Rack power distribution unit with configurable phase control
AssigneeSchneider Electric It Corporation
InventorJoshua Thomas Haffner
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Abstract
According to at least one aspect of the present disclosure a power distribution unit (PDU) is provided, the PDU comprising: a phase selection interface having: a first source contact configured to couple to a configuration system, a first return contact configured to couple to the configuration system, a second source contact configured to couple to the configuration system, and a second return contact configured to couple to the configuration system; a first outlet having: a first supply opening coupled to the first source contact, and a first return opening coupled to the first return contact; and a second outlet having: a second supply opening coupled to the second source contact, and a second return opening coupled to the second return contact.
Claims14
A power distribution unit (PDU) comprising:
- a phase selection interface having:
- a first source contact configured to couple to a configuration system,
- a first return contact configured to couple to the configuration system,
- a second source contact configured to couple to the configuration system, and
- a second return contact configured to couple to the configuration system, wherein the configuration system includes a controller to set a plurality of power output configurations of the PDU for the phase selection interface;
- a first outlet having:
- a first opening coupled to the first source contact, and
- a second opening coupled to the first return contact;
- and
- a second outlet having:
- a third opening coupled to the second source contact, and
- a fourth opening coupled to the second return contact.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.