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US 2007/0168088 A1Published application
Power distribution load shedding system and method of use
AssigneeServer Technology, Inc.
InventorsCarrel Ewing, Jay Williams, Brandon Ewing, Brian Auclair
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Abstract
A method of power administration includes monitoring at least one of a plurality of operating conditions relating to a plurality of outlets within a power distribution unit, determining whether a pre-determined operating condition threshold has been met, and, if the pre-determined threshold has been mete powering off less than all of the power outlets within the power distribution unit.
Claims26
A method of power administration, comprising:
- using a power supply, providing power through a power input to a power distribution system, wherein the power distribution system comprises a plurality of power outlets, wherein each of the plurality of power outlets is connectable to an electrical device;
- monitoring at least one of the following:
- the power supply, power provided to or by the power distribution system, information regarding the power to the power supply, and information regarding the power supply or its status;
- based on the monitoring, determining whether at least one predetermined condition is met;
- if the at least one predetermined condition is met, turning off the operating power of less than all of plurality of power outlets in the power distribution system.
2 more elements
A method of load shedding, comprising:
- in a power administration system, polling at least one of a plurality of power supply devices to determine whether at least one of a plurality of power outlets needs to be load shed;
- and
- polling at least one of a plurality of power supply devices to determine whether at least one of the plurality of power outlets needs to have power restored.
A power administration system, comprising
- a power supply in power supply communication with a power distribution system, wherein the power distribution system comprises a power input and a plurality of power outputs, wherein each of the plurality of power outputs is connectable to one of a plurality of electrical devices;
- and
- a power supply monitoring system in power supply monitoring communication with the power supply, the power supply monitoring system in load shedding communication with the plurality of power outputs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.