Enhanced power signaling system
AssigneeHamilton Sundstrand Corporation
InventorsMichael Krenz, Ira W. Grimmett
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Abstract
A power system includes one or more loads operable responsive to electrical power. The power system also includes a power controller operable to monitor one or more power sources, selectively provide electrical power from the one or more power sources to the one or more loads, and provide one or more power system status indicators to the one or more loads. The one or more power system status indicators trigger a modification to a startup process or trigger a shutdown process of the one or more loads.
Claims20
A power system comprising:
- one or more loads operable responsive to electrical power;
- and
- a power controller operable to monitor one or more power sources, selectively provide electrical power from the one or more power sources to the one or more loads, and provide one or more power system status indicators to the one or more loads, the one or more power system status indicators triggering a modification to a startup process or triggering a shutdown process of the one or more loads.
A controller of a power system, the controller comprising:
- memory;
- and
- a processor operable to execute a plurality of instructions stored in the memory to perform:
- providing electrical power from one or more power sources to one or more loads;
- monitoring the one or more power sources for a reduction in power supply capacity;
- providing a power warning signal indicative of an impending interruption of electrical power to a first load of one or more loads within a predetermined period of time;
- depowering the first load based on elapsing of the predetermined period of time;
- and
- maintaining a power off state for the first load for a second predetermined period of time.
A method comprising:
- monitoring one or more power sources by a power controller;
- selectively providing electrical power from the one or more power sources to one or more loads by the power controller;
- and
- providing one or more power system status indicators to the one or more loads, the one or more power system status indicators triggering a modification to a startup process or triggering a shutdown process of the one or more loads.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.