An apparatus and a method for optically linking at least two AC and DC low voltage cascading power grids connecting at least two intelligent support boxes (ISB) each powered by two distinct AC standard power grid and separately powered by DC low voltage power grid with each grid is further linked by a cascading segments of optical cable grid, enabling two way control, operate and report electrical activity through plug in wiring devices (PWD) for supporting DC and AC plurality of connected/attached loads.

The present disclosure relates to a connector for a bus bar including a bar-shaped finger divided into a central portion, a pair of end portions symmetrically formed on opposite sides of the central portion, and a pair of connecting portions respectively formed between the central portion and the pair of end portions. The connector for a bus bar includes: a plurality of fingers, at least two or more of which are stacked in the thickness direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction to form one side portion and at least two or more of which are stacked in the thickness direction to form the other side portion disposed opposite to the one side portion; a pair of coil springs, one end and the other end of which is fixed to the one side portion and the other side portion to be arranged at a predetermined distance apart from each other with respect to the central portion of the finger; and a bracket for supporting the one side portion and the other side portion.

Methods, apparatuses and systems to provide for technology to that includes a plurality of transistors including first transistors and second transistors. The first transistors are disposed opposite the second transistors in a lateral direction with a first space between the first transistors and the second transistors in the lateral direction. A gate driver is electrically connected to the plurality of transistors to operate the plurality of transistors. The gate driver has a first portion disposed between the first transistors and the second transistors in the first space.

This disclosure provides connectors for smart windows. A smart window may incorporate an optically switchable pane. In one aspect, a window unit includes an insulated glass unit including an optically switchable pane. A wire assembly may be attached to the edge of the insulated glass unit and may include wires in electrical communication with electrodes of the optically switchable pane. A floating connector may be attached to a distal end of the wire assembly. The floating connector may include a flange and a nose, with two holes in the flange for affixing the floating connector to a first frame. The nose may include a terminal face that present two exposed contacts of opposite polarity. Pre-wired spacers improve fabrication efficiency and seal integrity of insulated glass units. Electrical connection systems include those embedded in the secondary seal of the insulated glass unit.

A modular furniture arrangement includes electrically and mechanically attachable module furniture parts. The modular furniture arrangement includes at least two electrically and mechanically attachable modular panel-like elements. At least two mutually electrically insulated electrically conductive support structures arranged within at least two modular panel-like elements. The modular furniture arrangement also includes at least two attachment components for mechanically fastening the support structures of the at least two modular panel-like elements to each other and conducting electricity between the at least two modular panel-like elements. At least one electric actuator and at least one clamping component are provided. The clamping component having an adjustable length and which fixes the at least one electric actuator to a surface of the at least one modular panel-like element, wherein the at least one clamping component conducts electricity from the at least one modular panel-like element to said actuator for its use.

In various implementations, a raceway may be provided that is capable of providing power and/or data connectivity to items (e.g., devices, articles of furniture, etc.) coupled to the raceway. The raceway may be low profile. The raceway may be disposed on floor and/or under floor. The raceway may include an integrated power housing. The raceway may include segments that are selected, as desired for an application configuration, and that are coupleable to each other or other components of the raceway (e.g., nodes, joints, etc.). The housing of component(s) of the raceway may include a base and wall(s) with at least curved section and at least one straight section.

An elongated busbar board for connection of devices to a power busbar system comprises a front side touch protection cover plate consisting of touch protection cover plate segments made of an electrically insulating material and having feedthrough openings The touch protection cover plate is adapted to cover power busbars made of an electrically conductive material having contact openings lying directly beneath the feedthrough openings and comprises a touch protection base plate connected to the touch protection cover plate and consisting of touch protection base plate segments made of the electrically insulating material and adapted to cover the power busbars enclosed by the elongated busbar board from behind. A thermal expansion difference caused by different thermal expansion coefficients of the electrically insulating material and of the electrically conductive material is compensated.

The disclosure describes a high-power electrical connector providing blind-mating and an environmental sealing connector with a bus bar interfaces that features positional alignment and low friction mating. The electrical connector includes a receptacle with a bus bar electrically isolated from nearby connectors. The connector further includes a plug configured to mate with the receptacle. The plug includes several electrical contacts configured to make an electrical connection to the bus bar of the receptacle, when mated. Within the plug, tensioning device for each electrical contact applies a spring force to the contact. The electrical contacts are sized and positioned to match the bus bar geometry for balanced current flow and to avoid interface internal heating. The electrical connector of this disclosure may be desirable for application in which power electronics interface with other electronics.

The object of the invention is a modular furniture arrangement comprising electrically and mechanically attachable module furniture parts (101). The modular furniture arrangement comprises for fixing modular furniture parts (101) to each other and for conducting electricity to the at least one surface level of the module furniture part at least two module furniture parts (101) attachable electrically and mechanically to each other, into which is formed at least two mutually electrically insulated electrically conductive supporting structure (102), and at least two attachment components (103) for mechanical fastening of support structures (102) of the module furniture parts (101) to each other and for conducting electricity between the modular furniture parts (101), and to be attached to the attachment components (103) of the modular furniture parts (101) and conducting electricity in the direction of the surface of the module furniture part at least two clamping components (104) for fixing the support structures (102) via the attachment component (103) to each other.

A bridge joint assembly for use with a busway system includes a plurality of insulator assemblies, a bolt holding the insulator assemblies in a stack, a housing enclosing the insulator assemblies, a seal surrounding the bolt, and a bolt access system extending from a wall of the housing to the seal. The bolt includes a bolt head protruding from the stack. The bolt access system defines a bolt access passageway that provides access to the bolt head from outside the housing.