Constant current power supply system for connectable modular elements
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorMark H. Yim
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Abstract
A modular electronic assembly comprising a plurality of modules. Each modules power connection plates including a single dynamically defined root power connection plate and at least one dynamically defined branch power connection plate. Each module has a power distribution controller for dynamically defining the single root power connection plate and branch power connection plate(s) and distributing power between the modules only from branch power connection plates to root power connection plates of the modules connected by power connection plates. A constant current power supply is connected to at least one of the plurality of modules to provide a substantially constant current to all of the plurality of modules connected together by power connection plates.
Claims19
A modular electronic assembly comprising
- a plurality of modules, each module having power connection plates, including a single dynamically defined root power connection plate, and at least one dynamically defined branch power connection plate, with each module having a power distribution controller for dynamically defining the single root power connection plate and branch power connection plates, and distributing power between the plurality of modules only from branch power connection plates to root power connection plates of those modules connected by power connection plates, and
- a constant current power supply connected to at least one of the plurality of modules to provide a substantially constant current to all of the plurality of modules connected together by power connection plates.
A modular robotic assembly comprising
- a plurality of movable robotic modules, each movable robotic module having actuators externally powered through power connection plates, with each movable robotic module including a single dynamically defined root power connection plate, and at least two dynamically defined branch power connection plates, with each module having a power distribution controller for dynamically defining the single root power connection plate and branch power connection plates, and distributing power between the plurality of modules only from branch power connection plates to root power connection plates of those modules connected by power connection plates, and
- a constant current power supply connected to at least one of the plurality of movable robotic modules to provide a substantially constant current to all of the plurality of movable robotic modules connected together by power connection plates.
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