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US 12,126,168 B2Granted
Power distribution within a power source unit
AssigneeCorning Research & Development Corporation
InventorAmi Hazani
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Abstract
Systems for power distribution within a power source unit are well suited for use in power source units that work with power distribution networks such as may be found associated with wireless communication systems or the like. More specifically, exemplary aspects provide a flexible power cable that extends from a powering supply to printed circuit boards (PCBs) on which output power ports are located. The PCBs may be arranged in a cascaded or daisy chain topology or in a star topology relative to the powering supply.
Claims16
A power source unit (PSU) comprising:
- a cabinet;
- a powering supply;
- a flexible cable coupled to the powering supply, the flexible cable positioned completely within the cabinet;
- a printed circuit board (PCB) coupled to the flexible cable such that the flexible cable may carry power from the powering supply to the PCB, wherein the powering supply and the PCB are positioned within the cabinet;
- a metal bar coupled to the PCB, the metal bar configured to convey power from the flexible cable to elements on the PCB;
- and
- a power output port positioned on the PCB and accessible at an exterior surface of the cabinet.
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A distributed communication system (DCS), comprising:
- a power distribution network (PDN), comprising:
- a power source unit (PSU) comprising:
- a cabinet;
- a powering supply;
- a flexible cable coupled to the powering supply, the flexible cable positioned completely within the cabinet;
- a printed circuit board (PCB) coupled to the flexible cable such that the flexible cable may carry power from the powering supply to the PCB;
- and
- a metal bar coupled to the PCB, the metal bar configured to convey power from the flexible cable to elements on the PCB;
- a plurality of remote sub-units, each remote sub-unit comprising:
- a remote sub-unit power input port coupled to the PSU;
- and
- a central unit configured to:
- distribute received one or more downlink communications signals over one or more downlink communications links to one or more remote sub-units;
- and
- distribute received one or more uplink communications signals from the one or more remote sub-units from one or more uplink communications links to one or more source communications outputs;
- each remote sub-unit among the plurality of remote sub-units configured to:
- distribute the received one or more downlink communications signals received from the one or more downlink communications links to one or more client devices;
- and
- distribute the received one or more uplink communications signals from the one or more client devices to the one or more uplink communications links.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.