Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130120102 | Overheat Suppression Systems and Methods for an Electrical Housing - A system for suppressing an overheat condition in an electrical housing includes an electrical housing that defines a housing area including one or more electrical devices; a suppression fluid container containing a suppression fluid; a valve configured to regulate the flow of the suppression fluid from the suppression fluid container to the housing area; at least one sensor configured to sense at least one of temperature and smoke; and a controller communicatively connected to the at least one sensor and the valve, the controller configured to receive signals from the at least one sensor indicating an overheat condition in the housing area; and in response to the received signals indicating the overheat condition in the housing area, control the valve to allow the suppression fluid to flow from the suppression fluid container into the housing area, in order to suppress the overheat condition in the housing area. | 05-16-2013 |
20130120934 | Mechanical Heat Pump for an Electrical Housing - A system for transferring heat from an electrical enclosure is provided. An electrical enclosure defines a housing area in which one or more electrical devices are housed. A heat pump extends through the electrical enclosure, the heat pump defining a channel configured to communicate fluid for transferring heat from the one or more electrical devices. The electrical enclosure is substantially sealed from the heat pump channel and from other areas outside the electrical enclosure. | 05-16-2013 |
20130176662 | Externally Fused Enclosure For A Solar Power System - A solar power generation system includes an array of photovoltaic modules, a plurality of positive wire lines leading from the photovoltaic modules, and a junction box including components for receiving the plurality of conductive wire lines from the photovoltaic modules and combining the plurality of conductive wire lines into a smaller number of conductive wire lines leading from the junction box and toward a load. An in-line fuse is connected to each of the positive wire lines leading from the photovoltaic modules. The in-line fuses are positioned proximate but physically outside of the junction box, such that the fuses are accessible without opening the junction box. | 07-11-2013 |
20130316565 | QUICK LOCK CONDUCTOR RECEIVER - A conductor receiver is described herein for engaging a conductor. The conductor receiver can include a stationary portion for receiving and securing a bottom portion of the conductor. The conductor receiver can also include a movable portion that is coupled to the stationary portion and has an open position and a closed position. When the movable portion is in the closed position, the movable portion secures a top portion of the conductor. The conductor receiver can also have a channel with a number of rows positioned width-wise within the channel. Each row has at least one member made of conductive material, where each member has a normal position and a retracted position. When the conductor is positioned within the channel, each member is in the retracted position. | 11-28-2013 |
20130344727 | SQUID CONNECTOR - A squid connector is described herein and can include a top portion and a bottom portion. The top portion can include a top housing having a top aperture and a top wall defining a top cavity. The top portion can also include a number of conductor receivers mechanically coupled to the top wall, and a top coupling feature disposed on the top housing. The bottom portion can include a bottom housing having a bottom aperture and a bottom wall defining a bottom cavity. The bottom portion can also include a number of fuse holders positioned within the bottom cavity, and a number of fuses removeably coupled to the fuse holders and a collector electrically coupled to the bottom end of the fuses. The bottom portion can also include a connector pin electrically coupled to the collector and a bottom coupling feature disposed on the bottom housing. | 12-26-2013 |
20140069711 | Drain Hub - A drain hub can include a housing, a base, and a damming device. The housing has a cavity that traverses its length and can include a top housing portion, a middle housing portion having at least one wall and a number of drainage apertures that traverse the wall, and a bottom housing portion. The base is rotatably disposed within the housing cavity and has a base cavity traversing its length. The base can include a top base portion having a number of slotted features disposed along a top surface. The base can also include a bottom base portion that extends beyond an aperture in the bottom housing portion. The damming device can be disposed within the housing cavity adjacent to the top base portion and the top housing portion, where the damming device has an elastomeric material and at least one aperture through which at least one conductor traverses. | 03-13-2014 |
20140090242 | QUICK LOCK CONDUCTOR RECEIVER - A conductor receiver is described herein for engaging a conductor. The conductor receiver can include a stationary portion for receiving and securing a bottom portion of the conductor. The conductor receiver can also include a movable portion that is coupled to the stationary portion and has an open position and a closed position. When the movable portion is in the closed position, the movable portion secures a top portion of the conductor. The conductor receiver can also have a channel with a number of rows positioned width-wise within the channel. Each row has at least one member made of conductive material, where each member has a normal position and a retracted position. When the conductor is positioned within the channel, each member is in the retracted position. | 04-03-2014 |
20140150841 | Solar Shield - A solar shield can include a body and at least one fastening feature. The body can have a length and a width, where each of the length and the width is at least large enough to cover a top surface of at least one of a number of PV solar panels. The at least one fastening feature can be mechanically coupled to the body. The at least one fastening feature, when enabled, secures the body to the top surface of the at least one of the plurality of PV solar panels. The body can be rigid or flexible. The at least one fastening feature can be, at least, a clip, a clamp, or a strap. | 06-05-2014 |
20140209620 | Drain Nut - A drain device can include a drain body, a drain nut, and a retaining member. The drain body can include at least one wall forming a cavity, where the at least one wall traverses an aperture in the enclosure, and where the drain body has a top end positioned inside the enclosure and a bottom end positioned outside the enclosure. The drain nut can be mechanically coupled to the drain body and can include a number of extending members extending substantially radially away from the top end of the drain body. Each extending member can have a distal end and a proximal end mechanically coupled to the top end of the drain body. Each extending member can have a length that is greater than a width of the proximal end. The retaining member can be mechanically coupled to the bottom end of the drain body. | 07-31-2014 |
20140332249 | QUICK-RELEASE CORD GRIP - A quick-release cord grip is described herein. The quick-release cord grip can include a damming device through which at least one conductor traverses, and a frame mechanically coupled to the damming device. The frame can include a first portion having a first receiving feature along a first inner surface, a first coupling feature, and a first fastening feature. The frame can also include a second portion having a second receiving feature along a second inner surface, a second coupling feature, and a second fastening feature. The first coupling feature and the second coupling feature can be movably coupled to each other. The first fastening feature and the second fastening feature can be detachably coupled to each other. The damming device can be disposed within the first receiving feature and the second receiving feature when the first fastening feature and the second fastening feature are mechanically coupled to each other. | 11-13-2014 |
20150084331 | DRAIN HUB - A drain hub can include a housing, a base, and a damming device. The housing has a cavity that traverses its length and can include a top housing portion, a middle housing portion having at least one wall and a number of drainage apertures that traverse the wall, and a bottom housing portion. The base is rotatably disposed within the housing cavity and has a base cavity traversing its length. The base can include a top base portion having a number of slotted features disposed along a top surface. The base can also include a bottom base portion that extends beyond an aperture in the bottom housing portion. The damming device can be disposed within the housing cavity adjacent to the top base portion and the top housing portion, where the damming device has an elastomeric material and at least one aperture through which at least one conductor traverses. | 03-26-2015 |