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US 6,473,294 B1Granted
System for distributing energy and data in energy distributing facilities
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorReinhard Maier
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Abstract
A large number of switching devices, for example contactors, can be supplied with power and information in particular in switchgear cabinets. A multilayer supply board includes a large number of suitable recesses with fingers which form contacts. The recesses preferably form an array with m rows and n columns in the supply board. The multilayer supply board preferably includes at least a number of layers of electrically conductive boards which are insulated from one another.
Claims14
A system for power and data distribution in power distribution systems including at least one switching device, comprising:
- a multilayer supply board, including a plurality of recesses used for variable accommodation of individual switching devices, for two-dimensional power distribution in the distribution system, wherein each of the plurality of the recesses includes a latching mechanism having individual fingers which extend into the recess, the individual fingers used for latching an individual switching device and for carrying power and data to the individual switching device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.