# US 12,015,273 B2 · Electricity distribution system for a domestic installation comprising multiple electrical sources > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,015,273 B2 - Document ID: US12015273B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/947,247 - Filed: 2022-09-19 - Published: 2023-03-30 - Granted: 2024-06-18 - Earliest claimed: 2021-09-24 - Assignees: Schneider Electric Industries SAS - Applicants: Schneider Electric Industries SAS - Inventors: Bernard Lebeau; Etienne Du Port De Poncharra; Emmanuel Bur - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12015273B2 ## CPC - H02J 3/007: Arrangements for selectively connecting one or more loads to one or more power sources or power lines - H02J 3/381: {Dispersed generators} - H02J 2101/24: Photovoltaics - H02J 2105/12: supplying households or buildings - Y02B 10/10: Photovoltaic [PV] - Y02E 10/56: Power conversion systems, e.g. maximum power point trackers - H02J: ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY - Y02B: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS - Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION ## Abstract An electrical distribution system, for distributing electrical currents between an electrical distribution network and a domestic distribution installation, includes: a multi-source electrical switching unit allowing or preventing the circulation of electrical currents in two electrical conduction paths each including a plurality of electrical conductors, and an electrical connection device connected at the output of the electrical switching unit, the connection device being configured to prolong the two electrical conduction paths at the output of the switching unit. The electrical switching unit is configured to connect, on a first input, a first of the two electrical conduction paths to an electrical distribution network, the electrical switching unit being configured to connect, on its second input, the second of the two electrical conduction paths to an auxiliary electrical source. The connection device is configured to connect each electrical conduction path to one or more electrical loads at the output of the electrical switching unit. The electrical connection device includes an interconnection point in which the corresponding electrical conductors of each electrical conduction path are connected to one another, the multi-source electrical switching unit forming a single disconnection point capable of simultaneously disconnecting the electrical sources connected to the first input and to the second input from the rest of the electrical distribution network. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electrical distribution system for distributing electrical currents between an electrical distribution network and a domestic distribution installation, wherein the electrical distribution system comprises: a multi-source electrical switching unit configured to switch between two states respectively allowing or preventing the circulation of electrical currents in two electrical conduction paths each comprising a plurality of electrical conductors; an electrical connection device connected at the output of the electrical switching unit, the connection device being configured to prolong the two electrical conduction paths at the output of the switching unit; wherein the electrical switching unit is configured to connect, on a first input, a first of the two electrical conduction paths to an electrical distribution network, the electrical switching unit being configured to connect, on its second input, the second of the two electrical conduction paths to an auxiliary electrical source; wherein the connection device is configured to connect each electrical conduction path to one or more electrical loads at the output of the electrical switching unit; and wherein the electrical connection device comprises an interconnection point in which the corresponding electrical conductors of each electrical conduction path are connected to one another, the multi-source electrical switching unit forming a single disconnection point capable of simultaneously disconnecting the electrical sources connected to the first input and to the second input from the rest of the electrical distribution network. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, wherein the electrical connection device forms an H-bridge for each electrical phase or neutral line. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, wherein the electrical connection device comprises connection conductors made of an electrically conductive material, each connection conductor being associated with an electrical phase or with a neutral line. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, wherein the electrical connection device comprises, for each electrical phase or neutral line, a set of electrical conductors comprising: at least one first conductor for forming the first electrical conduction path associated with the phase or neutral line, at least one second conductor for forming the second electrical conduction path associated with the phase or neutral line, and an interconnection point associated with the phase or neutral line, which connects the at least one first conductor to the said at least one second conductor of the phase or neutral line. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, wherein each interconnection point of the electrical connection device has a rating of 63 amperes. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, wherein each interconnection point of the electrical connection device has a rating of 125 amperes. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, wherein each of the first electrical conduction path and the second electrical conduction path of the electrical connection device has a rating of 63 amperes. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, wherein one portion of the electrical loads is capable of being connected to the first electrical conduction path and another portion of the electrical loads is capable of being connected to the second electrical conduction path. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, wherein the auxiliary electrical source comprises one or more photovoltaic generators. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) An electrical distribution installation, in particular for domestic use, comprising an electrical distribution system according to claim 1.