System and method for power testing a chassis
US6507210B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 22, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jan 14, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 28, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R31/2806
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A load test board is configured for plugging into a backplane of a chassis. The load test board has a CPU, a variable load controlled by the CPU, a voltage sensor to detect voltage across the variable load, and a current sensor to detect current through the variable load. To test the chassis, one or more of the load text boards are plugged into the backplane of the chassis. Each load test board provides a variable load, using circuitry on the test board to control the variable load, and measures current through the variable load and voltage across the variable load. Information corresponding to the measurements is conveyed to a host computer.
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