IP Library Granted Patent US 12,272,990
Granted Patent B2
US 12,272,990 · App. 18/546,539 · Granted Apr 8, 2025

Uninterruptible power supply device

Inventors: Hidetaka Ishitobi (Chuo-ku, JP); Tsubasa Sasaki (Chuo-ku, JP)
Assignee: TMEIC Corporation
H02J9/062G01F1/30H02B1/00H02J9/06H05K7/14325H05K7/20172
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Patent No.
US 12,272,990
App. No.
18/546,539
Granted
Apr 8, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An uninterruptible power supply device that includes a housing having a rectangular parallelepiped shape, a plurality of power conversion units, and a bus unit for connecting the plurality of power conversion units in parallel to each other. The plurality of power conversion units are stacked in a vertical direction and housed in the housing. The bus unit is arranged in the housing to face a rear surface of the housing. The bus unit includes a plurality of buses extending in the vertical direction, at least one support member that supports the plurality of buses such that the plurality of buses are spaced apart from each other in a horizontal direction, and at least one fixing member that removably fixes each support member to the housing.

Claims (49)

1. An uninterruptible power supply device comprising:

a housing having a rectangular parallelepiped shape;

a plurality of power conversion units stacked in a vertical direction and housed in the housing; and

a bus unit for connecting the plurality of power conversion units in parallel to each other, wherein

the bus unit is arranged in the housing to face a rear surface of the housing, and

the bus unit includes:

a plurality of buses extending in the vertical direction;

at least one support member that supports the plurality of buses such that the plurality of buses are spaced apart from each other in a horizontal direction; and

at least one fixing member that removably fixes each support member to the housing, wherein

each fixing member includes a plate-shaped member extending in the horizontal direction, the support member being connected to the plate-shaped member, and

both ends of the plate-shaped member in the horizontal direction are fixed to the housing.

2. The uninterruptible power supply device according to claim 1 , wherein

through holes are formed in the both ends of the plate-shaped member in the horizontal direction, and

the each fixing member is fixed to the housing by fastening members inserted through the through holes.

3. The uninterruptible power supply device according to claim 1 , wherein

the at least one support member includes a plurality of support members arranged apart from each other in the vertical direction, and

the at least one fixing member includes a plurality of fixing members that fix the plurality of support members to the housing, respectively.

4. The uninterruptible power supply device according to claim 1 , further comprising

a fan unit detachably attached to an upper surface of the housing, wherein

the fan unit includes a plurality of fans aligned on the upper surface.

5. The uninterruptible power supply device according to claim 1 , wherein

the plurality of power conversion units are connected in parallel to each other between an AC power supply and a load by the bus unit, and

each of the plurality of power conversion units includes:

a converter that converts AC power supplied from the AC power supply into DC power; and

an inverter that converts DC power generated by the converter into AC power and supplies the AC power to the load in a normal state in which the AC power is supplied from the AC power supply, and converts DC power stored in a power storage device into AC power and supplies the AC power to the load at the time of a power failure in which the supply of the AC power from the AC power supply is stopped.

6. The uninterruptible power supply device according to claim 2 , wherein

the at least one support member includes a plurality of support members arranged apart from each other in the vertical direction, and

the at least one fixing member includes a plurality of fixing members that fix the plurality of support members to the housing, respectively.

7. The uninterruptible power supply device according to claim 2 , further comprising

a fan unit detachably attached to an upper surface of the housing, wherein

the fan unit includes a plurality of fans aligned on the upper surface.

8. The uninterruptible power supply device according to claim 3 , further comprising

a fan unit detachably attached to an upper surface of the housing, wherein

the fan unit includes a plurality of fans aligned on the upper surface.

9. The uninterruptible power supply device according to claim 2 , wherein

the plurality of power conversion units are connected in parallel to each other between an AC power supply and a load by the bus unit, and

each of the plurality of power conversion units includes:

a converter that converts AC power supplied from the AC power supply into DC power; and

an inverter that converts DC power generated by the converter into AC power and supplies the AC power to the load in a normal state in which the AC power is supplied from the AC power supply, and converts DC power stored in a power storage device into AC power and supplies the AC power to the load at the time of a power failure in which the supply of the AC power from the AC power supply is stopped.

10. The uninterruptible power supply device according to claim 3 , wherein

the plurality of power conversion units are connected in parallel to each other between an AC power supply and a load by the bus unit, and

each of the plurality of power conversion units includes:

a converter that converts AC power supplied from the AC power supply into DC power; and

an inverter that converts DC power generated by the converter into AC power and supplies the AC power to the load in a normal state in which the AC power is supplied from the AC power supply, and converts DC power stored in a power storage device into AC power and supplies the AC power to the load at the time of a power failure in which the supply of the AC power from the AC power supply is stopped.

11. The uninterruptible power supply device according to claim 4 , wherein

the plurality of power conversion units are connected in parallel to each other between an AC power supply and a load by the bus unit, and

each of the plurality of power conversion units includes:

a converter that converts AC power supplied from the AC power supply into DC power; and

an inverter that converts DC power generated by the converter into AC power and supplies the AC power to the load in a normal state in which the AC power is supplied from the AC power supply, and converts DC power stored in a power storage device into AC power and supplies the AC power to the load at the time of a power failure in which the supply of the AC power from the AC power supply is stopped.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 21, 2024
From: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
To: TMEIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 067476/0956 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 15, 2023
From: ISHITOBI, HIDETAKA; SASAKI, TSUBASA
To: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 064595/0618 →
Continuity (1)
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