US 7,702,771 B2Granted

Electrical power distribution device having a current display

AssigneeServer Technology, Inc.

InventorsCarrel W. Ewing, Brian P. Auclair, Andrew J. Cleveland, James P. Maskaly, Dennis W. McGlumphy, Mark J. Bigler

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Abstract

An electrical power distribution unit can include a power distribution unit enclosure, a power input associated with the power distribution unit enclosure, and a plurality of power outputs associated with the power distribution unit enclosure. At least certain power outputs can be connectable to one or more electrical loads external to the power distribution unit enclosure and to the power input. In some embodiments, an intelligent power section can communicate with at least one of the power outputs and can connect to a communications network external to the power distribution unit enclosure.

Claims23

Dependent claims

An electrical power distribution device connectable to one or more electrical loads in an electrical equipment rack, the electrical power distribution device comprising in combination:

A. an electrical power distribution device enclosure;
B. a power input penetrating the electrical power distribution device enclosure;
C. a plurality of power outputs disposed along the electrical power distribution device enclosure, each among the plurality of power outputs being connectable to a corresponding one of said one or more electrical loads;
D. a plurality of power control relays disposed in the electrical power distribution device enclosure, each among said plurality of power control relays being connected to said power input and in independent power controlling communication with one or more corresponding power outputs among said plurality of power outputs;
E. a current-related information display disposed on the electrical power distribution device enclosure in current-related information determining communication with at least one among said power input and said plurality of power outputs;
and
F. a current-related information reporting system associated with the electrical power distribution device enclosure and being (i) in current-related information determining communication with at least one among said power input and said plurality of power outputs, and (ii) connectable in current-related information transfer communication with a separate communications network distal from the electrical power distribution device.

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An electrical power distribution device connectable to one or more electrical loads in an electrical equipment rack, the electrical power distribution device comprising in combination:

A. an enclosure having a length that is longer than a width of the enclosure;
B. a power input penetrating the enclosure;
C. a plurality of power outputs disposed along an area on a face of said length of the enclosure, each among the plurality of power outputs being removably connectable to a corresponding one of said one or more electrical loads;
D. a plurality of power control relays disposed in the enclosure, each among said plurality of power control relays being connected to said power input and to one or more corresponding power outputs among said plurality of power outputs;
E. a digital current information display disposed on another area of the enclosure in current determining communication with at least one among said power input and said plurality of power outputs;
and
F. a current information reporting system (i) associated with the enclosure (ii) in power information determining communication with at least one among said power input and said plurality of power outputs, and (iii) communicatingly connectable with a distal current information reporting system through a communications network external to the electrical power distribution device.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 11/548,471Filed 11 Oct 2006 · continuation
Priority: 23 Jul 1996
Published: US 2007/0076340 A15 Apr 2007
Granted: 20 Apr 2010
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification29 codes

G06F 1/26
Details not covered by groups G06F3/00 - G06F13/00 and G06F21/00: power supply means, e.g. regulation thereof
G06F 1/266
Power supply means, e.g. regulation thereof: arrangements to supply power to external peripherals either directly from the computer or under…
G06F 1/3209
Monitoring of events, devices or parameters that trigger a change in power modality: monitoring remote activity, e.g. over telephone lines or…
G06F 1/3246
Power saving characterised by the action undertaken: by software initiated power-off

Family

Application08/685,436Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 23 Jul 1996
Application09/375,471Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 16 Aug 1999
US 5,949,974 AParent of this continuation-in-part · filed 7 Sep 1999
Application09/732,557Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 8 Dec 2000
Application09/930,780Parent of this continuation · filed 15 Aug 2001
US 6,711,613 B1Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 23 Mar 2004
Application11/243,701Parent of this continuation · filed 4 Oct 2005
US 7,043,543 B2Parent of this continuation · filed 9 May 2006
US 7,099,934 B1Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 29 Aug 2006
US 2007/0076340 A1Pre-grant publication · published 5 Apr 2007
Application09/930,780Parent of this continuation-in-part
US 2002/0002593 A1Published application
US 2006/0031453 A1Published application
US 7,702,771 B2This patent

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