Schneider Electric It Corporation

American Power Conversion Corporation

Shen-Yuan Chien

Tannan Whidden Winter

Ming Che Chan

Chung-Hui Chen

Chien-An Lee

Meng-Chang Liu

Shankar Gopalakrishna

Arjun Guzar Jayaprakash

Sarah Jane Hannon

George Hsia

Yi-Ching Chang

Kevin Dunne

Hsin-Hsiao Lin

Ming-Chieh Chang

Cormac Ó Conaire

Justin Solis

Balasubramani Hari

Wen-Sung Wu

Chiayuan Liu

Hui Chung Chen

Sung Wen Wu

Ding Feng

Uninterruptible power supply

Battery pack

A UPS includes a battery contained within a battery housing. The battery housing has a first connector mounted on the battery housing. The UPS further includes a housing having a battery compartment for removably containing the battery housing of the battery. The housing has a second connector mounted within the battery compartment. The second connector is configured to mate with the first connector. The UPS further includes a first input configured to receive input power from an AC power source and at least one output configured to provide output AC power derived from the input power in a first mode of operation and configured to provide output power derived from the at least one battery module in a second mode of operation. The battery housing has a third connector configured to be coupled to a mobile device to provide power to the mobile device.

Uninterruptible power supply having removable battery

A UPS with an adjustable user interface module comprises a housing having a front plane and a module configured to fit inside and secured by the housing. The module includes a body having a front face, and the module is configured to tilt within the housing such that the front face of the module can be positioned at various angles relative to the front plane of the housing.

Uninterruptible power supply having adjustable interface

Methods and apparatus supporting an electrical connection are disclosed. Systems previously equipped with wire interfaces, such as battery terminals, can be equipped with a connector assembly to significantly reduce a hazard of electrical shock to a user. The connector assembly includes a stress relief component that attenuates a force, applied to the stress relief component, to reduce its effect on the connector assembly. By attenuating the force, the connector assembly maintains a substantially fixed position relative to the battery pack component and mitigates a potential for disruption in electrical connectivity. Techniques disclosed herein benefit users of battery packs or other devices as well as manufacturers by increasing safety, reliability, and ergonomics.

Self-alignment and shock impact relief battery connector

Aspects and embodiments described herein provide power devices with tactile sensors to activate light emitting elements that illuminate power device interfaces, facilitating engagement of the interfaces with external loads and their connectors and the manipulation of control panels and their interfaces. A housing houses at least a portion of the power device and can include a tactile sensor to detect a presence of an object proximate to the power device. When an object is detected, the controller and the tactile sensor activate at least one light emitting element to illuminate a least a portion of the housing that includes an interface.

Systems and methods of power device lighting

Methods and apparatuses supporting an electrical connection in a manner that eliminates or reduces a danger of electrical sparking are disclosed. A sparkless electrical connector has a conductor, configured to provide flow of electricity between an electrical source and a load, and a resistive element, operatively coupled to the conductor, to resist flow of electricity during a state of partial connection with the electrical source or the load. The resistive element may be not in contact with a terminal of the source or load during a state of full connection. The resistive element may be a coating of an anodized material on a pin of the conductor. The coating provides a resistance sufficient to prevent sparking during connection of the conductor and at least one of the electrical source and the load. Techniques disclosed herein benefit users and manufacturers in the areas of safety, cost, simplicity, and reliability.

Sparkless electrical connector

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Taipei, Taiwan

Shen-Yuan Chien