Modular Stacked Bus Bar Assembly for Electrical Distribution
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electrical distribution systems face challenges due to the lack of a universal bus form factor and connector interface that can accommodate variations in ampacity, size, and mounting orientation, leading to compatibility issues between different panelboards.
Innovation Solution
A stacked bus bar assembly with modular bus bars and adjustable components that allow for varying ampacity and size while maintaining a common form factor and connector interface, enabling flexible mounting orientations and easy scalability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If panelboards are designed with custom bus form factors for specific applications, then optimization for particular uses is achieved, but manufacturing complexity and inventory requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The bus bar assembly uses standardized modular segments that can be assembled in different configurations to meet various application requirements. This segmentation reduces the number of unique bus bar designs needed, simplifying manufacturing while maintaining application-specific optimization capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
Rather than creating entirely different bus bar designs for various applications, the system achieves optimization by varying parameters such as bus bar length, width, and material composition within a standardized form factor framework, reducing manufacturing complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides a standardized electrical connection interface that is adaptable to different ampacity levels and sizes, ensuring compatibility across various electrical devices and enclosures, and allows for flexible mounting configurations, enhancing the scalability and efficiency of electrical distribution systems.
Implementation Method 1
The first and second contact segments are configured to deflect towards one another from a relaxed position to a depressed position when inserted into a connector channel defined by the bus bar
Data Source
AI summary
An electrical device having a bus side and a load side is provided. The electrical device includes a plurality of conductive line terminals disposed on the bus side of said electrical device, and a plurality of electrical connectors. Each electrical connector of the plurality of electrical connectors includes a first end coupled to a respective line terminal of the plurality of line terminals, a second end distal from the first end, and a connector clip disposed at the second end. Each connector clip is configured to engage a bus bar to electrically couple the electrical device to the bus bar, and includes a first contact segment and a second contact segment spaced apart from the first contact segment. The first and second contact segments are configured to deflect towards one another from a relaxed position to a depressed position when inserted into a connector channel defined by the bus bar.