| US 7,568,931 B2 | ||
| Integrated power cell bypass assembly and power supply including same | ||
| Peter Willard Hammond, Greensburg, Pa. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc., Alpharetta, Ga. (US) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 26, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/861,608. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/848324, filed on Sep. 28, 2006. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0088186 A1, Apr. 17, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. H01R 13/62 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 439—263 [439/500; 307/10.7] | 17 Claims |
| 1. A bypass assembly, comprising:
a plurality of movable terminals configured to mate with fixed terminals of a power cell of a power supply,
wherein at least one of the movable terminals and its corresponding fixed terminal collectively form a contact when the at
least one of the movable terminals and the corresponding fixed terminal are mated, and
wherein the bypass assembly is configured to disconnect at least one of plurality of movable terminals from its corresponding
fixed terminal to bypass at least a portion of the power cell.
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