Patent ID: 8212427

Claim:
A system for power distribution, comprising: a rack mountable power distribution unit, including: a housing having a first end and a second end, the housing including an outer wall defining a cavity within the housing, the housing further including fastening elements configured to allow the housing to be mounted within an electrical equipment rack, the outer wall of the housing including an opening extending linearly between the first end and the second end; and a plurality of electrical conductors located within the cavity and oriented linearly between the first end and the second end; and a tap module including a plurality of openings including a first opening, a second opening and a third opening, each of the plurality of openings configured to receive one of a plurality of contacts, respectively, the contacts including a first contact and a second contact, wherein the tap module is configurable in a first configuration by inserting the first contact in the first opening and inserting the second contact in the second opening, wherein the tap module is configurable in a second configuration by inserting the first contact in the third opening, and wherein the rack mountable power distribution unit is configured to receive the plurality of contacts within the cavity in each of the first configuration and the second configuration to make contact between the plurality of contacts and at least some of the plurality of electrical conductors.