Power wiring device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11664633-B2
Application number	US-201816766746-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 5, 2018
Priority date	Dec 6, 2017
Publication date	May 30, 2023
Grant date	May 30, 2023

Abstract

Disclosed is a power wiring device which comprises: at least one elongated wiring member which includes a plurality of first connectors and allows the first connectors to be mutually electrically conducted; and a plurality of circuit modules each including a second connector which is mechanically and electrically attachable to and detachable from any of the first connectors, wherein the plurality of circuit modules include: at least one energy harvesting module as a circuit module capable of outputting power generated by energy harvesting from the second connector; and at least one load module as a circuit module capable of consuming power input from the second connector.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A power wiring device comprising:
at least one elongated wiring member which includes a plurality of first connectors and allows the first connectors to be mutually electrically conducted; and
a plurality of circuit modules each including a second connector which is mechanically and electrically attachable to and detachable from any of the first connectors,
wherein the plurality of circuit modules includes:
at least two energy harvesting modules as circuit modules capable of outputting power generated by energy harvesting from each second connector; and
at least one load module as a circuit module capable of consuming power input from each second connector,
wherein each of the at least two energy harvesting modules either includes an energy harvesting power generator capable of generating power by energy harvesting or is connectable to the energy harvesting power generator,
wherein each of the at least two energy harvesting modules includes a reverse current preventor which prevents a current from each second connector from flowing into the energy harvesting power generator,
wherein the plurality of first connectors is identical in shape,
wherein each second connector of the at least two energy harvesting modules and each second connector of the at least one load module are identical in shape,
wherein the plurality of first connectors are disposed along an extending direction of the wiring member,
the wiring member further includes at one end a third connector and at the other end a fourth connector which is mechanically and electrically attachable to and detachable from the third connector, and
the wiring member allows the plurality of first connectors, the third connector and the fourth connector to be mutually electrically conducted.

2. The power wiring device of claim 1 , wherein the load module includes a load capable of consuming power or is connectable to the load.

3. The power wiring device of claim 2 , wherein the load module includes a voltage controller which controls a voltage input from one of the second connectors to a predetermined level and outputs the voltage to the load.

4. The power wiring device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one load module includes a plurality of load modules.

5. The power wiring device of claim 1 , further comprising a connecting member which includes: a fifth connector which is mechanically and electrically attachable to and detachable from the third connector; a sixth connector mechanically and electrically attachable to and detachable from the fourth connector; and a switcher capable of switching between electrical connection and disconnection between the fifth connector and the sixth connector.

6. The power wiring device of claim 5 , wherein the switcher is a switching element.

7. The power wiring device of claim 5 , comprising a plurality of the wiring members, wherein
the at least two energy harvesting modules and the at least one load module are connected to each of the wiring members, and
at least two of the wiring members are connected via the connecting member.

8. The power wiring device of claim 1 , further comprising branching member which includes: at least one fifth connector which is mechanically and electrically attachable to and detachable from the third connector; and at least one sixth connector mechanically and electrically attachable to and detachable from the fourth connector, wherein the at least one fifth connector includes a plurality of fifth connectors and/or the at least one sixth connector includes a plurality of sixth connectors.

9. The power wiring device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of circuit modules include a secondary battery module which includes a secondary battery and serves as a circuit module capable of switching between a charging state in which power input from one of the second connectors is supplied to the secondary battery, and a feeding state in which power from the secondary battery is output from one of the second connectors.

Assignees

• Zeon Corp

Inventors

• Yoshida Masayoshi
• Kojima Kiyoshige

Classifications

• H02J7/865

  Battery or charger load switching, e.g. concurrent charging and load supply (H02J7/50 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H02J2105/10

  Local stationary networks having a local or delimited stationary reach · CPC title

• H01R25/003 Primary

  the coupling part being secured only to wires or cables · CPC title

• H02S40/30

  Electrical components · CPC title

• H02J50/001

  Energy harvesting or scavenging · CPC title