Bus bar system
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1. A system, comprising:
- a first bus bar comprising one or more slots;
a second bus bar; and
one or more fasteners, at least one of the fasteners being coupled with the second bus bar to couple the first bus bar to the second bus bar, a portion each of the one or more fasteners extending through one of the slots in the first bus bar, each of the one or more fasteners configured to move along at least a portion of a respective slot of the one or more slots to allow relative movement between the first bus bar and the second bus bar along the respective slot under at least one electrical load condition, wherein at least one of the one or more fasteners is preloaded to a predetermined range to maintain electrical connectivity between the first bus bar and the second bus bar while still allowing said relative movement to provide mechanical stress relief under the at least one electrical load condition.
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Abstract
A system includes two or more bus bars. One or more fasteners couple at least two adjoining bus bars at a slotted joint. The one or more fasteners hold the adjoining bus bars in contact with one another to enable current to pass from one of the adjoining bus bars to another of the adjoining bus bars through the contacting surfaces of the adjoining bus bars. The slotted joint reduces mechanical stress on at least one of the bus bars when the system is under at least one electrical load condition.
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1. A system, comprising:
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a first bus bar comprising one or more slots;
a second bus bar; andone or more fasteners, at least one of the fasteners being coupled with the second bus bar to couple the first bus bar to the second bus bar, a portion each of the one or more fasteners extending through one of the slots in the first bus bar, each of the one or more fasteners configured to move along at least a portion of a respective slot of the one or more slots to allow relative movement between the first bus bar and the second bus bar along the respective slot under at least one electrical load condition, wherein at least one of the one or more fasteners is preloaded to a predetermined range to maintain electrical connectivity between the first bus bar and the second bus bar while still allowing said relative movement to provide mechanical stress relief under the at least one electrical load condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system, comprising:
two or more bus bars; and
one or more fasteners configured to couple at least two adjoining bus bars of the two or more bus bars at a slotted joint;
the one or more fasteners being configured to hold the adjoining bus bars in contact with one another to enable current to pass from one of the adjoining bus bars to another of the adjoining bus bars through the contacting surfaces of the adjoining bus bars, the slotted joint being configured to reduce mechanical stress on at least one of the bus bars when the system is under at least one electrical load condition, wherein at least one of the one or more fasteners is preloaded to a predetermined range to maintain electrical connectivity between the adjoining bus bars while still providing for mechanical stress relief under the at least one electrical load condition.- View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method, comprising:
connecting a bus bar to at least one other bus bar with one or more fasteners, at least one of the fasteners passing through a slot in one of the bus bars to form a slotted joint connecting the bus bar and the at least one other bus bar as adjoining bus bars; and
applying a torque to within a predetermined range to the one or more fasteners such that the one or more fasteners hold the adjoining bus bars in contact with one another to enable current to pass from one of the adjoining bus bars to another of the adjoining bus bars, the slotted joint being configured to reduce mechanical stress on at least one of the adjoining bus bars under at least one electrical load condition while still maintaining electrical connectivity between the adjoining bus bars.- View Dependent Claims (25)
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26. A bus system, comprising:
two or more bus bar assemblies, each of the bus bar assemblies comprising at least one bus bar;
a fitting configured to electrically couple a first one of the bus bar assemblies with at least one other of the bus bar assemblies, the fitting comprising one or more interconnect bus bars, wherein at least one of the interconnect bus bars comprise one or more slots; and
one or more fasteners configured to secure at least one of the bus bar assemblies to the fitting, wherein at least one of the fasteners is preloaded to a predetermined range to couple in at least one of the slots of the one or more interconnect bus bars to allow relative movement between the fitting and at least one of the bus bar assemblies under at least one electrical load condition to provide mechanical stress relief while still maintaining electrical connectivity between the first one of the bus bar assemblies and at least one other of the bus bar assemblies.- View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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