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US 11,388,834 B1Granted
Power distribution board
AssigneeAmazon Technologies, Inc.
InventorsZhiyong Lin, Hung The Pham
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Abstract
A power distribution board (PDB) may be mounted in a server and used to convert a main power signal to useable power by the server components. The PDB can be mounted on an interior sidewall of the server to maximize available component space of the server. The PDB can include a power transformation section and a power distribution section. The power transformation section can convert the incoming power to the useable power and the power distribution section can output the useable power to the server components. Additional PDBs can be added to the server to accommodate additional server components.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a server rack;
- and a server mounted in the server rack and comprising:
- a chassis comprising a base and sidewalls defining an interior area;
- one or more electronic components positioned within a first portion of the interior area;
- a power distribution board comprising a power transformation portion and a power distribution portion, wherein the power transformation portion and the power distribution portion are mounted to an interior surface of one of the sidewalls, the power transformation portion being positioned within a second portion of the interior area and configured to receive a first electrical signal and output a second electrical signal to the power distribution portion, the power distribution portion being separate and removable from the power transformation portion and electrically coupled with one of the one or more electronic components, wherein the power distribution portion is positioned in the first portion of the interior area and configured to output the second electrical signal to the one of the one or more electronic components;
- and an electrical connector configured to electrically couple the power transformation portion with the power distribution portion and comprising first and second ends, the first end being detachable from the power transformation portion for removal of the power transformation portion from the chassis and the second end being detachable from the power distribution portion for removal of the power distribution portion from the chassis.
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An electronic device comprising:
- a chassis comprising a base and sidewalls defining an interior area;
- an electronic component positioned within the interior area;
- a power distribution board comprising a power transformation portion and a power distribution portion, wherein the power transformation portion and the power distribution portion are mounted to an interior surface of one of the sidewalls, the power transformation portion being configured to change a first electrical signal to a second electrical signal and the power distribution portion being configured to output the second electrical signal to the electronic component;
- and an electrical connector configured to electrically couple the power transformation portion with the power distribution portion and comprising first and second ends, the first end being detachable from the power transformation portion for removal of the power transformation portion from the chassis and the second end being detachable from the power distribution portion for removal of the power distribution portion from the chassis.
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A system comprising:
- a server rack;
- a server mounted in the server rack and comprising:
- a chassis comprising a base and sidewalls defining an interior area;
- a plurality of electronic components positioned within the interior area;
- a power distribution board comprising a power transformation portion and a power distribution portion, wherein the power transformation portion and the power distribution portion are mounted to an interior surface of one of the sidewalls, the power transformation portion being electrically coupled with the power distribution portion, wherein the power transformation portion is configured to change a first electrical signal to a second electrical signal and the power distribution portion is electrically coupled with an electronic component of the plurality of electronic components;
- and an electrical connector configured to electrically couple the power transformation portion with the power distribution portion and comprising first and second ends, the first end being detachable from the power transformation portion for removal of the power transformation portion from the interior area and the second end being detachable from the power distribution portion to allow for removal of the power distribution portion from the interior area.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.