Patent ID: 8441145
Filing Date: 2013-05-14
Classification: B60R,H02J

Abstract:
1. A modular power distribution system to drive DC and AC electrical loads, comprising: one or more logical units in independent locations, receiving DC and AC power lines for distribution to respectively DC and AC electrical loads in all of said independent locations; one or more physical units, in each of said logical units, each of said physical units controlling and distributing DC or AC power to respectively one or more of said DC or AC electrical loads in one of said independent locations; one or more power modules in each of said one or more physical units, for distribution of DC or AC power to one of said DC or AC electrical loads, wherein each of said power modules for DC power comprises for each power line for said DC electrical loads at least a safety replaceable fuse, a solid state power switch and a by-pass manual switch; at least one master control unit for each of said one or more logical units, said master control unit being placed in one of said physical units, to control the functions of the pertaining logical unit wherein each of said physical units further comprises a power supply module, which logically controls the power distribution to the inputs of all the power modules in the pertaining physical unit and each of said power modules for DC or AC power comprises a control unit exchanging control data with the pertaining master control unit and wherein the by-pass manual switch causes an OFF, a manual and an automatic functionalities of the power module such that: