Modular UPS Enclosure Trays for Space-Constrained Power Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
The installation of uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) often faces challenges due to space constraints and limitations in power management and communication, particularly in systems where the UPS, batteries, and connected systems are not adequately integrated, leading to difficulties in effective power distribution and communication.
Innovation Solution
An enclosure is designed to house power fuse assembly trays and communications assembly trays, which include components like fuses, DC contactors, Hall current transformers, and battery monitoring units, configured to manage power and communication efficiently within a compact and modular framework, allowing for easy integration with existing systems.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If UPS, batteries, and connected systems are installed separately without integration, then each component can be independently maintained and replaced, but space requirements increase and power management becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines UPS components (rectifier, inverter, batteries, control units) and communication devices into a single integrated enclosure. This merging reduces the total installation space while maintaining independent component functionality through modular design, allowing maintenance without compromising space efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The enclosure serves multiple functions: housing power supply components, providing power distribution, enabling communication, and offering thermal management. This multi-functionality consolidates what would otherwise require separate installations into one unified system, reducing overall space requirements.
2Area of stationary object
If UPS components are integrated into a compact enclosure, then space is optimized, but power management and communication become more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The enclosure is divided into modular sections with dedicated trays for different components (rectifier tray, inverter tray, battery trays, communication tray). This segmentation organizes complex power management functions into manageable modules, making the system easier to control and maintain despite the integrated compact design.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent incorporates communication devices and control units as intermediaries that manage power distribution and monitor system status. These intermediaries simplify complex power management by providing centralized control and automated monitoring, reducing the operational complexity of the integrated system.
3Ease of repair
If modular trays are used for organizing components, then ease of maintenance is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Components are organized on removable modular trays that can be independently accessed and replaced. This segmentation allows maintenance personnel to service specific components without disassembling the entire system, improving ease of repair while the standardized tray design keeps the modular structure manageable rather than overly complex.
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 enclosure provides a structured solution for managing power and communication within limited spaces, enhancing the operational efficiency and integration of UPS systems, thereby addressing the challenges of space constraints and communication limitations.
Implementation Method 1
a Hall current transformer configured to receive the busbar
Data Source
AI summary
The systems and methods of the present disclosure relate to uninterruptible power supplies, more particularly, to an enclosure configured to control an uninterruptible power supply. An enclosure comprises: a top wall, a bottom wall, wherein the bottom wall is disposed parallel to the top wall, sidewalls, wherein a bottom end of each of the sidewalls is disposed along opposing sides of the bottom wall so as to be perpendicular to the bottom wall, wherein the top wall is disposed about a top end of each of the sidewalls, a communications assembly tray; one or more power fuse assembly trays; and one or more micro-switches, wherein the one or more micro-switches are disposed onto the sidewalls, wherein the one or more micro-switches are configured to secure and indicate that the communications assembly tray and the one or more power fuse trays have been secured into the enclosure.