Patent ID: 11910554
Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A system comprising:
a rack-mountable power tray or power shelf comprising:
a plurality of power supply units (PSUs);
one or more first power connectors arranged at a face of the power tray or power shelf and coupled to the PSUs; and

a modular power distribution unit (PDU) comprising:
a housing defining an input face and an opposing output face;
a plurality of power cables extending to the input face, wherein the plurality of power cables comprises a first power cable of a first power bus and a second power cable of a second power bus;
one or more second power connectors arranged at the output face;
distribution circuitry configured to distribute power from the first power bus and the second power bus to the one or more second power connectors; and
one or more fasteners configured to attach the output face of the housing to the face of the power tray or power shelf, wherein the one or more second power connectors are retained in a coupled configuration with the one or more first power connectors.