High current and low current electrical busway systems having compatible bus plug
First Claim
1. A bus plug connector for use in conjunction with a high amperage electrical power distribution busway and a low amperage electrical power distribution busway, the high amperage electrical power distribution busway having a first plurality of busbars having a first thickness and having centerlines having a first predetermined spacing with each of the plurality of busbars having a tab for connection to the bus plug, the tab being of a second predetermined thickness less than the first predetermined thickness of the first plurality of busbars, the low amperage electrical power distribution busway having a second plurality of conductive busbars in a spaced-apart relationship with centerlines having substantially the first predetermined spacing and having edges of substantially the second predetermined thickness, the bus plug connector including a plurality of pairs of conducting fingers having centerlines with substantially the first predetermined spacing, each finger pair adapted to open to the second predetermined thickness;
- whereby the fingers can engage the plurality of tabs or the edges of the second plurality of busbars.
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Abstract
A low-current busway which includes a busbar spacing compatible with a high-current busway is described. A common bus plug connector for use with a high-current busway and a low-current busway is also described. The low-current busway includes busbars defined by first centerline-to-centerline spacing and a first thickness. The high-current busway includes busbars which include plug-in tabs with a second centerline-to-centerline spacing generally equal to the first spacing. The plug-in tabs are of a second thickness generally equal to the first thickness. The common bus plug connector includes a plurality of conducting fingers spaced at a third centerline-to-centerline spacing generally equal to the first and second spacings.
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17 Claims
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1. A bus plug connector for use in conjunction with a high amperage electrical power distribution busway and a low amperage electrical power distribution busway, the high amperage electrical power distribution busway having a first plurality of busbars having a first thickness and having centerlines having a first predetermined spacing with each of the plurality of busbars having a tab for connection to the bus plug, the tab being of a second predetermined thickness less than the first predetermined thickness of the first plurality of busbars, the low amperage electrical power distribution busway having a second plurality of conductive busbars in a spaced-apart relationship with centerlines having substantially the first predetermined spacing and having edges of substantially the second predetermined thickness, the bus plug connector including a plurality of pairs of conducting fingers having centerlines with substantially the first predetermined spacing, each finger pair adapted to open to the second predetermined thickness;
- whereby the fingers can engage the plurality of tabs or the edges of the second plurality of busbars.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A low amperage electrical power distribution busway especially adapted for use with a common bus plug connector for use in conjunction with both the low amperage electrical power distribution busway and a high amperage electrical power distribution busway having a first plurality of busbars having centerlines having a first predetermined spacing with each of the plurality of busbars having a first predetermined thickness and having a tab for connection to the common bus plug, said tab of a second predetermined thickness less than the first predetermined thickness of the first plurality of busbars, the low amperage electrical power distribution busway comprising:
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a second plurality of conductive busbars having edges substantially of the second predetermined thickness; and a housing for supporting the second plurality of conductive busbars and maintaining the second plurality of conductive busbars in a spaced-apart relationship with their centerlines having substantially the first predetermined spacing. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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- 11. An electrical power distribution system comprising a low amperage electrical power distribution busway including a plurality of low amperage busbars, a high amperage electrical power distribution busway including a plurality of high amperage busbars and a common bus plug connector for use in conjunction with the low amperage electrical power distribution busway and the high amperage electrical power distribution busway, the common bus plug connector having a connection mechanism for connecting to either the plurality of low amperage busbars or the plurality of high amperage busbars.
- 13. A bus plug connector for use in conjunction with a high amperage electrical power distribution busway and a low amperage electrical power distribution busway, the high amperage electrical power distribution busway having a first plurality of busbars having edges of a predetermined thickness and having centerlines having a predetermined spacing, the low amperage electrical power distribution busway having a second plurality of conductive busbars in a spaced-apart relationship having edges of the predetermined thickness and having centerlines having substantially the predetermined spacing, the bus plug connector including a plurality of conducting fingers with their centerlines having substantially the predetermined spacing, each finger pair adapted to open to the predetermined thickness whereby the fingers can engage the first plurality of busbars and the second plurality of busbars.
- 15. An electrical power distribution system comprising a low amperage electrical power distribution busway and a high amperage electrical power distribution busway, the high amperage electrical power distribution busway having a first plurality of busbars having edges of a predetermined thickness and having centerlines having a predetermined spacing, the low amperage electrical power distribution busway having a second plurality of conductive busbars in a spaced-apart relationship having edges of the predetermined thickness and having centerlines having substantially the predetermined spacing.
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