Patent ID: 7859130

Claim:
A device for supplying power to equipment disposed in a space, with varying requirements for the power supply, comprising: a main distributor formed from a plurality of cabinets, the main distributor connected to a mains electricity supply that supplies a three phase voltage and which is provided with a fuse; and at least one sub-distributor which is connected to the main distributor by means of a breakable connection, which sub-distributor is provided with equipment sockets for the connection of equipment, wherein the at least one sub-distributor is accommodated in a closed sub-distributor housing, the sub-distributor housing has a plurality of cabinets, the breakable connection has a connecting cable provided with a male plug at one end of the connecting cable and a female plug at the opposite end of the connecting cable, the main distributor is provided with at least one female socket for connection of the male plug of the connecting cable, the at least one sub-distributor is provided on its powered side with a male socket for connection of the female plug of the connecting cable, the space is a computer space and that the equipment is formed by computers and associated equipment, the plurality of cabinets of the main distributor and the at least one sub-distributor include a front plate that is provided with modules each comprising a component of the equipment, and the at least one sub-distributor is provided with equipment sockets for a single-phase voltage and equipment sockets for a three phase voltage.