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Power negotiation in daisy-chained systems

US9847885B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V. · NL

Inventors

Matthias Wendt · Neu-Anspach, DE
Lennart Yseboodt · Vorselaar, BE
Bozena Erdmann · Aachen, DE
Manuel Eduardo Alarcon-Rivero · Delft, NL
Maurice Herman Johan Draaijer · Ittervoort, NL

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 18, 2014
Grant date	Dec 19, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 18, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F1/266
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates a method and apparatus for distributing power in DC-grid systems, wherein power negotiations are done in a daisy chained system. Multiple mechanisms are presented mitigating the issue of stepwise exploring the power requests along a chain and still keeping the negotiation quick and without many cycles required.

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