Modular UPS Housing With Interchangeable Connectors
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional UPS systems face inflexibility due to differing connection interfaces, shapes, and sizes of power and battery modules, requiring structural changes in the housing to accommodate varying numbers of modules, which complicates installation and upgrades.
Innovation Solution
A modular UPS system with a housing featuring identical slots for both power and battery modules, equipped with interchangeable connectors and connecting modules that allow for flexible insertion and electrical connection without altering the housing structure, enabling easy adjustment of module numbers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If power modules and battery modules use different connection interfaces and shapes, then each module type can be optimized for its specific function, but the housing structure must be re-designed when the number of modules changes, reducing operating flexibility
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by designing a standardized connection interface that is common to both power modules and battery modules. The housing structure includes standardized slots and connecting modules that can accommodate different module types without requiring structural re-design, enabling the same housing to serve multiple functions and configurations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the connection system into modular components: standardized slots in the housing, interchangeable connecting modules, and modular power/battery units. This segmentation allows independent optimization of each component while maintaining overall system flexibility through standardized interfaces.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the housing structure is re-designed to accommodate varying numbers of modules, then the UPS system can meet different energy consumption demands, but installation convenience and user satisfaction are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The universal connection interface and standardized slot design allow the housing to accommodate varying numbers of modules without re-design. Users can easily configure the system by simply adding or removing modules from the standardized slots, significantly improving installation convenience while maintaining configuration flexibility.
3Ease of manufacture
If power modules and battery modules have incompatible accommodation spaces, then each module type can be optimized for its specific requirements, but the system requires complex housing design and reduces upgradeability
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements universal slots and connecting modules that can accommodate both power modules and battery modules with the same interface standards. This allows the housing structure to remain unchanged while enabling easy system upgrades by simply replacing or adding modules, thereby improving upgradeability while maintaining manufacturing optimization.
Data Source
AI summary
A modular uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system includes a housing having a plurality of slots, wherein a power module or a battery module can be selectively inserted into each of the slots; each of the slots is selectively disposed with a first connector and a second connector or only with the second connector; the back of the power module is disposed with a first connecting module and a second connecting module, and the first connecting module and the second connecting module are electrically connected to the first connector and the second connector when the power module is inserted into the slots; the back of the battery module is disposed with a second connecting module, and the second connecting module is electrically connected to the second connector.