Patent ID: 8917493

Claim:
A power distribution device, applicable to a server rack system, wherein the server rack system comprises a rack and at least one apparatus disposed therein, and the power distribution device is used for supplying electric power to the apparatus, the power distribution device comprising: a first conducting plate, an insulation layer and a second conducting plate that are sequentially superimposed, wherein the insulation layer is disposed between the first conducting plate and the second conducting plate; a first power column inserted in the first conducting plate and a second power column inserted in the second conducting plate, wherein the first power column and the second power column are connected to a power supply unit in the rack to obtain electric power therefrom; a plurality of output pin pairs, wherein each output pin pair comprises a first output pin inserted in the first conducting plate and a second output pin inserted in the second conducting plate, and the plurality of output pin pairs is connected to the apparatus in the rack to transfer electric power to the apparatus by way of the first conducting plate and the second conducting plate; and a plurality of fan pin pairs, wherein each fan pin pair comprises a first fan pin inserted in the first conducting plate and a second fan pin inserted in the second conducting plate, the plurality of fan pin pairs being operable to be connected to a fan unit in the rack to transfer electric power to the fan unit, and the first fan pin and the second fan pin of each fan pin pair both protrude in a direction opposite to the first output pin and the second output pin of each output pin pair.