Appeal No. 1998-3076
Application 08/303,046
i. branches for distributing power within said system to
various loads; and
ii. at least one branch for connection to a power
supply; and
b. node means, connecting said power supply branches and load
branches, for selectably functionally controlling power flow
between said power supply and load branches.
31. An electrical power system comprising:
a. a plurality of interconnected branches for carrying power
including a power supply branch connected to a bus bar
backplane to enable power to be distributed through other
branches within said system;
b. means for connecting loads to branches other than said
branch having said bus bar backplane connected thereto; and
c. node means, providing at least some connections between
branches and loads, for selectably functionally controlling
power flow from a power supply to the respective loads,
including:
i. modularly packaged functional modules containing
components and circuitry for performance of functions
including switching, voltage conversion, frequency conversion,
voltage regulation, over current protection, voltage inversion
and voltage rectification, selected for performance at said
node; and
ii. a modularly packaged control module programmable for
controlling performance of said selected functions;
d. wherein functional modules common to a node abuttingly
facingly contact the bus bars at the surface of the backplane
so that terminals from circuits within the modules make
electrical connection with said bus bars.
The reference relied on by the examiner is:
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