Patent ID: 8546689
Filing Date: 2013-10-01
Classification: H02B,H02J

Abstract:
1. A high availability power system, comprising: an uninterruptible power system having an input to receive input power and an output to provide output power; a maintenance bypass panel having an input to receive the output power provided by the uninterruptible power system and an output to provide the input power to the input of the uninterruptible power system; a busbar, formed from a conductive material, to electrically and mechanically couple one of the input of the uninterruptible power system to the output of the maintenance bypass panel and the output of the uninterruptible power system to the input of the maintenance bypass panel, the busbar having a first contact region defined at a first end of the busbar and configured to electrically and mechanically couple to one of the input and the output of the uninterruptible power system, a second contact region defined at a second end of the busbar that opposes the first end of the busbar and configured to electrically and mechanically couple to one of the input and the output of the maintenance bypass panel, and a measurement access region defined between the first contact region and the second contact region; and a cover formed from an insulating material and configured to be attached to the busbar and to shield the busbar from contact with objects having a diameter greater than approximately four millimeters, the cover including a measurement aperture having an opening that is approximately four millimeters or less in diameter that is configured to permit access to the measurement access region of the busbar.