Low-resistance telecommunications power distribution panel
AssigneeTelect, Inc.
InventorsPaul A. Knight, Bryan Joseph Kioski
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Abstract
A low-resistance telecommunications power distribution panel provides a lower electrical resistance than traditional telecommunications power distribution panels, where the lower electrical resistance provides a reduced amount of waste heat. The low-resistance telecommunications power distribution panel may comprise a single unitary metal busbar configured to directly interconnect a power input cable to a plurality of fuse holders. A plurality of single unitary metal strips may directly connect to each fuse holder, each single unitary metal strip configured to directly connect to a power output lead. A single unitary metal return busbar may directly connect a return input to a plurality of return outputs.
Claims21
A low-resistance telecommunications system comprising:
- a telecommunications rack;
- a low-resistance telecommunications power distribution panel coupled to the rack to distribute power to a plurality of telecommunications equipment coupled to the rack, the low-resistance power distribution panel comprising:
- a single unitary metal busbar arranged from a first portion to a second portion opposite the first portion, of the low-resistance power distribution panel, the single unitary metal busbar configured to directly connect to a power cable disposed proximate to the second portion;
- a single unitary metal strip arranged from the first portion to the second portion of the low-resistance power distribution panel, the single unitary metal strip configured to directly connect to a power lead disposed proximate to the second portion;
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- a single unitary metal return busbar arranged on the second portion of the low-resistance power distribution panel, the single unitary metal return busbar configured to directly connect a return cable to a return output lead disposed proximate to the second portion.
A low-resistance telecommunications power distribution panel comprising:
- a chassis having a first portion and a second portion opposite the first portion;
- a plurality of fuse holders arranged along the first portion, each fuse holder having an input connection and an output connection;
- a power input lug disposed proximate to the second portion;
- a metal busbar arranged from the first portion to the second portion configured to directly connect the power input lug to the input connection of each fuse holder;
- a plurality of metal strips arranged from the first portion to the second portion, each metal strip directly interconnecting each output connection to a respective power output lug disposed proximate to the second portion;
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- a metal return busbar arranged on the second portion configured to directly connect a plurality of return output lugs to a return input lug disposed proximate to the second portion.
A method comprising:
- connecting a single unitary metal busbar arranged from a first portion to a second portion opposite the first portion of a low-resistance telecommunications power distribution panel to a power input lug disposed proximate to the second portion, the connection of the single unitary metal busbar and the power input lug defining a resistance path consisting of the power input lug directly connected to the single unitary metal busbar;
- connecting a single unitary metal strip arranged from the first portion to the second portion opposite the first portion to a power output lug disposed proximate to the second portion, the connection of the single unitary metal strip and the power output lug defining a resistance path consisting of the power output lug directly connected to the single unitary metal strip;
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- connecting a single unitary metal return busbar arranged on the second portion to a return output lug and a return input lug, the connection of the single unitary metal return busbar to the return output lug and the return input lug defining a resistance path consisting of the return output lug and the return input lug directly connected to the single unitary metal return busbar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.