High Capacity Power Distribution Panel for a Modular Data Center

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016149387-A1
Application number	US-201615013485-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 2, 2016
Priority date	Nov 8, 2013
Publication date	May 26, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A power distribution network includes a first busway, a second busway situated between the first busway and a load, a first bus plug, and a second bus plug. The first and second bus plugs are configured to span across the first busway and the second busway. The first bus plug is further configured to provide power from the first busway to the load via an exit from the first bus plug that is adjacent to the load. The second bus plug is further configured to provide power from the second busway to the load via an exit from the second bus plug that is adjacent to the first load.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A bus plug for a power distribution network, the bus plug comprising:
a first conductor whip coupled between a first busway and a first load; and a first route from the bus plug; wherein the bus plug is configured to span across the first busway and a second busway, the second busway being situated between the first busway and the first load; and wherein the first route is adjacent to the first load.

2 . The bus plug of claim 1 , further comprising:
a second conductor whip coupled between the first busway and a second load; and a second route from the bus plug; wherein the second route is adjacent to the second load.

3 . The bus plug of claim 1 , wherein:
the first busway provides three-phase alternating current power; and the first conductor whip provides the three-phase alternating current power to the first load.

4 . The bus plug of claim 1 , wherein the bus plug is further configured to span across a third busway, the third busway being situated between the second busway and the first load.

5 . The bus plug of claim 1 , further comprising:
a fused switch module configured to couple the power from the first busway to the first conductor whip.

6 . The bus plug of claim 5 , wherein the fused switch module provides fault resiliency of greater than 100 kilo-amps inrush current to the first load.

7 . The bus plug of claim 5 , wherein a surface of the bus plug is marked to identify a location of the fused switch module.

8 . The bus plug of claim 1 , wherein a surface of the bus plug is marked to identify the bus plug as receiving power from the first bus way and not the second busway.

9 . A method of providing a power distribution network, the method comprising:
coupling a first conductor whip of a bus plug to a first busway, wherein the bus plug is configured to span across the first busway and a second busway, the second busway being situated between the first busway and the first load; routing the first conductor whip from the bus plug via a first route, wherein the first route is adjacent to a first load; and coupling the first conductor whip to the first load.

10 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
coupling a second conductor whip of a bus plug to the first busway; routing the second conductor whip from the bus plug via a second route, wherein the second route is adjacent to a second load; and coupling the second conductor whip to the second load.

11 . The method of claim 9 , wherein:
the first busway provides three-phase alternating current power; and the first conductor whip provides the three-phase alternating current power to the first load.

12 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the bus plug is further configured to span across a third busway, the third busway being situated between the second busway and the first load.

13 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
coupling the power from the first busway to the first conductor whip via a fused switch module of the bus plug.

14 . The bus plug of claim 13 , wherein the fused switch module provides fault resiliency of greater than 100 kilo-amps inrush current to the first load.

15 . A bus plug for a power distribution network, the bus plug comprising:
an enclosure; and a first fused switch block configured to couple a busway to a first load, and to provide fault resiliency of greater than 100 kilo-amps inrush current to the first load.

16 . The bus plug of claim 15 , wherein a surface of the bus plug is marked to identify a first location of the first fused switch module.

17 . The bus plug of claim 15 , further comprising;
a second fused switch block configured to couple the busway to a second load, and to provide fault resiliency of greater than 100 kilo-amps inrush current to the second load.

18 . The bus plug of claim 17 , wherein the surface is further marked to identify a second location of the second fused switch module.

19 . The bus plug of claim 15 , wherein the busway provides three-phase alternating current.

20 . The bus plug of claim 15 , wherein the first fused switch module provides the three-phase alternating current to the first load.

Assignees

• Dell Products Lp

Inventors

• Bailey Mark M
• Schmitt Ty R

Classifications

• H02B1/20

  Bus-bar or other wiring layouts, e.g. in cubicles, in switchyards (installations of bus-bars H02G5/00) · CPC title

• H02G5/00 Primary

  Installations of bus-bars · CPC title

• H05K7/1492 Primary

  having electrical distribution arrangements, e.g. power supply or data communications · CPC title

• H02B1/04

  Mounting thereon of switches or of other devices in general, the switch or device having, or being without, casing · CPC title

• G06F1/189

  Power distribution · CPC title