Server device and power management method
AssigneeWiwynn Corporation
InventorsYi-Hao Chen, Cheng-Kuang Hsieh
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Abstract
A server device and a power management method for the server device are provided. The server device includes a power supply device, a power transmission path, and at least one electronic device. The power supply device includes a first power line communication (PLC) transceiver. The at least one electronic device is coupled to the power transmission path to obtain power from the power supply device. The at least one electronic device includes a second PLC transceiver. The at least one electronic device utilizes the second PLC transceiver to communicate with the first PLC transceiver in the power supply device through the power transmission path to obtain an operation status of the power supply device and control the power supply device.
Claims10
A server device, comprising:
- a power supply device, comprising a first power line communication (PLC) transceiver;
- a power transmission path, coupled to the power supply device;
- and
- at least one electronic device, coupled to the power transmission path to obtain power from the power supply device, wherein the at least one electronic device comprises a second PLC transceiver,
- wherein the at least one electronic device utilizes the second PLC transceiver to communicate with the first PLC transceiver in the power supply device through the power transmission path to obtain an operation status of the power supply device and control the power supply device,
- wherein the server device is further configured to:
- set a plurality of carrier frequencies in the first PLC transceiver,
- determine whether an abnormality occurs based on a communication signal having a first carrier frequency of the plurality of carrier frequencies and received through the power transmission path by the second PLC transceiver, and
- eliminate the abnormality through the power transmission path,
- wherein said eliminating the abnormality through the power transmission path comprises using the communication signal at a different carrier frequency of the plurality of carrier frequencies than the first carrier frequency.
A power management method for a server device, the server device comprising a power supply device, a power transmission path, and at least one electronic device, the power management method comprising:
- enabling the at least one electronic device to be coupled to the power transmission path to obtain power from the power supply device;
- enabling the at least one electronic device to obtain an operation status of the power supply device and control the power supply device through the power transmission path and the power supply device;
- setting a plurality of carrier frequencies;
- determining whether an abnormality occurs in the electronic devices based on a communication signal having a first carrier frequency of the plurality of carrier frequencies and received through the power transmission path;
- and
- eliminating the abnormality through the power transmission path,
- wherein said eliminating the abnormality through the power transmission path comprises using the communication signal at a different carrier frequency of the plurality of carrier frequencies than the first carrier frequency.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.