Power supply system

A power supply system, comprising:

• a plurality of power supply units;
• and
• a housing configured to receive the power supply units therein, the housing being configured to provide an air flow path around each of the power supply units in the housing, the housing including a plurality of sensor stations, each of which interrupts at least a portion of the airflow around the power supply units, each of the sensor stations being configured to receive a respective sensor therein, such that the respective sensor can contact a respective one of the power supply units to determine a parameter associated with the respective power supply unit, each of the sensor stations being further configured to interrupt the airflow in substantially the same manner whether or not a sensor is received in the sensor station.

A power supply system, comprising:

• a plurality of generally cylindrical power supply units, each of which has a generally circular cross section;
• and
• a plurality of housings, each of the housings having an interior and an exterior, and including a plurality of generally tubular compartments configured to receive the power supply units therein, each of the compartments including a circumferential discontinuity forming an open channel along a length of a respective compartment for providing an air flow path across a power supply unit in the respective compartment, each of the housings being configured such that at least one of the channels is oriented toward a respective housing interior, and at least one of the channels is oriented toward a respectively housing exterior, each of the housings being further configured to cooperate with another one of the housings to form a common interior therebetween, one of the exteriorly oriented channels from each of the cooperating housings being oriented toward the common interior.

A power supply system, comprising:

• a plurality of generally cylindrical power supply units, each having two ends disposed opposite each other, each of the power supply units including a terminal disposed at one of the ends, and another terminal disposed at the other end;
• and
• a housing including a compartment having two at least partially open ends, the compartment being configured to receive a predetermined number of the power supply units in an end-to-end orientation, such that one of the terminals on one of the power supply units is adjacent one end of the compartment, and one of the terminals on another one of the power supply units is adjacent the other end of the compartment, the compartment including at least one locating device configured to cooperate with at least one of the power supply units in the compartment to position the at least one power supply unit such that each of the terminals adjacent one of the ends of the compartment is within a predetermined distance of its respective compartment end.

The power supply system of claim 23, wherein each of the insulators includes a plurality of rings disposed thereon, the at least one groove in the compartment wall including a plurality of teeth configured to cooperate with the rings on a respective insulator to locate the insulator within the groove.

The power supply system of clam 24, wherein each of the locating devices is disposed along a length of the compartment at a predetermined distance from an adjacent one of the locating devices, thereby inhibiting position error for the two terminals adjacent respective ends of the compartment.