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Increasing mean time between failures for power supplies

US7904734B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateSep 4, 2007
Grant dateMar 8, 2011
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Expiry dateNov 6, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02J1/10
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A redundant power supply may obtain a rule for increasing mean time between failures (MTBF) for a first internal power supply and a second internal power supply connected to an electronic device, apply the rule to the first and second power supplies, activate the second internal power supply based on the rule to permit the second internal power supply to provide power to the electronic device, and deactivate the first internal power supply based on the rule.

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