High capacity power distribution panel for a modular data center

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9274572-B2
Application number	US-201314075295-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 8, 2013
Priority date	Nov 8, 2013
Publication date	Mar 1, 2016
Grant date	Mar 1, 2016

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 power distribution network comprising:
a first busway;
a second busway situated between the first busway and a first load;
a first bus plug configured to span across the first busway and the second busway and to provide power from the first busway to the first load via a first exit from the first bus plug, wherein the first exit is adjacent to the first load; and
a second bus plug configured to span across the first busway and the second busway and to provide power from the second busway to the first load via a second exit from the second bus plug, wherein the second exit is adjacent to the first load.

2. The power distribution network of claim 1 , wherein:
the second busway is further situated between the first busway and a second load;
the first bus plug is further configured to provide power from the first busway to a second load via a third exit from the first bus plug, wherein the third exit is adjacent to the second load; and
the second bus plug is further configured to provide power from the second busway to the second load via a fourth exit from the second bus plug, wherein the fourth exit is adjacent to the second load.

3. The power distribution network of claim 1 , wherein:
the first bus plug provides power from the first busway to the first load through a first conductor whip; and
the second bus plug provides power from the second busway to the first load through a second conductor whip.

4. The power distribution network of claim 3 , wherein:
the first busway and the second busway each provide three-phase alternating current power; and
the first conductor whip and the second conductor whip each provide the three-phase alternating current power to the first load.

5. The power distribution network of claim 1 , further comprising:
a third busway situated between the second busway and the first load; and
a third bus plug configured to span across the first busway, the second busway, and the third busway, and to provide power from the third busway to the first load via a third exit from the third bus plug, wherein the third exit is adjacent to the first load;
wherein:
the first bus plug is further configured to span across the third busway; and
the second bus plug is further configured to span across the third busway.

6. The power distribution network of claim 1 , wherein:
the first bus plug is configured to provide power from the first busway to the first load through a first fused switch module; and
the second bus plug is configured to provide power from the second busway to the first load through a second fused switch module.

7. The power distribution network of claim 6 , wherein:
the first fused switch module provides fault resiliency of 100 kilo-amps inrush current to the first load; and
the second fused switch module provides fault resiliency of 100 kilo-amps inrush current to the first load.

8. The power distribution network of claim 1 , wherein:
the first bus plug is provided with a first exterior marking;
the second bus plug is provided with a second exterior marking; and
the first bus plug is externally distinguishable from the second bus plug based upon the first exterior marking and the second exterior marking.

9. The power distribution network of claim 8 , wherein:
the first exterior marking comprises a first color; and
the second exterior marking comprises a second color.

10. The power distribution network of claim 8 , wherein:
the first exterior marking comprises a first character associated with the first busway; and
the second exterior marking comprises a second character associated with the second busway.

11. 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 exit 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 exit is adjacent 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

  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 Primary

  Power distribution · CPC title