Backplane power distribution system
First Claim
1. A powerplane for use in a backplane power distribution system, comprising:
- (a) a conductive sheet;
(b) at least one source location on said conductive sheet for coupling to a power source;
(c) a plurality of load locations on said conductive sheet for coupling to at least one load;
(d) a plurality of resistance variations in the thickness of said conductive sheet between said at least one source location and said plurality of load locations so that substantially the same amount of current is distributed to each of said plurality of load locations from said power source coupled to at least one source location.
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Abstract
A powerplane for use in a backplane power distribution system. The backplane includes a conductive sheet for distributing power from a power source to a load. The powerplane further includes source locations and load locations for coupling the conductive sheet to a power source and a load. The conductive sheet has resistances with appropriate spacing and dimensions so that the resistance near the source locations is greater than the resistance farther away from the source locations. Thus, current is shared more evenly between all the load locations, and the voltage difference between distant load locations and near load locations is reduced to near zero.
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16 Claims
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1. A powerplane for use in a backplane power distribution system, comprising:
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(a) a conductive sheet;
(b) at least one source location on said conductive sheet for coupling to a power source;
(c) a plurality of load locations on said conductive sheet for coupling to at least one load;
(d) a plurality of resistance variations in the thickness of said conductive sheet between said at least one source location and said plurality of load locations so that substantially the same amount of current is distributed to each of said plurality of load locations from said power source coupled to at least one source location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A backplane power distribution system for distributing power from a power source, comprising:
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a laminate having a plurality of interleaved dielectric layers and conductive layers wherein at least one of said conductive layers is a powerplane for distributing said power; and
a plurality of source locations and load locations, said source locations being provided to couple said powerplane to said power source and said load locations being provided to couple said powerplane to at least one load, a plurality of resistance variations arranged within the thickness of said powerplane to distribute current so the voltage difference between said load locations is reduced to near zero. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A powerplane for use in a backplane power distribution system, comprising:
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(a) a conductive sheet;
(b) means to electrically couple a power source to said conductive sheet;
(c) means to electrically couple at least one load to said conductive sheet;
(d) means comprising a plurality of resistance variations within the thickness of said conductive sheet to distribute substantially the same amount of current from said power source to all of said coupled at least one load. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
said plurality of load locations further comprises near load locations and distant load locations with said near load locations being nearer to said plurality of source locations than said distant load locations, and wherein said means of a plurality of resistance variations within the thickness of the conductive sheet to distribute substantially the same amount of current further comprises: means within the thickness of said conductive sheet to variably increase the resistance of the conductive sheet between said plurality of source locations and said load locations, and means within the thickness of said conductive sheet to substantially reduce the voltage difference between said near load locations and said distant load locations.
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13. A powerplane for use in a backplane power distribution system, comprising:
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(a) a conductive sheet;
(b) at least one source location on said conductive sheet for coupling to a power source;
(c) a plurality of load locations on said conductive sheet for coupling to at least one load;
(d) a plurality of circular and noncircular resistance variations within the thickness of said conductive sheet so that the current from the coupled power source at said at least one source location to all of said loads coupled to said plurality of load locations is substantially equal. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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