Plug-in power and data connectivity micro grids for information and communication technology infrastructure and related methods of deploying such micro grids

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11201003-B2
Application number	US-202016992327-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 13, 2020
Priority date	Jul 19, 2018
Publication date	Dec 14, 2021
Grant date	Dec 14, 2021

Abstract

A power and data connectivity micro grid includes a first power sourcing equipment device having first and second power ports and first and second data ports, and configured to deliver DC power signals to the first and second power ports. The micro grid further includes first and second remote distribution nodes, and first and second splice enclosures, each splice enclosure having a power input port, a data input port, a power tap port, a data tap port, a power output port and a data output port. A first composite power-data cable is coupled between the first power port and the first data port of the first power sourcing equipment device and the power input port and the data input port of the first splice enclosure. A second composite power-data cable is coupled between the second power port and the second data port of the first power sourcing equipment device and the power input port and the data input port of the second splice enclosure. The power tap port and the data tap port of the first splice enclosure are coupled to a power input port and a data input port of the first remote distribution node, respectively.

First claim

That which is claimed is:

1. A power and data connectivity micro grid, comprising:
a local power supply;
a first power sourcing equipment device having a first power port, a second power port, a first data port and a second data port, the first power sourcing equipment device coupled to the local power supply and configured to deliver respective direct current (“DC”) power signals to the first power port and the second power port;
a first splice enclosure having a power input port, a data input port, a power tap port, a data tap port, a power output port and a data output port;
a second splice enclosure having a power input port, a data input port, a power tap port, a data tap port, a power output port and a data output port;
a third splice enclosure;
a first composite power-data cable coupled between the first power port and the first data port of the first power sourcing equipment device and the power input port and the data input port of the first splice enclosure;
a second composite power-data cable coupled between the second power port and the second data port of the first power sourcing equipment device and the power input port and the data input port of the second splice enclosure; and
a first remote powered device that is configured to receive power and data output through the respective power output port and data output port of the first splice enclosure,
wherein the third splice enclosure is coupled along the first composite power-data cable between the first power sourcing equipment device and the first splice enclosure.

2. The power and data connectivity micro grid of claim 1 , wherein respective voltage levels of the DC power signals output at the first power port and the second power port of the first power sourcing equipment device are between 260 volts and 1500 volts.

3. The power and data connectivity micro grid of claim 2 , wherein a power input port and a data input port of the third splice enclosure are coupled to the first power port and the first data port of the first power sourcing equipment device via a first segment of the first composite power-data cable, and a power output port and a data output port of the third splice enclosure are coupled to the power input port and the data input port of the first splice enclosure, respectively, via a second segment of the first composite power-data cable.

4. The power and data connectivity micro grid of claim 3 , further comprising:
a second power sourcing equipment device having a third power port and a third data port, the second power sourcing equipment device configured to deliver a DC power signal to the third power port; and
a third composite power-data cable coupled between the third power port and the third data port of the second power sourcing equipment device and the power output port and the data output port of the first splice enclosure.

5. The power and data connectivity micro grid of claim 1 , further comprising a first remote distribution node coupled between the first splice enclosure and the first remote powered device, wherein the power tap port and the data tap port of the first splice enclosure are coupled to a power input port and a data input port of the first remote distribution node, respectively, and wherein the first remote powered device is coupled to a local power port and a local data port of the first remote distribution node via a composite power-data cable.

6. The power and data connectivity micro grid of claim 1 , wherein the first composite power-data cable comprises a power-plus-fiber cable that includes a plurality of segments, where each segment includes a plurality of optical fibers and a plurality of pairs of power conductors, and wherein some of the segments include more optical fibers than other of the segments.

7. The power and data connectivity micro grid of claim 1 , further comprising a fourth splice enclosure that is coupled to the first power sourcing equipment device by a first segment of the second composite power-data cable and that is coupled to the second splice enclosure by a second segment of the second composite power-data cable.

8. The power and data connectivity micro grid of claim 7 , further comprising a third composite power-data cable that extends between the first power sourcing equipment device and a fifth splice enclosure, the third composite power-data cable extending adjacent at least the first segment of the second composite power-data cable.

9. The power and data connectivity micro grid of claim 5 , wherein the first remote distribution node is configured to step down a voltage of a DC power signal received at the power input port of the first remote distribution node and to output a lower voltage DC power signal through the local power port of the first remote distribution node.

10. The power and data connectivity micro grid of claim 5 , wherein the first remote distribution node includes an associated energy storage device and a bi-directional DC-to-DC converter that is configured to pass DC power from the energy storage device to the first remote powered device in response to power being lost at the first power sourcing equipment device.

11. The power and data connectivity micro grid of claim 10 , wherein the DC-to-DC converter is further configured to provide power to the first remote powered device if the first remote powered device requires more power than is being output by the DC-to-DC converter.

12. A power and data connectivity micro grid, comprising:
a first local power supply;
a second local power supply;
a first power sourcing equipment device having a first power port, a second power port, a first data port and a second data port, the first power sourcing equipment device coupled to the first local power supply and configured to deliver respective direct current (“DC”) power signals to the first power port and the second power port;
a second power sourcing equipment device having a third power port, a fourth power port, a third data port and a fourth data port, the second power sourcing equipment device coupled to the second local power supply and configured to deliver respective direct current (“DC”) power signals to the third power port and the fourth power port;
a composite power-data cabling connection coupled between the first power port and the first data port of the first power sourcing equipment device and the third power port and the third data port of the second power sourcing equipment device;
at least first through third splice enclosures coupled in series along the composite power-data cabling connection;
a first remote distribution node coupled between the first splice enclosure and a first remote powered device, wherein a power tap port and a data tap port of the first splice enclosure are coupled to a power input port and a data input port of the first remote distribution node, respectively, and wherein the first remote powered device is coupled to a local power port and a local data port of the first remote distribution node;
a second remote distribution node coupled between the second splice enclosure and a second remote powered device, wherein a power tap port and a data tap port of the second splice enclosure are coupled to a power input port and a data input port of the second remote distribution node, respectively, and wherein the second remote powered device is coupled to a local power port and a local data port of the second remote distribution node.

13. The power and data connectivity micro grid of claim 12 , wherein a power tap port and a data tap port of the third splice enclosure are not coupled to any powered telecommunication equipment.

14. The power a

Assignees

• Commscope Technologies Llc

Inventors

• Craft Jr Thomas F
• Musschebroeck Rudy
• Erreygers Jan Jozef Julia Maria
• Lambert David T
• Mather David J
• Thomas David
• Simer Joshua M

Classifications

• G02B6/4454

  with splices · CPC title

• H04L12/10 Primary

  Current supply arrangements · CPC title

• H01B9/005 Primary

  including optical transmission elements · CPC title

• H02J1/00

  Circuit arrangements for DC mains or DC distribution networks · CPC title