Uninterruptible power supplies with replaceable receptacle panels and related methods
US11444415B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 30, 2019 |
| Grant date | Sep 13, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 28, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K7/18
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A power supply system includes a housing comprising internal power circuitry; a receptacle panel removably coupled to the housing; and a circuit interrupter, such as a circuit breaker or fused disconnect switch, held in the housing. The circuit breaker includes a switch handle that is externally accessible and configured to allow a user to translate the switch handle between OFF and ON positions, the OFF position associated with electrical isolation of the power receptacle panel from a power output path between the receptacle panel and the internal power circuitry. In the OFF position, even when the power supply system is in an ON state, the receptacle panel is in electric isolation from the internal power circuitry and de-energized to thereby allow a user to remove the receptacle panel to thereby allow a hot swap with another receptacle panel.
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