In-rack routed power cable whips
AssigneeDell Products L.P.
InventorsDouglas Evan Messick, Oscar Theodore Ligons, III, Julian Yu-Hao Chen
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Abstract
A power cable whip for a server rack includes first and second fixed elbows and an extension section. The first fixed elbow has a first orientation, and the second fixed elbow has a second orientation. The extension section extends between the first fixed elbow and the second fixed elbow. The extension section has a first length set to enable the power cable whip to fit within the server rack when the power cable is connected to a power shelf device.
Claims20
A power cable whip for a server rack, the power cable whip comprising:
- a first fixed elbow having a first orientation;
- a second fixed elbow having a second orientation;
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- a first extension section extending between the first fixed elbow and the second fixed elbow, wherein the first extension section has a first length set to enable the power cable whip to fit within the server rack when the power cable whip is connected to a power shelf device.
A set of power cable whips comprising:
- a first power cable whip including:
- a first fixed elbow having a first orientation;
- a second fixed elbow having a second orientation;
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- a first extension section extending between the first fixed elbow and the second fixed elbow, wherein the first extension section has a first length set to enable the first power cable whip to fit within a server rack when the first power cable whip is connected to a power shelf device;
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- a second power cable whip including:
- a third fixed elbow having a third orientation, wherein the third orientation is opposite of the first orientation;
- a fourth fixed elbow having the second orientation;
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- a second extension section extending between the third fixed elbow and the fourth fixed elbow, wherein the second extension section has a second length set to enable the second power cable whip to fit within the server rack when the second power cable whip is connected to the power shelf device.
A system comprising:
- an information handling system;
- a power shelf device to provide power to the information handling system;
- a server rack to house the information handling system and the power shelf device, the server rack including:
- a top panel, a bottom panel, and first and second side panels;
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- a set of power cable whips located within the server rack, the set of power cable whips includes:
- a first power cable whip including:
- a first fixed elbow having a first orientation;
- a second fixed elbow having a second orientation;
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- a first extension section extending between the first fixed elbow and the second fixed elbow, wherein the first extension section has a first length set to enable the first power cable whip to fit within the server rack when the first power cable whip is connected to the power shelf device;
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- a second power cable whip including:
- a third fixed elbow having a third orientation, wherein the third orientation is opposite of the first orientation;
- a fourth fixed elbow having the second orientation;
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- a second extension section extending between the third fixed elbow and the fourth fixed elbow, wherein the second extension section has a second length set to enable the second power cable whip to fit within the server rack when the second power cable whip is connected to the power shelf device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.