US 12,444,927 B2
Distribution and signaling unit with over voltage protection for fiber optic and power cables
Elias Fermelis, Koropi (GR); Shawn A. Warner, Rathdrum, ID (US); Kostas Bakatsias, Gerakas (GR); and Charis Coletti, Nea Erythrea (GR)
Assigned to RAYCAP IP ASSETS LTD, Nicosia (CY)
Filed by RAYCAP IP ASSETS LTD, Nicosia (CY)
Filed on Apr. 4, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/295,778.
Prior Publication US 2024/0339828 A1, Oct. 10, 2024
Int. Cl. H02H 7/22 (2006.01); G02B 6/44 (2006.01)
CPC H02H 7/22 (2013.01) [G02B 6/4441 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A distribution and signaling unit, comprising:
an enclosure comprising walls forming an interior and an exterior, the enclosure configured to receive a trunk cable entering an interior portion of the enclosure, the trunk cable comprising power cables and fiber optic cables;
hybrid adaptors arranged in an array in the interior and extend through one or more of the walls of the enclosure, each of the hybrid adaptors including a power terminal and a fiber terminal in the interior of the enclosure;
a plurality of printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs) mounted in the enclosure;
a plurality of over voltage protection (OVP) modules adjacent to the hybrid adaptors; and
a PCBA module in the enclosure, the PCBA module including a processor configured to transmit alarm signals or voltage values measured from the power cables to a remote location.