Power distribution unit, power distribution group and cabinet

By incorporating exposed connection terminals and short copper busbar units in the PDU module, the high cost issue caused by long power circuit traces was resolved, achieving cost reduction and size reduction.

CN223730124UActive Publication Date: 2025-12-26DONGGUAN ZHONGHUI RUIDE ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202423323010.7
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-31
Publication Date
2025-12-26
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-31

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

The existing PDU modules have long high-voltage circuit traces, which requires a large amount of copper wire or connection terminals, increasing the design cost.

Method used

Multiple exposed connection terminals are set on the circuit board, and the connection terminals are directly passed through the body to connect the incoming and outgoing lines by opening connection slots on the side of the machine body. At the same time, short copper busbar units are used to bridge adjacent power distribution units, eliminating the need for copper wire or copper busbar conversion.

Benefits of technology

It reduced design costs, decreased product size, and improved connectivity and maintenance efficiency.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a scheme of a power distribution unit, a power distribution group and a cabinet, and relates to the technical field of charging piles, the power distribution unit comprises a machine body and a plurality of circuit boards; according to the technical scheme of the utility model, the plurality of connecting terminals are arranged on the circuit board and exposed out of the machine body through the connecting terminals, so that direct connection of incoming and outgoing lines is facilitated, switching of a copper wire or a copper bar is omitted, the size of a product is reduced, and the design cost is greatly reduced.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to charging pile technical field, especially relates to a power distribution unit, power distribution group and rack. BACKGROUND

[0002] PDU (Power Distribution Unit, power distribution unit) is the product designed for the power distribution of rack-mounted electrical equipment, has different functions, installation methods and different plug combinations of multiple series specifications, and can provide suitable rack-mounted power distribution solutions for different power supply environments.

[0003] In the related art, the incoming and outgoing lines in the PDU architecture are connected through connection terminals, and the connection terminals need to be connected to the internal strong current loop with copper wires, or directly use a circuit board to weld a special connection terminal, or bridge a copper bar connection. However, since the strong current loop has a long wiring, more copper wires, connection terminals or copper bars are needed, which greatly increases the design cost. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0004] The main purpose of the utility model is to provide a power distribution unit, a power distribution group and a rack, which aims to reduce the cost of the PDU module.

[0005] To achieve the above purpose, the power distribution unit provided by the utility model comprises:

[0006] A machine body;

[0007] A plurality of circuit boards, the circuit boards are provided with a plurality of connection terminals at intervals on the surface;

[0008] Among them, the connection terminal is partially exposed to the machine body.

[0009] In an embodiment, a plurality of connection grooves are formed on the side surface of the machine body, and the connection grooves are arranged along the length direction of the machine body;

[0010] Among them, the connection terminal is arranged in the connection groove.

[0011] In an embodiment, one of the circuit boards is located on one side of the connection groove, and a plurality of connection terminals are located on the same surface of the circuit board and arranged along the extension direction of the connection groove.

[0012] The utility model also provides a power distribution group, which comprises a plurality of copper bar units and a plurality of power distribution units.

[0013] The plurality of power distribution units are arranged adjacent to each other, and the adjacent two power distribution units are bridged by a plurality of copper bar units.

[0014] In an embodiment, the circuit board connected with the positive pole of the power module is defined as a first circuit board unit, and the circuit board connected with the negative pole of the power module is defined as a second circuit board unit.

[0015] The first circuit board units of two adjacent power distribution units are connected through a plurality of copper bar units, and the copper bar units connected with the first circuit board units are overlapped with each other.

[0016] The second circuit board units of two adjacent power distribution units are connected through a plurality of copper bar units, and the copper bar units connected with the second circuit board units are overlapped with each other.

[0017] In an embodiment, the first circuit board unit edge and the second circuit board unit edge are both spaced apart and distributed with a plurality of connection terminals;

[0018] The connection terminals on two adjacent first circuit board units are one-to-one corresponding and connected through the copper bar units.

[0019] The connection terminals on two adjacent second circuit board units are one-to-one corresponding and connected through the copper bar units.

[0020] Two adjacent copper bar units are overlapped with each other.

[0021] In an embodiment, the copper bar unit includes a main body part and a first bending part, the first bending part is bent and connected to the side edge of the main body part, and the first bending part is parallel to the main body part.

[0022] Two adjacent first bending parts are overlapped with each other, and / or two adjacent main body parts are overlapped with each other, so that two adjacent copper bar units are connected.

[0023] In an embodiment, the copper bar unit includes a main body part and two second bending parts, the two second bending parts are respectively arranged on opposite sides of the main body part.

[0024] The main body part is arranged close to the surface of the machine body and connected with the connection terminal, and two adjacent second bending parts are abutted to connect two adjacent copper bar units.

[0025] In an embodiment, two adjacent second bending parts are connected through a connecting piece.

[0026] The utility model further provides a cabinet, which comprises the power distribution group.

[0027] The utility model discloses a technical scheme through setting up multiple connecting terminals on the circuit board, and the connecting terminal is exposed to the body, so as to directly connect the incoming and outgoing lines, thereby saving the switching of copper wire or copper bar, reducing the volume of product, and greatly reducing the design cost. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0028] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical scheme in the embodiments of the utility model or the prior art, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiment or the prior art description will be briefly introduced below, and obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the utility model, and other drawings can be obtained according to the structure shown in the drawings without creative labor for the ordinary skilled in the art.

[0029] Figure 1 The utility model provides a main view structural schematic drawing of power distribution unit one embodiment for the utility model provides;

[0030] Figure 2 The utility model provides a side view structural schematic drawing of power distribution unit one embodiment for the utility model provides;

[0031] Figure 3 The utility model provides a shaft side schematic drawing of power distribution unit one embodiment for the utility model provides;

[0032] Figure 4 The utility model provides a bottom view structural schematic drawing of power distribution unit one embodiment for the utility model provides;

[0033] Figure 5 The utility model provides a shaft side schematic drawing of power distribution unit again one embodiment for the utility model provides;

[0034] Figure 6 The utility model provides a top view structural schematic drawing of power distribution group first embodiment for the utility model provides;

[0035] Figure 7 The utility model provides a shaft side schematic drawing of power distribution group first embodiment for the utility model provides;

[0036] Figure 8 The utility model provides a side view structural schematic drawing of power distribution group second embodiment for the utility model provides;

[0037] Figure 9 The utility model provides a top view structural schematic drawing of power distribution group second embodiment for the utility model provides;

[0038] Figure 10 The utility model provides a shaft side structural schematic drawing of power distribution group second embodiment for the utility model provides.

[0039] EXPLANATION OF DRAWINGS:

[0040] 100、power distribution unit;10、machine body;20、output part;30、connection terminal;40、circuit board;50、connection slot;70、first connection hole;80、copper bar unit;81、main body part;82、first bending part;83、second bending part.

[0041] The realization, functional features and advantages of the utility model will be further described in combination with embodiments and with reference to the drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0042] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model will be clearly and completely described in combination with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor belong to the protection scope of the utility model.

[0043] It should be noted that if the embodiments of the utility model involve directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, etc.), the directional indications are only used to explain the relative position relationship, movement condition, etc. between components in a certain posture, and if the certain posture changes, the directional indications also change accordingly.

[0044] In addition, if the embodiments of the utility model involve descriptions of "first", "second", etc., the descriptions of "first", "second", etc. are only for description purposes, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying the relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of indicated technical features. Therefore, the features limited by "first" and "second" can explicitly or implicitly include at least one feature. In addition, "and / or" or "and / or" appearing throughout the text means that the three parallel schemes are included, for example, "A and / or B" includes A scheme, or B scheme, or A and B simultaneously satisfy the scheme. In addition, the technical solutions of each embodiment can be combined with each other, but it must be based on the realization of the ordinary skill in the art, and when the combination of technical solutions appears contradictory or unachievable, it should be considered that the combination of technical solutions does not exist, and is not within the protection scope required by the utility model.

[0045] PDU (Power Distribution Unit, power distribution unit) is a product designed to provide power distribution for cabinet-mounted electrical equipment, with different functions, installation methods and different plug combinations of multiple series specifications, which can provide suitable rack-mounted power distribution solutions for different power supply environments.

[0046] In the related art, the incoming and outgoing lines in the PDU architecture are connected through connection terminals, and the connection terminals need to be connected with internal strong current circuits through copper wires, or directly connected with special connection terminals through circuit boards, or connected through copper bars, but since the strong current circuit is long, more copper wires, or connection terminals, or copper bars are needed, which greatly increases the design cost.

[0047] The utility model provides a power distribution unit.

[0048] Please refer to Figure 1 In an embodiment of the utility model, the power distribution unit comprises:

[0049] The machine body 10 comprises:

[0050] A plurality of circuit boards 40 are provided with a plurality of connection terminals 30 on the surface thereof at intervals;

[0051] The connection terminals 30 are partially exposed to the machine body 10.

[0052] It should be noted that the connection terminals 30 are used to connect the power supply module.

[0053] As shown in Figure 1 The machine body 10 is provided with a plurality of output portions 20, one output portion 20 is arranged on one circuit board 40, and a plurality of connection terminals on one circuit board 40 are connected with the output portion 20, and the output end of the output portion 20 extends out of the machine body 10, so as to be connected with the power equipment.

[0054] The technical scheme of the utility model comprises the following steps: a plurality of connection terminals 30 are arranged on the circuit board 40, and the connection terminals are exposed to the machine body 10, so as to be directly connected with the incoming and outgoing lines, thereby eliminating the need for copper wires or copper bars for switching, reducing the volume of the product, and greatly reducing the design cost.

[0055] In an embodiment, the machine body 10 is provided with a connection groove 50 on the side surface thereof, and the connection groove 50 extends along the length direction of the machine body 10.

[0056] The connection terminals are arranged in the connection groove 50.

[0057] As shown in Figure 1 And Figure 3 In order to facilitate the arrangement of the connection terminals on the side surface of the machine body 10, the connection groove 50 is arranged on the side surface of the machine body 10, so that the connection groove 50 is arranged opposite to the connection terminals 30.

[0058] It can be understood that the connection terminal 30 is exposed to the body 10 by being arranged in the connection slot 50, so that the power module input and output lines are directly input by connecting the connection terminal, without copper wire or copper bus conversion, reducing the size of the body 10 and reducing design cost.

[0059] It should be noted that the circuit board is provided with a plurality of connection terminals 30, in order to reduce the difficulty of opening and processing the connection slot 50, the connection slot 50 is arranged along the length direction of the body 10.

[0060] It can be understood that the connection slot 50 is a long strip-shaped through hole, and a plurality of connection terminals 30 can extend out of the body 10 through the connection slot 50, so as to facilitate the direct connection of the input and output lines.

[0061] In an embodiment, one of the circuit boards 40 is located on one side of the connection slot 50, and a plurality of connection terminals 30 are located on the same surface of the circuit board 40 and arranged along the extension direction of the connection slot 50.

[0062] As shown in Figure 2 , Figure 4 and Figure 5 in order to facilitate the connection terminal to directly extend out of the body 10 through the connection slot 50, the connection terminal 30 is arranged close to the connection slot 50.

[0063] It can be understood that the edge of the circuit board 40 is arranged towards the extension direction of the connection slot 50, so that the plurality of connection terminals 30 located on the circuit board 40 can be close to the connection slot 50, thereby facilitating the connection terminal to directly pass through the connection slot 50, reducing the internal structure arrangement of the body 10 and reducing the design cost.

[0064] In order to avoid that the opening of the connection slot 50 is too large to affect the structural strength of the side of the body 10, a plurality of connection terminals 30 are arranged on the same side of the circuit board 40, so that the opening of the connection slot 50 can be opened along the arrangement of the connection terminal 30, that is, the connection of the connection terminal is facilitated, and the opening of the connection slot 50 is avoided.

[0065] Further, a plurality of connection terminals 30 are arranged on the edge of the circuit board 40, so as to facilitate the connection terminal to be as close as possible to the connection slot 50 and facilitate the connection of the connection terminal.

[0066] The utility model discloses still propose a kind of power distribution group, and the power distribution group includes multiple copper bar units 80 and multiple the power distribution unit 100, the specific structure of the power distribution unit 100 refers to above-mentioned embodiment, since the power distribution group of the application adopts all technical solutions of above-mentioned all embodiments, therefore at least have all beneficial effects brought by the technical scheme of above-mentioned embodiment, here no longer one by one elaboration.

[0067] It needs to be explained that the copper bar unit 80 is short copper bar, i.e. the copper bar unit 80 connects two adjacent power distribution units 100.

[0068] It can be understood that when multiple power distribution units 100 are arranged side by side, adjacent two power distribution units 100 are connected by copper bar units 80, and multiple power distribution units 100 arranged side by side are connected by multiple copper bar units 80, so that the quick disassembly and replacement of a single power distribution unit 100 can be realized, and the maintenance difficulty is reduced.

[0069] In an embodiment, the circuit board 40 connected with the positive electrode of the power module is defined as a first circuit board unit, and the circuit board 40 connected with the negative electrode of the power module is defined as a second circuit board unit.

[0070] The first circuit board units of adjacent two power distribution units 100 are connected by multiple copper bar units 80, and the copper bar units 80 connected with the first circuit board units are mutually overlapped.

[0071] The second circuit board units of adjacent two power distribution units 100 are connected by multiple copper bar units 80, and the copper bar units 80 connected with the second circuit board units are mutually overlapped.

[0072] As shown in Figure 6 As shown in Figure 7 The first circuit board units and the second circuit board units are respectively connected with the positive and negative input terminals of the power module.

[0073] It can be understood that in adjacent two power distribution units, the connection terminals 30 between two first circuit board units are one-to-one corresponding and connected by copper bar units 80.

[0074] It should be noted that the two connection terminals 30 connected with the copper bar unit 80 are opposite to each other, so that the copper bar unit 80 is vertically arranged between the cabinet, and when a plurality of power distribution units 100 are arranged side by side, the connection terminals 30 at the same position on the plurality of power distribution units 100 are arranged in a straight line, and the copper bar units 80 connected with the adjacent two connection terminals 30 in the same column are arranged in a column.

[0075] In this way, by arranging a plurality of copper bar units 80 in a column and connecting the connection terminals 30 at the same position on the plurality of power distribution units 100 in parallel, the orderly connection is guaranteed, and the arrangement is neat.

[0076] It can be understood that the first connecting hole 70 is formed at both ends of the copper bar unit 80, so that when the two copper bar units 80 are overlapped, the two first connecting holes and the connection terminals 30 are arranged opposite to each other, so that the connecting part penetrates through the two first connecting holes and is connected with the connection terminals 30, thereby realizing the connection between the connection terminals 30 and the two copper bar units 80.

[0077] It should be noted that the connecting part is a screw.

[0078] It should be noted that the copper bar units 80 in the same column are parallelly inserted, so as to guarantee the orderly connection between the copper bar units 80 and facilitate the disassembly and maintenance of the single power distribution unit.

[0079] In an embodiment, the first circuit board unit edge and the second circuit board unit edge are both spaced apart and have a plurality of connection terminals 30;

[0080] The connection terminals 30 on the adjacent two first circuit board units correspond one by one and are connected through the copper bar unit 80;

[0081] The connection terminals 30 on the adjacent two second circuit board units correspond one by one and are connected through the copper bar unit 80;

[0082] The adjacent two copper bar units 80 are overlapped with each other.

[0083] It can be understood that the first circuit board unit and the second circuit board unit are both provided with a plurality of connection terminals 30, and the plurality of connection terminals 30 are arranged on the side of the first circuit board unit and the second circuit board unit, so as to facilitate the overlapping of the copper bar unit 80.

[0084] In an embodiment, the copper bar unit 80 comprises a main body 81 and a first bending part 82, the first bending part 82 is connected to the side of the main body 81 by bending, and the first bending part 82 is parallel to the main body 81.

[0085] Two adjacent first bending parts 82 are overlapped with each other, and / or two adjacent main bodies 81 are overlapped with each other, so that two adjacent copper bar units 80 are connected.

[0086] It can be understood that, as shown in Figure 7 In order to facilitate the insertion between the copper bar units 80, when two first bending parts 82 are inserted into each other, the two first bending parts 82 abut each other, so as to realize the positioning of the two copper bar units 80 on the surface of the machine body 10, and further facilitate the installation efficiency and installation accuracy of the copper bar units 80.

[0087] In an embodiment, the copper bar unit 80 comprises a main body 81 and two second bending parts 83, and the two second bending parts 83 are respectively arranged on opposite sides of the main body 81.

[0088] The main body 81 is arranged close to the surface of the machine body 10 and connected with the connecting terminal, and two adjacent second bending parts 83 abut each other, so that two adjacent copper bar units 80 are connected.

[0089] In order to improve the stability of the connection between the copper bar unit 80 and the machine body 10, as shown in Figure 8 to Figure 10 The two second bending parts 83 on the two copper bar units 80 abut each other, so that the main body 81 can be attached to the surface of the machine body 10.

[0090] It can be understood that the second bending part 83 is arranged perpendicular to the main body 81, so that when two copper bar units 80 are connected, the two second bending parts 83 on the two copper bar units 80 can be attached, and gaps between the two second bending parts 83 are avoided, thereby ensuring the stability of the connection.

[0091] In an embodiment, two adjacent second bending parts are connected by a connecting piece.

[0092] It can be understood that a second connecting hole is formed on the second bending part, and the second connecting holes on the two second bending parts are arranged opposite to each other when the two second bending parts are attached, so as to facilitate the arrangement of the connecting piece, and thereby complete the connection of the two copper bar units 80.

[0093] It should be noted that the connecting piece is a bolt or a screw, etc.

[0094] It can be understood that the second connecting hole is a threaded hole, so as to facilitate the connection of bolts or screws.

[0095] The utility model discloses still a kind of cabinet, including the power distribution group.

[0096] The above-mentioned is only the exemplary embodiment of the utility model, and is not therefore limited to the patent range of the utility model, and any equivalent structural transformation made by using the utility model specification and the contents of the drawings, or direct / indirect application in other related technical fields is included in the patent protection range of the utility model.

Claims

1. A power distribution unit, characterized by, The utility model relates to a power distribution module, comprising: a machine body; a plurality of circuit boards, the circuit boards are provided with a plurality of connection terminals at intervals on the surface; wherein, the connection terminals are partially exposed on the machine body.

2. The power distribution unit of claim 1, wherein, A plurality of connection grooves are arranged on the side of the machine body and extend along the length direction of the machine body; wherein, the connection terminals are arranged in the connection grooves.

3. The power distribution unit of claim 2, wherein, One of the circuit boards is arranged on one side of the connection groove, and a plurality of connection terminals are arranged on the same surface of the circuit board and arranged along the extension direction of the connection groove.

4. A power distribution group, comprising: The power distribution module comprises a plurality of copper bar units and a plurality of power distribution units as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3. A plurality of power distribution units are arranged adjacently, and a plurality of copper bar units are arranged between two adjacent power distribution units.

5. The power distribution set of claim 4, wherein, The circuit board connected with the positive pole of the power module is defined as a first circuit board unit, and the circuit board connected with the negative pole of the power module is defined as a second circuit board unit. The first circuit board units of two adjacent power distribution units are connected by a plurality of copper bar units, and the copper bar units connected with the first circuit board units are overlapped with each other. The second circuit board units of two adjacent power distribution units are connected by a plurality of copper bar units, and the copper bar units connected with the second circuit board units are overlapped with each other.

6. The power distribution set of claim 5, wherein, The first circuit board unit edge and the second circuit board unit edge are both provided with a plurality of connection terminals at intervals. The connection terminals on two adjacent first circuit board units correspond to each other and are connected by the copper bar units. The connection terminals on two adjacent second circuit board units correspond to each other and are connected by the copper bar units. Two adjacent copper bar units are overlapped with each other.

7. The power distribution set of claim 6, wherein, The copper bar unit comprises a main body part and a first bending part, the first bending part is connected to the side edge of the main body part by bending, and the first bending part is parallel to the main body part. Two adjacent first bending parts are overlapped with each other, and / or two adjacent main body parts are overlapped with each other, so that two adjacent copper bar units are connected.

8. The power distribution set of claim 6, wherein, The copper bar unit comprises a main body part and two second bending parts, the two second bending parts are arranged on opposite sides of the main body part respectively. The main body part is arranged close to the surface of the machine body and connected with the connection terminals, and two adjacent second bending parts are abutted to connect two adjacent copper bar units.

9. The power distribution set of claim 8, wherein, Two adjacent second bending parts are connected by a connecting piece.

10. A cabinet, characterized by The utility model relates to a power distribution group comprising a power distribution unit as claimed in any one of claims 4 to 9.