Patent ID: 7076592
Filing Date: 2006-07-11
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
1. An electrical modular power node comprising: a. a power bus backplane containing a plurality of bus bars at least some of which are connectable to at least one power source, each bus bar having a plurality of terminals at regular intervals along the bus bar, each terminal being in a standard position in a pattern with terminals from the other bus bars and al terminal patterns being in a standard orientation on the backplane; and b. a plurality of functional modules, each housing circuitry having at least one connector for a connection to at least one terminal on a bus bar and including bounding faces conforming to bounding faces of adjacent modules when also connected to the backplane, said modules providing geometrical packages for enclosing and supporting functional components, circuitry and connectors for electrically connecting the functional components and circuitry to the appropriate terminals, the connectors facing the power bus backplane being positioned to connect with specific terminals within each pattern on the bus bars such that each pattern of terminals on the backplane will accept minimum dimension modules at each terminal position without interfering with other module at other terminal positions.