Patent ID: 8094435
Filing Date: 2012-01-10
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
1. A high power drive stack system comprising: a common support structure having a plurality of receivers located in predetermined locations, wherein at least some of the receivers have at least one receiver contact coupled to the receiver; a plurality of modules in a stacked configuration and secured to the common support structure, wherein the plurality of modules comprise a power component and at least one module contact, wherein the at least one module contact for each of the plurality of modules is arranged in a prescribed position based on electrical signal type and coupled to at least a portion of the power component associated with each respective module, wherein each of the module contacts of the same signal type for each of the plurality of modules are matingly coupled to corresponding receiver contacts; and a plurality of couplers, wherein each of the plurality of couplers is selectively coupled to the receiver contacts for each of the plurality of modules based on electrical signal type to configure the plurality of modules to perform one or more high power functions, wherein at least one of the receivers has less receiver contacts than one or more other receivers.