal, wherein the first connecting element is coupled to the first line element to form a first cable subassembly to implement a first wiring configuration, and the second connecting element is coupled to the second line element to form a second cable subassembly to implement a second wiring configuration different from the first wiring configuration;

a cable in electrical communication at a first end with the at least one consumer terminal;

a busbar distributor arranged between the consumer terminal and a selected one of the first or second cable subassemblies, on an energy supply side thereof, for receiving electrical power from the building energy supply, through the selected one of the first or second cable subassemblies;

the busbar distributor further being connected to a second end of the cable, to supply power received from the building energy supply via the selected one of the first or second cable subassemblies, to the at least one consumer terminal (CT);

wherein either the first cable subassembly or the second cable subassembly is selected for use to implement either the first wiring configuration or the second wiring configuration, as needed to match the building energy supply to a power requirement of the at least one consumer terminal (CT).

2. The busbar distributor system of claim 1 , wherein the busbar distributor is formed having at least one fuse for each line for energy supply.

3. The busbar distributor system of claim 1 , wherein the busbar distributor is formed having a plurality of terminals for a corresponding plurality of the line elements, wherein a provided energy is adjustable for the at least one consumer and/or a number of active consumer terminals.

4. The busbar distributor system of claim 1 , further comprising a standardized, releasable plug connection provided in part on the busbar distributor, for enabling coupling with each of the first or second line elements.

5. The busbar distributor system of claim 1 , wherein the busbar distributor is connected to a plurality of the consumer terminals, wherein energy is adjustable for the at least one consumer and/or a number of active consumer terminals.

6. The busbar distributor system of claim 1 , wherein more than one said line element can be connected to the busbar distributor by means of a common plug connection.

7. The busbar distributor system of claim 1 , wherein the cable includes at least one plug connection comprises a wiring that supplies energy to at least one first consumer terminal, or comprises a wiring that in addition supplies energy to at least one second consumer terminal.

8. The busbar distributor system of claim 1 , wherein the busbar distributor is formed with either the first or second ones of the line elements.

9. The busbar distributor system of claim 1 , wherein the busbar distributor is formed integrally with the at least one consumer terminal.

10. The busbar distributor of claim 1 , further comprising a server cabinet for at least partially housing the busbar distributor.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 12, 2022
From: VERTIV INTEGRATED SYSTEMS GMBH
To: VERTIV S.R.L.
Reel/Frame 058633/0009 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 8, 2020
From: FEIGL, JOSEF; HARANT, PETR; HUBER, ARTHUR
To: VERTIV INTEGRATED SYSTEMS GMBH
Reel/Frame 054579/0743 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 20 2017 107 765.9 · Dec 20, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200337174A1 · Oct 22, 2020