SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRICAL POWER
First Claim
1. A bus for distributing electrical power to a plurality of sets of electrical devices, the bus comprising:
- one or more bus separators; and
a plurality of bus sections, wherein the plurality of bus sections comprises at least a first bus section and a second bus section electrically coupled to each other via a bus separator of the one or more bus separators, wherein the first bus section is electrically connectable to a first set of electrical devices of the plurality of sets of electrical devices having a first importance metric and the second bus section is electrically connectable to a second set of electrical devices of the plurality of sets of electrical devices having a second importance metric different from the first importance metric, andwherein the bus separator is configured to isolate the first bus section and the second bus section based on occurrence of a fault condition.
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Abstract
A bus for distributing electrical power to a plurality of sets of electrical devices is disclosed. The bus includes one or more bus separators and a plurality of bus sections. The plurality of bus sections includes at least a first bus section and a second bus section electrically coupled to each other via a bus separator, where the first bus section is electrically connectable to a first set of electrical devices having a first importance metric and the second bus section is electrically connectable to a second set of electrical devices having a second importance metric different from the first importance metric. The bus separator is configured to isolate the first bus section and the second bus section based on occurrence of a fault condition. A Direct Current power distribution system employing the bus and a method for distributing electrical power via the bus are also disclosed.
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22 Claims
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1. A bus for distributing electrical power to a plurality of sets of electrical devices, the bus comprising:
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one or more bus separators; and a plurality of bus sections, wherein the plurality of bus sections comprises at least a first bus section and a second bus section electrically coupled to each other via a bus separator of the one or more bus separators, wherein the first bus section is electrically connectable to a first set of electrical devices of the plurality of sets of electrical devices having a first importance metric and the second bus section is electrically connectable to a second set of electrical devices of the plurality of sets of electrical devices having a second importance metric different from the first importance metric, and wherein the bus separator is configured to isolate the first bus section and the second bus section based on occurrence of a fault condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A Direct Current (DC) power distribution system for distributing electrical power to a plurality of electrical devices, the DC power distribution system comprising:
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a bus configured to distribute the electrical power to the plurality of electrical devices, wherein the bus comprises; a plurality of bus sections, wherein each bus section of the plurality of bus sections is electrically connectable to one or more electrical devices of the plurality of electrical devices having a same importance metric; one or more bus separators electrically coupled to the plurality of bus sections; and a controller operatively coupled to the plurality of electrical devices and the one or more bus separators, and configured to monitor the plurality of electrical devices for occurrence of a fault condition, wherein the one or more bus separators are configured to isolate one or more bus sections of the plurality of bus sections based on the occurrence of the fault condition. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for distributing electrical power to a plurality of electrical devices via a bus comprising a plurality of bus sections, the method comprising:
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assigning an importance metric to each of the plurality of electrical devices; and electrically coupling one or more electrical devices of the plurality of electrical devices having a same importance metric to a bus section of the plurality bus sections. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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