SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COUPLING AC POWER TO A RACK-LEVEL POWER INFRASTRUCTURE

摘要

In accordance with the present disclosure, a detachable power cable interface box (PCIB) for coupling AC power to a rack-level power infrastructure is described. The detachable PCIB includes a body section and a terminal disposed within the body section. The terminal may be coupled to an AC power source. A wiring block may also be disposed within the body, and the modular wiring block may be coupled to the terminal. The wiring block may arrange power input from the AC power source into a pre-determined output configuration corresponding to a detachable interface. The system may also include the detachable interface, and the detachable interface may be configured to couple with an integrated connector of the rack-level power infrastructure. The detachable interface may be common to all types of AC power sources.

主权项

1. A power distribution unit (PDU) system, comprising:
a first detachable interface, wherein the first detachable interface is configured to couple with a first integrated connector of a rack-level power infrastructure; a second detachable interface, wherein the second detachable interface is configured to couple with a second integrated connector of the rack-level power infrastructure; a first and a second detachable power cable interface boxes, wherein each of the first and second detachable power cable interface boxes comprises a wiring block wherein the wiring block arranges power from a first alternating current (AC) power source and a second AC power source, respectively, into a pre-determined output configuration corresponding to a detachable interface, wherein the wiring block comprises a printed circuit board; one or more relays coupled between one or more output wires of the wiring block and one or more switched AC outlets; a first power distribution unit (PDU), wherein the first PDU includes a first connector corresponding to a first detachable interface, wherein the first PDU is operable to receive AC power from a first detachable power cable interface box through the first connector; and a second PDU, wherein the second PDU includes a second connector corresponding to a second detachable interface, wherein the second PDU is operable to receive AC power from a second detachable power cable interface box through the second connector and wherein the first PDU is cross-cabled with the second PDU to provide redundant AC power.