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Apparatus and method for scalable power distribution

  • US 7,606,014 B2
  • Filed: 06/16/2006
  • Issued: 10/20/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A plug-in module for installing in a power distribution assembly, the plug-in module comprising:

  • a housing;

    an electrical isolation and overcurrent protection device located in the housing;

    a current sensing device located in the housing and adapted to sense a current carried by the electrical isolation and overcurrent protection device;

    a power cable including a first end that is pre-terminated at the plug-in module to connect the power cable to the electrical isolation and overcurrent protection device; and

    electrical contacts adapted to removably couple the plug-in module to a plurality of stationary electrical conductors of the power distribution assembly,wherein the electrical isolation and overcurrent protection device includes a circuit breaker, andwherein the plug-in module is constructed and arranged to be coupled to the plurality of stationary electrical conductors by manually sliding the plug-in module into the power distribution assembly.

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