Electrical systems and connectors
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1. An electrical system comprising:
- a power supply system, a plurality of items of electrical equipment and a plurality of connector assemblies, wherein each item of electrical equipment has configuration data encoded therein, wherein the power supply system includes a control unit and a power bus, wherein the connector assemblies connect each respective item of equipment to the power bus, and wherein each connector assembly includes a power switch for controlling supply of power to the respective equipment, means for reading the said configuration data of the respective equipment and signalling means interconnecting the control unit with both the power switch and the configuration data reading means so that control unit can identify the configuration of each item of equipment and control its power switch accordingly.
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Abstract
An electrical system for controlling the supply of power to several items of electrical equipment via a power bus, an interface bus and respective connector assemblies. Each connector assembly has a connector containing a power switch connected to a monitor and an interface unit, which controls operation of the switch. The interface unit also receives configuration data about the power requirements of the respective item of equipment from a configurations code device in a mating connector on the equipment. The interface unit supplies signals to a control unit via the interface bus and receives signals from the control unit to control switching of the power switch.
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1. An electrical system comprising:
- a power supply system, a plurality of items of electrical equipment and a plurality of connector assemblies, wherein each item of electrical equipment has configuration data encoded therein, wherein the power supply system includes a control unit and a power bus, wherein the connector assemblies connect each respective item of equipment to the power bus, and wherein each connector assembly includes a power switch for controlling supply of power to the respective equipment, means for reading the said configuration data of the respective equipment and signalling means interconnecting the control unit with both the power switch and the configuration data reading means so that control unit can identify the configuration of each item of equipment and control its power switch accordingly.
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