POWER DISTRIBUTION UNIT INCLUDING WIRE CIRCUIT

• US 20110230103A1
• Filed: 06/29/2010
• Published: 09/22/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: HOU, KUEI-CHIH
• Application Number:
  US12/825,344
• Publication Number:
  US 20110230103A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 439/660
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/266 Arrangements to supply power to external peripherals either directly from the computer or under computer control, e.g. supply of power through the communication port, computer controlled power-strips
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/261 PC controlled powerstrip
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/70 with built-in switch

Abstract

A power distribution unit includes a first power interface, a wire circuit, connector, and a plurality of output sockets electrically connected in series. The first power interface is configured for connecting to an external main power supply. The plurality of output sockets are configured for providing an output voltage. The wire circuit is connected between the first power interface and the connector to enable that the output voltage of each output socket is in range of 180V-240V without changing the connection between each output socket and the connector.

Claims

1. A power distribution unit, comprising:

a first power interface;

a wire circuit;

connector, and

a plurality of output sockets, the first power interface, the wire circuit, the connector, and the output sockets being electrically connected in series in that order;

wherein the first power interface is configured for connecting to an external main power supply, the plurality of output sockets are configured for providing an output voltage, and the wire circuit is connected between the first power interface and the connector to enable the output voltage of each output socket to be in range of 180V-240V without changing the connection between each output socket and the connector.

2. The power distribution unit of claim 1, wherein the first interface comprises a first wire connector, a second wire connector, a third wire connector, a fourth wire connector, and a fifth wire connector arranged in that order and electrically insulated from each other, each wire connector of the first interface comprises a first connecting port and an opposite second connecting port electrically connected the first connecting port.

3. The power distribution unit of claim 2, further comprising a leakage protection switch, the leakage protection switch comprising a first wire connector, a second wire connector, and a third wire connector arranged in that order and electrically insulated from each other, each wire connector of the leakage protection switch comprising a first connecting port and an opposite second connecting port electrically connected the first connecting port, wherein the first connecting ports of the first, the second and the third wire connectors of the leakage protection switch are respectively connected to the second connecting ports of the first, the second and the third wire connectors of the first interface.

4. The power distribution unit of claim 3, further comprising a second interface comprising a first wire connector, a second wire connector, a third wire connector, and a fourth wire connector arranged in that order and electrically insulated from each other, wherein each wire connector of the second interface comprises a first connecting port and an opposite second connecting port electrically connected the first connecting port, the first connecting ports of the first, the second and the third wire connectors of the second interface are respectively connected to the second connecting ports of the first, the second and the third wire connectors of the leakage protection switch, and the first connecting port of the fourth wire connector of the second interface is connected to the second connecting port of the fourth wire connector of the first interface.

5. The power distribution unit of claim 4, wherein the first connecting ports of the first to five wire connectors are respectively connected to a first phase wire, a second phase wire, a third phase wire, a neutral wire, and a ground wire of a three-phase five-wire power.

6. The power distribution unit of claim 5, wherein the wire circuit comprises a first input port, a second input port, and a third input port arranged in that order in row at one side of the wire circuit, the wire circuit further comprises a first output port, a second output port, a third output port, a fourth output port, a fifth output port, and a sixth output port arranged in that order in row at the other side of the first wire circuit, wherein the first input port electrically is connected to the first and the sixth output ports, the second input port electrically is connected to the second and the fifth output ports, and the third input port electrically is connected to the third and the fourth output ports.

7. The power distribution unit of claim 6, wherein the first, the second and the third input ports of the wire circuit are respectively connected to the second connecting ports of the first, the second and the third wire connectors of the second interface.

8. The power distribution unit of claim 7, wherein the connector comprises a first wire connector, a second wire connector, a third wire connector, a fourth wire connector, a fifth wire connector, and a sixth wire connector arranged in that order and electrically insulated from each other, each wire connector of the connector comprises a first connecting port and a second connecting port electrically connected the first connecting port.

9. The power distribution unit of claim 8, wherein the first connecting ports of the connector are respectively connected to the first output port, the second output port, the third output port, the fourth output port, the fifth output port, and the sixth output port of the wire circuit.

10. The power distribution unit of claim 9, wherein each socket comprises two power input terminals, the plurality of output sockets are correspondingly connected to the first to sixth wire connectors of the connector, a voltage between the two power input terminals of each output sockets is approximately equal to 208V.

11. The power distribution unit of claim 5, wherein the wire circuit comprises a first input port, a second input port, a third input port, and a fourth input port arranged in that order in row at one side of the wire circuit, the wire circuit further comprises a first output port, a second output port, a third output port, a fourth output port, a fifth output port, and a sixth output port arranged in that order in row at the other side of the first wire circuit, wherein the first input port is connected the first output port, the second input port is connected the second output port, the third input port is connected the third output port, the fourth input port is connected the fourth, the fifth, and the sixth output ports.

12. The power distribution unit of claim 11, wherein the first, the second and the third input ports of the wire circuit are respectively connected to the second connecting ports of the first, the second and the third wire connectors of the second interface, the fourth input port is connected to the second connecting port of the fourth wire connector of the second interface.

13. The power distribution unit of claim 12, wherein the connector comprises a first wire connector, a second wire connector, a third wire connector, a fourth wire connector, a fifth wire connector, and a sixth wire connector arranged in that order and electrically insulated from each other, each wire connector of the connector comprises a first connecting port and a second connecting port electrically connected the first connecting port.

14. The power distribution unit of claim 13, wherein the first connecting ports of the connector are respectively connected to the first output port, the second output port, the third output port, the fourth output port, the fifth output port, and the sixth output port of the wire circuit.

15. The power distribution unit of claim 14, wherein each socket comprises two power input terminals, the plurality of output sockets are correspondingly connected to the first to sixth wire connectors of the connector, a voltage between two power input terminals of each output sockets is approximately equal to 230V.

16. The power distribution unit of claim 4, wherein the first connecting ports of the first, the third and the fifth wire connectors of the first interface are respectively connected to a live wire, a neutral wire and a ground wire of a single-phase three-wire power.

17. The power distribution unit of claim 16, wherein the wire circuit comprises a first input port and a second input port arranged in that order in row at one side of the wire circuit, the wire circuit further comprises a first output port, a second output port, a third output port, a fourth output port, a fifth output port, and a sixth output port arranged in that order in row at the other side of the first wire circuit, wherein the first input port is connected to the first, the second and the third output ports, the second input port is connected to the fourth, the third and the fourth output ports, the first input port is connected to the second connecting port of the first wire connector of the second interface, the second input port is connected to the second connecting port of the third wire connector of the second interface.

18. The power distribution unit of claim 17, wherein the connector comprises a first wire connector, a second wire connector, a third wire connector, a fourth wire connector, a fifth wire connector, and a sixth wire connector arranged in that order and electrically insulated from each other, each wire connector of the connector comprises a first connecting port and a second connecting port electrically connected the first connecting port.

19. The power distribution unit of claim 18, wherein the first connecting ports of the connector are respectively connected to the first output port, the second output port, the third output port, the fourth output port, the fifth output port, and the sixth output port of the wire circuit.

20. The power distribution unit of claim 19, wherein each socket comprises two power input terminals, the plurality of output sockets are correspondingly connected to the first to sixth wire connectors of the connector, a voltage between two power input terminals of each output sockets is approximately equal to 220V.