TWM634396U - Plug in device for electric power transmission bus - Google Patents

Abstract

A plug in device for electric power transmission bus, comprising: a plug device including a body, at least one joint, a clamping part and a switch. The at least one joint connects to a top surface of the body. The clamping part connects to two sides of the top of the body for clamping the plug device into the electric power transmission bus and the switch connects to the body.

Description

Plug connectors for current busbars

The present disclosure generally relates to plug-in devices for current busbars, and more specifically, the present disclosure relates to plug-in devices for current busbars that can be coupled to the current busbar without power outage.

In the power configuration of the factory building, if you want to increase the convenience of power use and the flexibility of equipment placement, you will use plug-in devices to guide the power of the power bus to the equipment. The plug-in device has the advantage of being able to extract power from any block on the power transmission bus. And it has the characteristics of supporting power hot swap, so as to improve the convenience of equipment installation and save installation man-hours.

On the plug-in device, safety or monitoring settings such as power meters, temperature sensors or switches can also be set. When the meter monitoring function is selected or the bus bar is expanded, it needs to be powered off.

Therefore, how to effectively expand the current busbar and the ammeter under the condition of uninterrupted power supply is actually a major problem encountered when using the plug-in device.

One purpose of the present disclosure is to be used for the plug-in device of the current busbar, which can be installed and expanded without power outage, and can be equipped with an electric meter monitoring function, and can be directly installed and buckled by hand without using tools. This disclosure can also allow customers to directly use hot-swappable connectors for expansion and extension when there is a need to expand the use of the bus bar, without interrupting the power system.

In one embodiment, the plug-in device for a current bus bar of the present disclosure includes: a body; at least one plug connected to the top surface of the body; clamping parts connected to both sides of the top of the body for the plug-in device clamped on the power transmission bus bar; and a switch connected to the body.

In one embodiment, when the plug device is to be connected to the power transmission bus, the switch will be operated to cut off the current from the power transmission bus to the plug device, so that the current of the power transmission bus cannot flow into the plug. Connecting device, so that the power transmission bus bar is connected to the power transmission bus bar under the condition of uninterrupted power supply.

In one embodiment, the at least one plug further includes at least one power transmission plug and at least one communication transmission plug.

In one embodiment, the plug-in device is also connected to the external expansion device. In particular, the external expansion device further includes: a power monitoring device, which monitors whether the current flowing into the plug-in device is too large, so as to avoid excessive load on the plug-in device; The temperature monitoring device monitors the temperature change caused by the current in the plug-in device, and then judges whether the current is too large and causes the plug-in device to overheat; the humidity monitoring device monitors whether the humidity in the plug-in device is too wet and whether the internal parts are exposed to external rainwater. or other external factors causing the parts to soak in water or high humidity.

The following will clearly illustrate the spirit of the disclosure with drawings and detailed descriptions. Anyone with ordinary knowledge in the technical field can change and modify it by the technology taught in the disclosure after understanding the embodiments of the disclosure. It does not depart from the spirit and scope of this disclosure.

The terms "first", "second", ... etc. used herein are not intended to specifically refer to a sequence or order, nor are they used to limit the invention, but are only used to distinguish elements or operations described with the same technical terms. "Includes", "including", "has", "containing" and so on used in this article are all open terms, meaning including but not limited to.

Regarding the terms used in this article, unless otherwise specified, generally have the ordinary meaning of each term used in this field, in the content disclosed herein and in the special content. Certain terms used to describe the disclosure are discussed below or elsewhere in this specification to provide those skilled in the art with additional guidance in describing the disclosure.

In the drawings, the thickness of layers, panels, regions or spaces, etc., are exaggerated for clarity. Throughout the specification, the same reference numerals denote the same elements. It should be understood that when an element such as a layer, board, region or space is referred to as being "on" or "connected to" another element, it can be construed as being directly on or connected to the other element. Connected, or can be construed as having or having intervening elements between one element and another element. "Connection" as used herein may refer to physical and/or electrical connection. Furthermore, in order to simplify the drawings and highlight the content to be presented in the drawings, known structures or elements in the drawings may be drawn in a simple schematic manner or presented in an omitted manner.

FIG. 1 shows a schematic diagram of a combination of a power transmission busbar and a plug-in device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 1 , the plug device 10 has a plurality of plugs 11 , 12 , where the plugs are, for example, a power transmission plug 12 and a communication transmission plug 11 . The plug device 10 can be installed toward the power transmission bus bar 20 from the ground direction, and the power transmission plug 12 and the communication transmission plug 11 will extend into the corresponding power transmission slot and communication slot on the transmission bus bar 20 . The communication plug 11 of the plug-in device 10 has at least one contact point 111, which can be connected to the transmission bus for communication connection. Preferably, the plug-in device 10 has a communication module 31 or a function module 32, the function module 32 is for example but not limited to power measurement, temperature control or alarm device, and the contact 111 can be connected to the communication module 31 or The communication interface of the functional module 32. In addition, when multiple plug-in devices 10 are installed on the power transmission bus 20 , signal transmission can be performed through a structure such as a daisy chain to avoid conflicts.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a plugging device according to an embodiment of the disclosure. FIG. 3 shows a schematic diagram of a plug-in device engaging with a power transmission busbar. As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 , the plug device 30 includes a body 301 , at least one plug 302 , a clamping portion 303 and a switch 304 . The plug 302 is connected to the top surface of the body 301, and can include a power transmission plug and a communication transmission plug according to the function of the plug. The clamping portion 303 is connected to two sides of the top of the main body 301 for clamping the plug device 30 to the power transmission bus bar 20 . The switch 304 is connected to the main body 301. When the plug-in device 30 is to be connected to the power transmission busbar 20, the switch 304 will be operated to cut off the current from the power transmission busbar 20 to the plug-in device 30, so that the power transmission The current of the bus bar cannot flow into the plug-in device 30 , so that the power-transmitting bus-bar 20 can connect the plug-in device 30 to the power-transmitting bus-bar without power off. As shown in FIG. 3 , the current I is transmitted from the power transmission busbar 20 to the plug-in device 30 , but in order to connect and clamp the plug-in device 30 to the power transmission busbar 20 for continuous power, the switch 304 can be operated to cut off the current. I flows to the flow path of the plug-in device 30 , so that the plug-in device 30 can be connected to the power transmission bus bar 20 without power off.

Fig. 4 shows another embodiment of the plug-in device according to the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 4 , the plug-in device 40 includes a body 400 , a plug 401 , a clamping portion 402 and a switch 403 . The plug 401 is connected to the top surface of the body 400, and can include a power transmission plug and a communication transmission plug according to the function of the plug. The clamping portion 402 is connected to two sides of the top of the main body 400 for clamping the plug-in device 40 to the power transmission bus bar. The switch 403 is connected to the main body 400. When the plug-in device 40 is to be connected to the power transmission busbar, the switch 403 will be operated to cut off the current from the power transmission busbar to the plug-in device 40, so that the power transmission busbar The current cannot flow into the plug-in device 40, so that the power-transmitting bus-bar is connected to the power-transmitting bus-bar without interruption of power supply. In this embodiment, the main body 400 can be further connected with an external expansion device 404, and the external expansion device 404 can include a power monitoring device, a temperature monitoring device and a humidity monitoring device. In particular, the temperature monitoring device can monitor the The temperature change caused by the current, and then determine whether the current is too large and cause the plug device 40 to overheat. The humidity monitoring device can monitor whether the humidity in the plug-in device 40 is too wet and whether the internal parts are soaked in water or the humidity is too high due to external rainwater or other external factors. The power monitoring device can monitor whether the current flowing into the socket device 40 is too large, causing the load of the socket device 40 to be too large.

FIG. 5 shows a flowchart of a method for combining a plug device with a power transmission bus according to the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 5, and referring to Figures 2-4 at the same time, the method includes: providing a plug-in device 30, the plug-in device 30 includes a body 301, at least one plug 302, a clamping portion 303 and a switch 304 (step 501), and Operate the switch 304, when the plug-in device 30 is to be connected to the power transmission busbar 20, cut off the current I from the power transmission busbar 20 to the plug-in device 30, so that the current of the power transmission busbar 20 cannot flow into the plug-in device 30, and then let the power transmission bus bar 20 connect the plug device 30 to the power transmission bus bar 20 under the condition of uninterrupted power supply (step 502). In this embodiment, at least one plug 302 is connected to the top surface of the body 301 , and the at least one plug 302 further includes at least one power transmission plug and at least one communication transmission plug. The clamping portion 302 is connected to two sides of the top of the main body 301 for clamping the plug device 30 to the power transmission bus bar 20 . In particular, the plug-in device 30 is also connected with an external expansion device. The external expansion device also includes: a power monitoring device, which monitors whether the current flowing into the plug-in device is too large, so as to avoid excessive load on the plug-in device; a temperature monitoring device, which monitors the temperature change caused by the current in the plug-in device, and then judges Whether the current is too large and the plug-in device is overheated; the humidity monitoring device monitors whether the humidity in the plug-in device is too wet and whether the internal parts are soaked in water or the humidity is too high due to external rain or other external factors.

The effect of this disclosure is that there is no need for power outage installation and expansion, and it can be equipped with an electric meter monitoring function, and can be directly installed and buckled by hand without using tools. This disclosure can also allow customers to directly use hot-swappable connectors for expansion and extension when there is a need to expand the use of the bus bar, without interrupting the power system.

The present disclosure has been described by the above-mentioned related embodiments, but the above-mentioned embodiments are only examples for implementing the present invention. It must be pointed out that the disclosed embodiments do not limit the scope of the present invention. On the contrary, modifications and equivalent arrangements included in the spirit and scope of the claimed patent scope are included in the scope of the present invention.

10: Plug-in device 11: plug 12: plug 20: Transmission bus 30: Plug-in device 31: Communication module 32: Functional module 40: plug-in device 111: Contact 301: Ontology 302: plug 303: clamping part 304: switch 400: Ontology 401: plug 402: clamping part 403: switch 404: External expansion device 501, 502: steps

FIG. 1 shows a schematic diagram of a combination of a power transmission busbar and a plug-in device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a plugging device according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 shows a schematic diagram of a plug-in device engaging with a power transmission busbar.

Fig. 4 shows another embodiment of the plug-in device according to the present disclosure.

FIG. 5 shows a flowchart of a method for combining a plug device with a power transmission bus according to the present disclosure.

30: Plug-in device

301: Ontology

302: plug

303: clamping part

304: switch

Claims (5)

A plug-in device for a current bus bar, comprising: a body; at least one plug connected to the top surface of the body; a clamping portion, connected to both sides of the top of the body, for clamping the plug-in device to a power transmission bus; and A switch is connected to the body. The plug device as claimed in claim 1, wherein when the plug device is to be connected to the power transmission bus, the switch is operated to cut off the current from the power transmission bus to the plug device , so that the current of the power transmission bus bar cannot flow into the plug-in device, so that the power transmission bus bar is connected to the power transmission bus bar under the condition of uninterrupted power supply. The plug device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one plug further includes at least one power transmission plug and at least one communication transmission plug. The plug-in device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plug-in device is also connected to an external expansion device. The plug-in device as described in claim 4, wherein the external expansion device also includes: A power monitoring device, which monitors whether the current flowing into the plug-in device is too large, so as to avoid excessive load on the plug-in device; A temperature monitoring device, which monitors the temperature change caused by the current in the plug-in device, and then judges whether the current is too large and causes the plug-in device to overheat; A humidity monitoring device monitors whether the humidity in the plug-in device is too wet and whether the internal parts are soaked in water or the humidity is too high due to external rainwater or other external factors.

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