Electrical integrated modular power node
First Claim
1. An electrical integrated modular power node comprising:
- a. a power module providing a common backplane containing a plurality of bus bars for supplying the power requirements for the node;
b. functional components and circuitry for connection through selected ones of said bus bars to a power supply in order to provide various loads with power required by each load;
c. individual functional modules providing geometrical packages having bounding surfaces conforming to the bounding surfaces of adjacent modules, including bounding surfaces of the power module, for enclosing and supporting said functional components and circuitry and being so configured that conforming surfaces of said power module and at least some of said individual functional modules abut with one another and are positioned with first part connectors at abutting surfaces of at least some of the individual functional modules facing the power module for mating engagement with second part connectors on the bus bars providing power of a particular type required by the load to which circuitry within the individual functional module is to be connected, said first and second part connectors mechanically supporting the individual functional modules relative to the power module and to one another as a compact geometrical integrated structure.
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Abstract
An electrical integrated modular power node includes a power module having a common backplane with a plurality of bus bars for supplying the power requirements for the node, functional components and circuitry for connection through selected bus bars to a power supply for providing loads with power as required thereby with individual functional modules providing geometrical packages having bounding surfaces conforming to bounding surfaces of adjacent modules including the power module, for enclosing and supporting functional components and circuitry design so the conforming surfaces of the modules abut with one another in a position to be connected at abutting surfaces with at least some of the modules facing the power module to connect to connectors on the bus bars providing power as required by the load to which circuitry within the connected module is connected with the connectors mechanically supporting the modules relative to power module and to one another.
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17 Claims
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1. An electrical integrated modular power node comprising:
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a. a power module providing a common backplane containing a plurality of bus bars for supplying the power requirements for the node;
b. functional components and circuitry for connection through selected ones of said bus bars to a power supply in order to provide various loads with power required by each load;
c. individual functional modules providing geometrical packages having bounding surfaces conforming to the bounding surfaces of adjacent modules, including bounding surfaces of the power module, for enclosing and supporting said functional components and circuitry and being so configured that conforming surfaces of said power module and at least some of said individual functional modules abut with one another and are positioned with first part connectors at abutting surfaces of at least some of the individual functional modules facing the power module for mating engagement with second part connectors on the bus bars providing power of a particular type required by the load to which circuitry within the individual functional module is to be connected, said first and second part connectors mechanically supporting the individual functional modules relative to the power module and to one another as a compact geometrical integrated structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An electrical integrated modular power node comprising:
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a. functional modules containing components ultimately connectable to a load to modify power supplied to said load in a predetermined way by performing voltage conversion, frequency conversion, voltage regulation, over current protection, voltage inversion and/or voltage rectification, the functional modules conforming to and contacting with one another to minimize node size and mutually support one another with bounding surfaces of each functional module being generally planar;
b. said functional modules being of essentially rectangular solid shape and of standard selectable size with side wall dimensions which are integral multiples of rectangular wall dimensions of a selectable minimum size module;
c. one of said modules being a power module having at least one planar rectangular exterior surface facingly opposed to planar exterior surfaces of multiple other ones of said functional modules of said node and providing electrical connections at such planar surface with bus bars connectable to at least one power source and positioned in the power module to provide multiple sets of connectors to couple with correspondingly positioned opposed connectors in the functional modules; and
d. said electrical connections between a functional module and the power module serving to support the functional module relative to the power module and the interfitting and contact of planar surfaces of said functional modules with each other providing support to the entire structure. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An electrical integrated modular power node comprising:
a. modules containing components ultimately connectable to a load to modify power supplied to that load in a predetermined way by performing voltage conversion, frequencey conversion, voltage regulation, over current protection, voltage inversion and/or voltage regulation, the modules being shaped to conform to and contact one another to minimize node size and to mutually support one another with exterior bounding surfaces of each module being generally planar, said modules being of essentially rectangular solid shape and of predetermined standard sizes having exterior side wall dimensions which are integral size multiples of the rectangular wall of a predetermined minimum size module, connectors on at least one surface of a power one of said modules being positioned to connect with connectors on functional modules having an adjacent planar connecting surface, modules containing functional components and circuitry for connection to various loads being in turn supported by electrical connections to the power module with connection at a planar surface being provided at least in part by self-engaging connectors arranged in a predetermined position and orientation on a face of the functional module to abut a facing planar surface of the power module and electrical and mechanical connection of the power module with functional modules are provided by cooperating self-engaging connectors at the planar surface of the power module in predetermined positions and orientation to engage corresponding connectors on the functional modules, for plugging a functional module with the contacts directed toward corresponding contacts of the power module into the power module to receive electrical power from the bus bars and mechanical support from said power module.
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15. An electrical integrated modular power node, comprising:
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a. modules containing components connectable to a load to modify power supplied to that load in a predetermined way by performing voltage conversion, frequency conversion, voltage regulation, over current protection, voltage inversion and/or voltage regulation, the modules conforming to and contacting one another to minimize node size and to mutually support one another;
b. bounding exterior surfaces of each module being generally planar;
c. the modules being of essentially rectangular solid shape and of standard sizes having side wall dimensions which are integral multiples of the dimensions of the rectangular wall of a minimum sized module;
d. connectors on at least one surface of a power module being positioned to connect with connectors on at least one of said functional modules having an adjacent planar connecting surface, individual functional modules containing functional components and circuitry for connection to various loads being in turn supported by their electrical connections to a power module such that connection between said power module and an individual functional module at a particular planar surface is provided at least in part by self-engaging connectors arranged in a predetermined position and orientation on said functional individual module to abut the planar surface of the power module with electrical and mechanical connections of the power module being cooperating self-engaging connectors at the planar surface of the power module and being disposed in predetermined positions and orientation to engage connectors on the individual functional modules facingly contacting the power module, for plugging a functional module properly oriented with the contacts directed toward the contacts of the power module into the power module to receive electrical power from the bus bars thereof and to receive mechanical support from said power module and in which a control one of said individual functional modules receiving signals from sensors monitoring at least one of said functional modules adjusts output of the monitored functional modules and further in which said control module includes means for responding to sensed inputs and providing output signals for adjusting at least some of said functional modules, and yet further in which said control module further comprises a housing in the form of a rectangular solid in facing contact with flat surfaces of said power module for electrical connection of said control module to said power module for supply of power by said power module to said control module. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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