System for communicating a signal to a device indicating an output supply level being provided to a backplane from a power supply unit
US6883106B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 6, 2001 |
| Grant date | Apr 19, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 6, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02J1/00
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A power supply unit controller for a rack enclosure in which a plurality of devices communicate via a backplane is disclosed. The controller reads at least one signal indicative of an output supply level being provided to the backplane by a power supply unit associated with the power supply unit controller and stores at least one value associated with a respective one of the at least one signal. The controller communicates the at least one value to one of the devices; and receives power for the power supply unit controller from the backplane.
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