Modular power supply chassis employing a bus bar assembly

A chassis assembly for receiving rectifier modules therein, comprising:

• a cabinet having an open front face;
• an elongated bus bar assembly configured to be vertically suspended within said cabinet from a mount connected to said cabinet at an upper end thereof, said bus bar assembly having parallel pairs of conductors, each of said parallel pairs of conductors being separated by an insulating structure and for receiving a terminal connector of a rectifier module received into said cabinet;
• a horizontal shelf, oriented laterally with respect to said bus bar assembly, configured to support said rectifier modules received into said cabinet;
• and
• a lateral support member coupling said bus bar assembly and said shelf, said lateral support member limiting a lateral movement of said bus bar assembly relative to said shelf, said bus bar assembly being substantially free of terminal connectors and configured to be suspended to eliminate a need for further vertical support of said bus bar assembly.

A modular rectifier, comprising:

• a cabinet;
• an elongated bus bar assembly configured to be supported within said cabinet from a mount coupled to said cabinet, said bus bar assembly having a pair of conductors, said bus bar assembly being substantially free of terminal connectors and adapted to eliminate a need for support of a portion of a weight of said bus bar assembly apart from said mount;
• shelves oriented laterally with respect to said bus bar assembly;
• rectifier modules resting on said plurality of shelves, said pair of conductors capable of receiving a terminal connector of a rectifier module received into said cabinet;
• and
• a central rectifier control system having control bus interfaces distributed within said cabinet to allow said central rectifier control system to coordinate an operation of said rectifier modules.

A chassis assembly for receiving power supply modules therein, comprising:

• a cabinet;
• an elongated bus bar assembly configured to be supported within said cabinet from a mount coupled to said cabinet, said bus bar assembly having a pair of conductors, said pair of conductors having terminal connectors associated therewith for receiving output terminals of a power supply module received into said cabinet;
• and
• a shelf, oriented laterally with respect to said bus bar assembly and located proximate said terminal connectors, that supports at least one power supply module received into said cabinet, said bus bar assembly adapted to eliminate a need for support of a portion of a weight of said bus bar assembly apart from said mount.

A modular rectifier, comprising:

• a cabinet;
• an elongated bus bar assembly configured to be supported within said cabinet from a mount coupled to said cabinet, said bus bar assembly having a pair of conductors, said pair of conductors having terminal connectors associated therewith for receiving output terminals of rectifier modules received into said cabinet, said bus bar assembly adapted to eliminate a need for support of a portion of a weight of said bus bar assembly apart from said mount;
• a plurality of shelves, oriented laterally with respect to said bus bar assembly and located proximate said terminal connectors;
• a plurality of rectifier modules resting on said plurality of shelves and coupled to said terminal connectors;
• and
• a central rectifier control system having a plurality of control bus interfaces distributed within said cabinet to allow said central rectifier control system to coordinate an operation of said plurality of rectifier modules.