Patent ID: 7478782

Claim:
An operating assembly, comprising: a) a plurality of modular units, each of which comprises a plurality of interface surface regions, said modular units being arranged to be interconnected to form at least part of said assembly; b) at least some of said modular units being configured so as to be able to be located in said assembly in different position locations relative to each other in said assembly; c) at least some of said modular units having one or more interface connecting locations at one or more of their interface surface regions for one or more of a power connection, a thermal connection and data path connection, and having one or more of power, thermal and data transmission paths; d) one or more of said modular units having a switching system to selectively transmit and/or receive one or more of power, thermal and data transmissions; and e) one or more of the said modular units being arranged to have a tenant connection for at least one tenant being operatively connected thereto in a manner that one or more power, thermal, and data related functions can be provided for the tenant, wherein at least one or more of said modular units comprises a control section to control said switching system.