Modular power distribution system
US5675194A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 7, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 7, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02G3/00
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A modular power distribution system is ideally suited for use in modular buildings of the type in which prefabricated building modules are constructed at a manufacturing factory and shipped to a remote building site where the modules are interconnected to form the complete structure. The modular power distribution system includes a primary power distribution panel positioned in one of the building modules and is adapted to distribute power from the utility service to the building modules. Modular power distribution units positioned in each of the building modules are adapted to distribute power within a respective building module. The primary power distribution panel has a plurality of main circuit breakers, each of which is electrically connected between the utility service and one of the modular power distribution units for limiting the maximum current through a respective modular power distribution unit. Each modular power distribution unit also includes a secondary power distribution panel which is physically and electrically interconnected with an associated service distribution unit. The secondary power distribution panel includes a plurality of secondary circuit breakers, an…
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