Schneider Electric IT

A cooling system (CS) includes a first heat exchanger (HE) having a first inlet and a first outlet and configured to be coupled to a facility-cooling loop; a second HE having a second inlet and a second outlet; an expansion valve (EV) having an EV inlet and an EV outlet; a pump having a pump inlet and a pump outlet; and an expander having a first flow terminal (FT) and a second FT, wherein in a first CS operating mode, the pump inlet is coupled to the first outlet, the pump outlet is coupled to the second inlet, the first FT is coupled to the second outlet, the second FT is coupled to the first inlet, and the expander is configured to convert heat into electric power, and in a second CS operating mode, the EV inlet is coupled to the first outlet, the EV outlet is coupled to the second inlet, the first FT is coupled to the first inlet, the second FT is coupled to the second outlet, and the expander is configured to operate as a compressor to provide cooling.

A switching system is presented that includes a first input node; an output node; a transformer having a first terminal, a second terminal, and a middle tap, the first terminal coupled to the first input node via a first switch, and the second terminal coupled to the first input node via a first diode; and a bidirectional switch coupled to the middle tap and to the output node.

Aspects of this disclosure relate to a power system having an input (302) configured to receive power from a power source; an output (336) configured to provide power to a load; a first bus (338); a second bus (340); a neutral node (346); a first set of one or more switching devices (308, 310) coupled to the first bus (338) and configured to control routing of current; a second set of one or more switching devices (318, 320) coupled to the second bus (340) and configured to control the routing of current; and a plurality of switching devices (312, 314, 316, 322, 324, 326) coupled between the neutral node (346) and at least one of the first bus (338) or the second bus (340).

An uninterruptible power supply (100) includes a first input (102) for coupling to a primary power source (PPS); a power factor correction (PFC) converter (104) coupled to the first input (102); a second input (110) configured for coupling to a secondary power source (SPS) (126); a DC/DC converter (108) coupled to the second input (110); an output (116) for coupling to a load; and at least one controller (112) configured to control the DC/DC converter (108) to provide secondary power derived from the SPS (126) to the output (116), control, while an amount of power available from the PPS is sufficient to satisfy the load, the PFC converter (104) to provide primary power derived from the PPS to the output (116) in parallel with the DC/DC converter (108) providing the secondary power to the output (116), receive a charge and/or discharge parameter associated with the SPS (126), and determine a state of health of the SPS (126) based on the charge and/or discharge parameter.

Examples of the disclosure include an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system (100) comprising at least one energy-storage-device interface (110) configured to be coupled to a plurality of batteries (204a-204b), battery-identification circuitry (208a-208c) configured to be coupled to the plurality of batteries (204a-204b), the battery-identification circuitry (208a-208c) being further configured to receive a plurality of output signals from the plurality of batteries (204a-204b), determine energy-storage-device information indicative of at least one battery type of the plurality of batteries based on the plurality of output signals (210a-210-c) received from the plurality of batteries (204a-204b), and output the energy-storage-device information (212a-212-c), and processing circuitry (206) configured to receive the energy-storage-device information, and select a battery profile indicative of one or more battery parameters based on the energy-storage-device information.

A system for managing addressing is provided, the system including a first subordinate device coupled to a communication bus, a first address line, and a second address line, the first subordinate device including a first switch coupled between the first address line and the second address line and configured to selectively connect the first address line to the second address line, a first alarm input configured to receive an alarm signal, and a second switch configured to establish an alarm voltage on the first address line.

A rack equipment removal tool includes a handle and a housing having a rotation shaft. The handle is coupled to the rotation shaft and configured to rotate with respect to the housing about the rotation shaft. The rack equipment removal tool further includes a hook having a first end coupled to the handle and a second end having a fastener configured to be coupled to a power module. The rack equipment removal tool further includes a frame mounting fastener coupled to the housing. The frame mounting fastener is configured to be coupled to a frame of an equipment rack supporting the power module. Rotation of the handle causes the movement of the hook to partially remove the power module from the equipment rack.

A method for discovering devices on a system is presented, including receiving, at a server, instructions to operate an application; responsive to receiving the instructions to operate the application, discovering, with the application, one or more devices based on one or more criteria, the application discovering the one or more devices by accessing one or more gateways in communication with the server and, through the one or more gateways, identifying the one or more devices meeting the one or more criteria; and providing data corresponding to the one or more devices.

The present invention relates to a battery pack, comprising: an enclosure; a first battery supported by the enclosure, the first battery including a first terminal and a second terminal; a second battery supported by the enclosure and proximate to the first battery, the second battery including a third terminal and a fourth terminal; and a printed circuit board including a first connector coupled to the first terminal, a second connector coupled to the second terminal, a third connector coupled to the third terminal, and a fourth connector coupled to the fourth terminal.

A battery cartridge assembly is configured to be positioned behind a UPS having a back side facing a first direction. The battery cartridge assembly includes a housing having a front side and a back side. The front side of the housing is configured to face the back side of the UPS when positioning the housing of the battery cartridge assembly behind the UPS. The battery cartridge assembly further includes a first connector provided on the back side of the housing. The first connector is configured to accept a UPS cable. The first connector faces the first direction. The battery cartridge assembly further includes a cutout in the housing. The cutout is configured to route a UPS cable between the UPS and the first connector.