Cabling arrangement intended for motorized vehicle and similar
First Claim
1. A system for transmitting power and signals in a motorized vehicle, the system comprising:
- an electrical power supply;
a plurality of different types of electrical components having multiplexing circuitry; and
a first busbar electrically connected to the power supply and the electrical components, the busbar comprising at least two power conductors connected to the power supply and at least two signal conductors, the conductors comprising respective elongate strips of conductive material separated from each other by dielectric material and assembled into a layered structure, wherein the plurality of the electrical components are all connected to the signal conductors, wherein respective multiplexed control signals transmitted on the signal conductors can be received and used by specific ones of the electrical components, and wherein the plurality of electrical components are connected to the power supply by the power conductors.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a cabling arrangement for motorized vehicles and similar comprising a system for electrical power supply and a system of data transmission via a busbar (1) to which components signals are addressed separately using a multiplexing process. This arrangement has at least one busbar (1) with at least two power conductors (2, 3) for the supply of electrical power to components and at least two conductors (4) used by the busbar data transmission system (1). All the conductors (2,3,4) are in the form of metal strips and are separated one from another by insulating sheet material (5) and assembled in a laminated or “sandwich” structure, each component or a secondary busbar taking off control or power current from the busbar through their respective connectors.
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1. A system for transmitting power and signals in a motorized vehicle, the system comprising:
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an electrical power supply;
a plurality of different types of electrical components having multiplexing circuitry; and
a first busbar electrically connected to the power supply and the electrical components, the busbar comprising at least two power conductors connected to the power supply and at least two signal conductors, the conductors comprising respective elongate strips of conductive material separated from each other by dielectric material and assembled into a layered structure, wherein the plurality of the electrical components are all connected to the signal conductors, wherein respective multiplexed control signals transmitted on the signal conductors can be received and used by specific ones of the electrical components, and wherein the plurality of electrical components are connected to the power supply by the power conductors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of distributing electrical power and control signals to different types of vehicle electrical components comprising steps of:
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providing the electrical components with multiplexing circuitry for demultiplexing respective addressed multiplexed control signals;
connecting a busbar to the electrical components, the busbar comprising at least two power conductors and at least two signal conductors, the power conductors comprising respective elongate strips of conductive material, the conductors being separated from each other by dielectric material and assembled into a layered structure;
connecting the power conductors of the busbar to a power supply; and
transmitting multiplexed control signals on the signal conductors. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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