Low voltage power conductor and system
AssigneeERICO International Corporation
InventorsPascal Godard, Frederic Bizet
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Abstract
A low voltage power conductor can include a plurality of copper-clad aluminum wires braided into a power braid. The low voltage power conductor may be configured for use in a power distribution system for distributing power from an electrical grid, and can be attached to the transformer and the power distribution module at single respective attachment points. A low voltage power distribution system can include a low voltage power conductor and a clamp that includes a clamp body and a clamp spacer. Legs of the clamp spacer can be configured to limit deformation of the low voltage power conductor upon compression of the low voltage power conductor by the clamp.
Claims20
A low voltage power distribution system to supply power from a transformer to a power distribution module via a conductive palm, the low voltage power distribution system comprising:
- a low voltage power conductor that includes a plurality of copper-clad aluminum wires that are braided into a power braid;
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- a clamp that includes a clamp body and a clamp spacer, the clamp spacer including a base portion and at least two legs extending from opposing sides of the base portion;
- the clamp securing the power braid to the conductive palm with the base portion of the clamp spacer interposed between the power braid and the conductive palm and with the at least two legs extending to opposing sides of the power braid to limit deformation of the power braid upon compression of the power braid by the clamp.
A method of transferring electrical power between electrical modules, the method comprising:
- providing a low voltage power conductor;
- arranging a clamp spacer between the low voltage power conductor and a conductive contact of one of the electrical modules, with a base portion of the clamp spacer in contact with the low voltage power conductor to provide an electrical connection between the low voltage power conductor and the conductive contact, and with at least two legs of the clamp spacer extending from opposing sides of the base portion, away from the conductive contact, along opposing sides of the low voltage power conductor;
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- clamping the low voltage power conductor to the conductive contact, with the at least two legs of the clamp spacer limiting deformation of the low voltage power conductor upon compression of the low voltage power conductor by the clamping operation.
A low voltage power distribution system to supply power between electrical modules via a conductive contact of one of the electrical modules, for use with a low voltage power conductor, the low voltage power distribution system comprising:
- a clamp that includes a clamp body and a clamp spacer;
- the clamp spacer being formed as an single, integral conductive component that includes a base portion and at least two legs that extend from two opposing sides of the base portion;
- the base portion being configured to provide electrical conduction between the low voltage power conductor and the conductive contact, with the legs extending away from the conductive contact along opposing sides of the low voltage power conductor to limit deformation of the low voltage power conductor upon compression of the lower voltage power conductor by the clamp body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.