Power management systems

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9357668-B2
Application number	US-201313904428-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 29, 2013
Priority date	May 30, 2012
Publication date	May 31, 2016
Grant date	May 31, 2016

Abstract

Provided are a power management system and method. At least one frame module includes at least one bay and a plurality of first connectors at a rear portion of the at least one bay and at least one power conversion unit positioned in the at least one bay. The at least one power conversion unit includes a plurality of second connectors. Each second connector is removably coupled to a first connector of the plurality of first connectors. The first and second connectors include a combination of high power, cooling, and control connectors.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A power management system, comprising:
at least one frame module including at least one bay and a plurality of first connectors at a rear portion of the at least one bay; and
at least one power conversion unit positioned in the at least one bay, the at least one power conversion unit including a plurality of second connectors, wherein each second connector is removably coupled to a first connector of the plurality of first connectors, wherein the first and second connectors include a combination of high power, cooling, and control connectors, and wherein the at least one power conversion unit comprises a housing, a cam assembly disposed on the housing, a display disposed on the housing, and a cam action lever disposed on the housing that is configured to control the cam assembly.

2. The power management system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one frame module includes a plurality of frame modules constructed and arranged in an array, and wherein the power management system further comprises one or more communication elements for establishing a communication between the power, cooling, and control connectors of each of the frame modules.

3. The power management system of claim 1 , wherein each of a plurality of the at least one power conversion units has a same configuration.

4. The power management system of claim 1 , further comprising a blindmate connector set that includes an interface between at least one of the first connectors and at least one of the second connectors.

5. The power management system of claim 4 , wherein the interface of the blindmate connector set is at a rear portion of the at least one frame module.

6. The power management system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one power conversion unit performs power conversion, inversion, rectification, or a combination thereof.

7. The power management system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one power conversion unit comprises a power conversion module, a capacitor bank, an inductor bank, and a switching module.

8. The power management system of claim 7 , wherein the power conversion module includes the plurality of first connectors, the first connectors including at least one direct current (DC) power connector, at least one alternate current (AC) power connector, a control connector, a coolant connector, an alignment pin, or a combination thereof.

9. The power management system of claim 7 , wherein the switching module communicates with a central controller that can process information received from a plurality of the at least one power conversion units.

10. The power management system of claim 1 , wherein the high power includes a power range up to 200 kW or greater, and includes a current range of up to 500 amps per connection or more, and an operating voltage range of up to 1100 VDC or up to 690 VAC.

11. A method for delivering power, comprising:
arranging a plurality of power conversion units in a frame, the frame comprising a plurality of first connectors, the power conversion units each comprising a plurality of second connectors;
simultaneously connecting the plurality of second connectors respectively to a first connector of the plurality of first connectors by applying a force against each of the plurality of power conversion units using a cam assembly disposed on each of the power conversion units to move each of the power conversion units in a direction of the first connectors, wherein the first and second connectors include a combination of high power, cooling, and control connectors.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising forming a blindmate connector interface between at least one of the first connectors and at least one of the second connectors.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first connectors include at least one direct current (DC) power connector, at least one alternate current (AC) power connector, a control connector, a coolant connector, an alignment pin, or a combination thereof.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the power conversion unit includes a switching module that communicates with a central controller that can process information received from a plurality of the at least one power conversion units.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the high power includes a power range up to 200 kW or greater, and includes a current range of up to 500 amps per connection or more, and an operating voltage range of up to 1100 VDC or up to 690 VAC.

Assignees

• Moog Inc

Inventors

• Jones Franklin B
• Jones Stuart A
• Nehring Andrew I
• Jones Daniel

Classifications

• Y10T29/49117

  Conductor or circuit manufacturing · CPC title

• H05K7/1454

  Alignment mechanisms; Drawout cases · CPC title

• H05K7/1432 Primary

  specially adapted for power drive units or power converters · CPC title

• H05K13/00

  Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing or adjusting assemblages of electric components · CPC title

• H05K7/14339

  specially adapted for high voltage operation · CPC title