Direct current power pooling for an ethernet network
US7142951B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 5, 2004 |
| Grant date | Nov 28, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 27, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02J2300/20
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides for a DC power pooling system for an Ethernet network comprising: a plurality of DC electrical power consuming and providing Ethernet nodes, each of the plurality of DC electrical power consuming and providing Ethernet nodes having at least a first operative mode in which it may provide more electrical power than it consumes and a second operative mode in which it may consume more electrical power than it provides; electrical power interconnections, interconnecting the plurality of DC electrical power consuming and providing Ethernet nodes and permitting electrical power flow thereto and therefrom; and at least one controller in communication with the plurality of DC electrical power consuming and providing Ethernet nodes and being operative to employ the communication to govern electrical power provided by at least one of the plurality of DC electrical power consuming and providing Ethernet nodes.
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