Outlet connection schema for a PDU
AssigneeServer Technology, Inc.
InventorsVimal Bhakta, Nate Moll, Jose Martinez, Dominic Barker
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Abstract
A power distribution unit including an elongate housing and a power input penetrating said elongate housing. The power input can comprise a ground buss wire, a neutral buss wire and at least one line buss wire. A plurality of electrical outlets can be disposed along the housing. Each electrical outlet can comprise a receptacle and a plurality of spaced apart outlet pins protruding from the receptacle. The plurality of outlet pins can include a ground outlet pin receiving the ground buss wire, a neutral outlet pin receiving the neutral buss wire, and a line outlet pin receiving the line buss wire.
Claims27
An electrical outlet, comprising:
- a receptacle;
- and
- a plurality of spaced apart outlet pins protruding from said receptacle, said plurality of outlet pins including a ground outlet pin configured to accept a ground buss wire, a neutral outlet pin configured to accept a neutral buss wire, and a line outlet pin configured to accept a line buss wire;
- wherein the line outlet pin includes a terminal portion positioned inside the receptacle and a leg portion extending laterally from the terminal portion to terminate outside the receptacle.
An electrical outlet array, comprising:
- a plurality of receptacles mounted in longitudinal alignment with one another, each receptacle comprising:
- a plurality of spaced apart outlet pins protruding from a common end of said receptacle, said plurality of outlet pins including a ground outlet pin configured to accept a ground buss wire, a neutral outlet pin configured to accept a neutral buss wire, and a line outlet pin configured to accept a line buss wire;
- wherein the ground outlet pins of said receptacles are longitudinally aligned with one another, the neutral outlet pins of said receptacles are longitudinally aligned with one another, and each of the line outlet pins of said adjacent receptacles are transversely offset from one another.
A power distribution unit, comprising:
- an elongate housing;
- a power input penetrating said elongate housing, said power input in electrical communication with each of a ground buss wire, a neutral buss wire and at least one line buss wire;
- and
- a plurality of electrical outlets disposed along said housing, each electrical outlet comprising:
- a receptacle;
- and
- a plurality of spaced apart outlet pins protruding from said receptacle, said plurality of outlet pins including a ground outlet pin receiving said ground buss wire, a neutral outlet pin receiving said neutral buss wire, and a line outlet pin receiving said line buss wire.
A power distribution unit, comprising:
- an elongate housing;
- a plurality of electrical outlets disposed along said housing;
- a power input penetrating said elongate housing, said power input in electrical communication with each of:
- a ground buss wire interconnecting the plurality of electrical outlets;
- and
- a plurality of line buss wires, each interconnecting selected ones of the plurality of electrical outlets;
- wherein the ground buss wire and the plurality of line buss wires lie in a common plane extending along the plurality of electrical outlets.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.