| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 361637000 | Busbar or conductor arrangements | 28 |
| 20110038103 | Riser Bus Bar Positioning Block - A positioning block and method for spacing riser bus bars includes an insulating material body forming recesses along a longitudinal axis of the block, each recess for receiving an electric riser bus bar therein. A binding feature is formed adjacent to at least one wall of the recesses for securing the riser bus bar within the recess. A locator feature is formed between the walls of each recess for aligning the riser bus bar within the recess. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110149483 | PANELBOARD HAVING A PARALLEL FEEDER BARS DISTRIBUTION - A load center includes a pair of generally parallel busbars for distributing a single phase of electricity to circuit breakers through a multitude of stabs that form respective bridges between the pair of busbars to provide respective bidirectional paths for dissipating heat from each of the stabs to both of the busbars and to provide a connection point for a pair of circuit breakers installed into the load center. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20120170175 | CONFIGURABLE RACK AND RELATED METHODS - A configurable rack for supporting components of an uninterruptible power supply includes a frame assembly having a front and a rear. At least one of the front and the rear is configured to receive electronic modules in stacked relation along a height of the frame assembly. The configurable rack further includes a busbar backplane disposed between the front and the rear. The busbar backplane extends vertically within the frame assembly and is configured to be electrically coupled to the at least one electronic module received within the front and/or the rear of the frame assembly. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120182669 | BUSHING ASSEMBLY FOR DRAW-OUT CIRCUIT BREAKER - A rear panel for a draw-out circuit breaker includes a metal plate having a pair of rectangular cutouts. Two bushing blocks are joined together and at least partially extend through the cutouts. Each molded bushing block includes three bushings, each of which carry an electrical conductor that is over-molded therein. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120212882 | MODULAR HIGH VOLTAGE DISTRIBUTION UNIT FOR HYBRID AND ELECTRICAL VEHICLES - A distribution unit has an incomer module disposed on the exterior of a battery casing and electrically connected to a battery housed within the casing, and a plurality of feeder modules electrically daisy-chained to the incomer module and configured to respectively distribute electrical power from the battery to a plurality of individual electrically powered devices. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120218686 | INTERIOR ASSEMBLY FOR A THREE PHASE LOAD CENTER - An interior assembly for a three phase load center. The interior assembly includes a base pan having at least one first module that includes a first receptacle portion and a first base portion. The base pan also includes at least one second module having a second receptacle portion and a second base portion. Each receptacle portion includes a receptacle wall having a receptacle edge portion. Each base portion includes a base wall having a base edge portion wherein upon insertion of the second base portion into the first receptacle portion the receptacle and base edge portions engage to attach the first module to the second module and form a modular base pan. The base pan further includes a bus bar located on a back side of the first and second modules and a plurality of insulators for insulating the bus bar. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20130016455 | MOUNTING MODULES FOR A DC DISTRIBUTION ASSEMBLYAANM Mooney; Brian FrederickAACI ColchesterAAST CTAACO USAAGP Mooney; Brian Frederick Colchester CT USAANM Duda; MariuszAACI Windsor LocksAAST CTAACO USAAGP Duda; Mariusz Windsor Locks CT USAANM Goodine; Nicholas RyanAACI BristolAAST CTAACO USAAGP Goodine; Nicholas Ryan Bristol CT USAANM Rowland; Eric DuaneAACI GlastonburyAAST CTAACO USAAGP Rowland; Eric Duane Glastonbury CT USAANM Venkataraman; GaneshAACI Rocky HillAAST CTAACO USAAGP Venkataraman; Ganesh Rocky Hill CT USAANM Wood; Michael RichardAACI SouthingtonAAST CTAACO USAAGP Wood; Michael Richard Southington CT US - A mounting module for a DC distribution assembly is provided. The module includes a base portion that holds at least first and second electrically conductive straps thereon. The straps are disposed on and coupled to the electrically non-conductive base portion. The module further includes a first breaker pole assembly having a first line side electrically coupled to the first electrically conductive strap. The mounting module further includes a second breaker pole assembly having a second line side electrically coupled to the second electrically conductive strap. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130135792 | ELECTRICAL POWER DISTRIBUTION PLATE COMPRISING A PROTECTED DISTRIBUTION BAR - Electrical power distribution plate comprising a distribution bar, a first mounting board to which the distribution bar is attached and a contactor connected to the distribution bar. The plate comprises a second mounting board attached to the distribution bar so that the distribution bar is placed between the first mounting board and the second mounting board. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130182376 | BUS BAR AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A bus bar includes a bus bar body and a spacer provided on the bus bar body, the spacer being an insulator. The bus bar body includes a through hole portion that allows a part of a fixing member for fixing the bus bar body to be inserted therethrough. The spacer includes a head portion and a body portion extending therefrom. When the spacer is provided on the bus bar body, the head portion covers at least part of a peripheral edge region of an end opening of the through hole and the body portion covers an inner peripheral surface of the through hole portion. An outer peripheral surface of the body portion of the spacer is fixedly adhered to the inner peripheral surface of the through hole portion so that resistance occurs when the spacer moves toward the head portion side relative to the bus bar body. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130188297 | NEUTRAL BUS FOR A NEUTRAL BAR AND ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION PANEL INCLUDING THE SAME - A neutral bus is for a neutral bar including a plurality of openings and a plurality of corresponding fasteners. The neutral bus includes an elongated conductor having a first end and an opposite second end, and an insulator substantially covering the elongated conductor. At least one of the first end and the opposite second end is made of a flat material, which is curled to form a curved shape that is structured to be inserted and fastened in one of the openings of the neutral bar. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130194726 | RACK-LEVEL SCALABLE AND MODULAR POWER INFRASTRUCTURE - In accordance with the present disclosure, a scalable and modular rack-level power infrastructure is described. The power infrastructure may include a power distribution unit (PDU), which receives alternating current (AC) power from an external power source. The PDU may be coupled to a busbar and output DC power to the busbar. The busbar may be coupled to a server within a rack-server system and provide DC power to the server. Additionally, the infrastructure may include a battery back-up unit (BBU) element coupled to the busbar. The BBU element may charge from and discharge to the busbar. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130222979 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO OPERATE SHUTTERS - In a system with two electronic panels arranged with a plurality of busses between them, the removal of one of the electronic panels exposes the live busses to a user. To shield the user from the exposed busses, a mechanism operates shutters to close and cover the busses. The mechanism operation can be based on the rotation of a cam supporting the shutters in the open position. A manual override allows the shutters to be kept in the open position even when the busses are exposed due to the removal of an electronic panel. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130250488 | BASEPAN ASSEMBLY FOR AN ELECTRICAL ENCLOSURE - A base pan assembly for connecting to conductors and an electrical device. The base pan assembly includes a base pan element having walls for isolating each conductor. The base pan assembly also includes a stab element associated with each conductor wherein the stab element includes first and second portions formed in a substantially L shaped configuration. The first portion is adapted to be connected to the electrical device and the second portion is fastened to the base pan element. An end of the second portion is positioned between a pair of ribs. A fastening element is associated with each stab element, wherein the fastening element includes a post extending from the base pan element which is received by an aperture in the second portion. Further, the base pan assembly includes a lug associated with each conductor, wherein the lug receives the second portion and the associated conductor. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20140104759 | INVERTER APPARATUS - An inverter apparatus includes an inverter stack having casters at bottom and a switchboard for entering the inverter stack from a front side to store. The switchboard has an output relay terminal, at a storage bottom portion to store the inverter stack, extending along an entering direction of the inverter stack. The output relay terminal is attached with an output electric wire connected to a load at a rear end portion, is connected to an output terminal of the inverter stack at a front end portion, and is fastened to an output relay bar protruding downward from the bottom of the inverter stack through a fastening member. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140118890 | ENCLOSED SWITCHBOARD - An enclosed switchboard includes: a device containing board which contains main circuit devices such as circuit breakers; and a cable connection board which is arranged side by side adjacently to the device containing board, and contains cables that input and output electric power to/from the main circuit devices. In the enclosed switchboard, the cable connection board is configured by one housing; and the inside of the housing is divided into two by a partition plate to be comparted to a cable lead-in compartment which contains lead-in side cables and a cable lead-out compartment which contains lead-out side cables. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140313642 | POWER STACK STRUCTURE AND METHOD - A power conversion apparatus includes plural press-pack power semiconductor devices; plural thermal and electric conducting blocks provided among the plural press-pack power semiconductor devices; and plural bus bars provided among the plural press-pack power semiconductor devices and the plural thermal and electric conducting blocks to form a first column that is clamped under a predetermined mechanical force. The plural bus bars are directly pressed in the first or more columns for electrical connection, at least one of the press-pack power semiconductor devices is sandwiched between two thermal and electrical conducting blocks, and at least one of the bus bars is sandwiched between two thermal and electric conducting blocks. A method for assembling the power conversion apparatus is also provided. The apparatus and the method can provide optimum heat transfer for press-pack power semiconductor devices and minimum commutation loss and stress. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20150077906 | BUSBARS HAVING DIFFERENT CROSS SECTIONS FOR A BUSBAR SYSTEM WITH A COMMON PROTECTION OR NEUTRAL CONDUCTOR - An embodiment of the invention relates to busbars having different cross sections for a busbar system with a common protection and/or neutral conductor for the transport of electrical energy. The busbar system includes at least one first segment and a second segment, the segments having each at least one first busbar with a first cross-sectional area, at least a second busbar with a second cross-sectional area, a holding element and at least one connection. According to an embodiment of the invention, the busbars of the segments are held by the respective holding element and are electrically connected to each other via the at least one connection, and a busbar from either the first busbars or second busbars serves as a common protection conductor and/or as a common neutral conductor. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150124380 | POWER DISTRIBUTION ASSEMBLY AND HEADER ASSEMBLY THEREFOR - A header assembly for a power distribution assembly in which the power distribution assembly includes a mounting portion and a plurality of current carrying components. The header assembly includes a first header segment made from a first material and a second header segment disposed on the first header segment and being made from a second different material. The first header segment and the second header segment together form a composite header assembly structured to be mechanically coupled to the mounting portion and electrically connected to at least some of the current carrying components. At least one of the first material and the second material is thermally conductive and electrically insulative. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20160380412 | POWER DISTRIBUTION PANEL CONNECTOR HAVING THERMAL MANAGEMENT FEATURE - An aircraft power distribution system according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a power source, a load, and a power distribution panel receiving power from the power source and selectively providing power to the load. The power source is connected to the power panel by a lug having a heat sink portion. The heat sink portion has at least one increased dimension relative to the remainder of the lug. | 12-29-2016 |
| 361639000 | With horizontal busbar | 2 |
| 20100328851 | SWITCHBOARD WITH UPS AND HORIZONTAL BUSBARS - A switchboard including at least four conductors of horizontal configuration, the conductors secured to the switchboard to maintain the horizontal configuration, wherein at least one of the four conductors of horizontal configuration is an AC PEN ( | 12-30-2010 |
| 20150077907 | SYSTEM FOR THE CONTACTLESS DATA SUPPLY OF BUS PARTICIPANT MODULES - The present invention relates to a modular data transmission system which is constructed for contactless data transmission by means of electromagnetic waves having a wavelength in the millimetre range. A modular data transmission system according to the invention comprises a mounting rail, a first bus participant and a second bus participant. The first bus participant comprises a transmitting/receiving module. The second bus participant also comprises a transmitting/receiving module. The first bus participant and the second bus participant are releasably secured to the mounting rail so as to be able to be attached to each other, and the transmitting/receiving modules of the first and second bus participants are constructed in order to transmit data by means of electromagnetic waves having a wavelength in the millimetre range. Another modular data transmission system according to the invention comprises a mounting rail and at least a first bus participant. The mounting rail comprises at least one transmitting/receiving module. The first bus participant comprises a transmitting/receiving module and is releasably secured to the mounting rail. The mounting rail allows additional bus participants to be secured in an attachable manner to the first bus participant. Furthermore, the transmitting/receiving modules of the mounting rail and the first bus participant are constructed for data transmission by means of electromagnetic waves having a wavelength in the millimetre range. | 03-19-2015 |
| 361640000 | With removable or plug-in connection | 7 |
| 20140063694 | PANELBOARD AND ELECTRICAL POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - An electrical power distribution system or panelboard that includes a hollow central body with at least one insulated bus bar and a top non-energized metal mounting surface. A plurality of connection points are distributed along the bus bar for electrical device connections. The connection points are contained inside molded plastic holes or wells, and are electrically connected to the main bus bar. Electrical device connections are accomplished via connectors plugged into the holes or wells. The attachment of electrical devices of various sizes and configurations may be accommodated through the use of spacers. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140071593 | PANELBOARD AND ELECTRICAL POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - An electrical power distribution system or panelboard that includes a hollow central body with at least one insulated bus bar and a top non-energized metal mounting surface. A plurality of connection points are distributed along the bus bar for electrical device connections. The connection points are contained inside molded plastic holes or wells, and are electrically connected to the main bus bar. Electrical device connections are accomplished via connectors plugged into the holes or wells. The attachment of electrical devices of various sizes and configurations may be accommodated through the use of spacers. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140168861 | SNAP-IN AND SNAP-ON NEUTRAL RAIL ASSEMBLIES IN A PLUG-ON NEUTRAL LOAD CENTER - A plug-on load center featuring snap-in or snap-on neutral rails that are retained securely in the load center on or between a dielectric barrier without requiring any fasteners and assembled by installing the dielectric components and neutral rail along the same direction orthogonal to a rear wall of an enclosure that houses the load center. The snap-in configurations feature dielectric barriers with fingers that create a snap-fit connection between the neutral rail and a shield member. The neutral rail is forced between the fingers, which separate and then snap back to their original position once the neutral rail is fully seated in the dielectric barrier. The snap-on configurations feature a neutral rail that is snapped onto the dielectric barrier and retained in the load without any fasteners. The barrier can include retention members that snap-fit into corresponding features of the neutral rail when it is installed onto the barrier. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140168862 | PLUG-ON NEUTRAL LOAD CENTER HAVING A ROTATING NEUTRAL RAIL RETAINED BY A TWO-PIECE DIELECTRIC BARRIER - A load center featuring a two-piece dielectric barrier that securely retains a plug-on neutral rail and methods of assembling the same. The barrier includes a shield and a base having a protrusion that cooperates with fingers of the shield to securely retain the conductor in the load center. The shield is installed over the base and rests on hooks protruding from the base. This creates a distance between the protrusion and the fingers to allow the conductor to be inserted through a gap between the fingers along the conductor's skinny edge. The conductor rotates 90 degrees until it rests on the protrusion. The base and shield are snapped together, causing the hooks of the base to attach to the shield. At the same time, the fingers of the base move downward to rest against the conductor so that it is sandwiched securely between the protrusion and the fingers. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140307367 | MOTOR DRIVE DEVICE AND MOTOR DRIVE SYSTEM - A motor drive device for driving at least one motor is provided, which includes at least one amplifier module for supplying power to the at least one motor, a control circuit board including at least one amplifier connector for releasably connecting with the at least one amplifier module, respectively, and a bus bar for releasably connecting with the amplifier module to supply power to the amplifier module. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20150009607 | BUSBAR CONNECTION SYSTEM FOR USE WITH A POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, AND ELECTRICAL DEVICE INCLUDING THE BUSBAR CONNECTION SYSTEM - The invention relates to an improved busbar connection system, an electrical device incorporating same, and an electrical system comprising at least one electrical device. Such a busbar connection system comprises for receiving and for electrically contacting at least two conductors of a busbar, and a signal connector for receiving and for electrically contacting a link module with a plurality of contact pads. The busbar connector has at least two, spaced apart, openings defined by an open cross-section along a mating direction that enable the busbar connector to partially surround, on opposite sides, each of the at least two conductors of the busbar. The signal connector has an opening defined by a closed cross-section along the mating direction that enables the signal connector to guide the link module into a contacting position for electrically contacting the plurality of contact pads. | 01-08-2015 |
| 20150022952 | BUSBAR - Disclosed is a busbar mounted on a board and electrically connected to an external element other than the board, including: a base portion; and a conductive pin body protruding from the base portion, wherein the base portion has a fixing portion where a fixing member for fixing the board and the base portion to each other is locked, and an engagement portion that extends from the fixing portion and is engaged with the board. | 01-22-2015 |
