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Computer systems and methods of detecting AC failure

US9411704B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Fujitsu Technology Solutions Intellectual Property GmbH · DE

Inventors

Rudolf Häussermann · Augsburg, DE
Waldemar Felde · Munich, DE
Peter Kastl · Schrobenhausen, DE
Rainer Staude · Munich, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 20, 2013
Grant date	Aug 9, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 24, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F1/26
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computer system that includes a power supply unit that generates at least one secondary supply voltage (Vcc) and an auxiliary voltage (Vaux) based on an AC supply voltage (VAC), and a system board electrically connected to the power supply unit, the system board comprising a sequencing microcontroller that selectively activates further components of the system board, the further components comprising a chipset, wherein the sequencing microcontroller is configured to monitor the state of at least one control signal of the power supply unit and/or the system board to detect a failure of the AC supply voltage (VAC) and signal the failure of the AC supply voltage (VAC) to at least the chipset.

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