Patent ID: 9072191
Filing Date: 2015-06-30
Classification: H02B,H05K

Abstract:
1. A configurable rack for supporting components of an uninterruptible power supply, the configurable rack comprising: a frame assembly having a front and a rear, wherein the front of the frame assembly and the rear of the frame assembly are configured to receive electronic modules in stacked relation along a height of the frame assembly; a busbar backplane disposed between the front and the rear of the frame assembly, the busbar backplane extending vertically within the frame assembly along an entire height of the frame assembly, the busbar backplane extending along a plane parallel to planes defined by the front and the rear of the frame assembly, the busbar backplane including a plurality of busbars; and at least one connector coupled to each electronic module, the at least one connector being configured to engage and be secured to the busbar to provide an electrical coupling of the electronic module and the busbar, wherein the plurality of busbars and the connectors are configured to electrically couple the electronic modules that are received within the front of the frame assembly and within the rear of the frame assembly in a hot swappable manner, and wherein each busbar has a front edge surface, a back edge surface, and two side surfaces, the front edge surface and the back edge surface each having a width that is less than a width of each side surface, each busbar extending in a plane perpendicular to the plane of the busbar backplane so that the front edge surface faces the front of the frame assembly and the rear edge surface faces the rear of the frame assembly, and wherein each busbar has a plurality of front contact areas and a plurality of rear contact areas provided along a length of the busbar on opposing flat side surfaces of the busbar, the plurality of front contact areas and rear contact areas being configured to receive the at least one connector associated with the electronic module from the front of the frame assembly and from the rear of the frame assembly.