Electronic module interconnect system
AssigneeAmerican Superconductor Corporation
InventorJeffrey A. Reichard
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Abstract
An interconnection system for providing signals to a number of independently controllable or selectable electronic modules includes first connection terminals associated with each and every one of the electronic modules and second connection terminals associated with each of the electronic modules except a first one of the electronic modules. The second connection terminals are electrically connected to the first connection terminals. For example, a system can include independently controllable electronic module, a first one of the independently controllable electronic modules including first connection terminals and second connection terminals, which are associated with all but one of the independently controllable electronic modules and are electrically connected to the first connection terminals.
Claims17
An interconnection system for providing signals to a plurality of independently controllable electronic modules, the interconnection system comprising:
- a first plurality of connection terminals associated with each and every one of the plurality of electronic modules;
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- a second plurality of connection terminals associated with the plurality of electronic modules except a first one of the electronic modules, the second plurality of connection terminals electrically connected to the first plurality of connection terminals.
An interconnection system for providing signals to a plurality of independently controllable electronic modules, the interconnection system comprising:
- a substrate including:
- a first plurality of connection terminals associated with each and every one of the plurality of independently controllable electronic modules;
- a second plurality of connection terminals associated with the plurality of independently controllable electronic modules except a first one of the electronic modules;
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- a plurality of conductive traces extending between the second plurality of connection terminals and the first plurality of connection terminals.
An interconnection system for providing signals to a plurality of independently controllable electronic modules, the interconnection system comprising:
- a first substrate associated with a first one of the plurality of independently controllable electronic modules, the first substrate including:
- a first plurality of connection terminals for receiving control signals to control each and every one of the plurality of independently controllable electronic modules;
- a second plurality of connection terminals for receiving control signals to control each of the plurality of independently controllable electronic modules except a first one of the electronic modules;
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- a plurality of conductive traces extending between the second plurality of connection terminals and the first plurality of connection terminals.
A system comprising:
- a plurality of independently controllable electronic modules, a first one of the independently controllable electronic modules including a first plurality of connection terminals and a second plurality of connection terminals, the second plurality of connection terminals associated with all but one of the plurality of independently controllable electronic modules and electrically connected to the first plurality of connection terminals.
A system for distributing control signals from a controller, the system comprising:
- a chain of sequentially-connected independently controllable electronic modules, an initial one of the electronic modules including a first plurality of connection terminals adapted to receive the control signals from the controller, and a sequential one of the electronic modules including a second plurality of connection terminals configured to receive only a subset of the control signals.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.