Apparatus, system, and method for reducing power consumption on devices with multiple power supplies

An apparatus to increase efficiency on devices with redundant power supplies, the apparatus comprising:

• a load module that determines that a load of an electronic device is operating at a power level below a predetermined power threshold, the electronic device receives power simultaneously from two or more redundant power supplies, each redundant power supply receives input power from one or more power sources and provides regulated output power to the load of the electronic device, the redundant power supplies redundantly providing power to the load such that if one of the redundant power supplies fails, the remaining power supplies are capable of supplying power to the load while maintaining regulation of a voltage on a common bus connected to the load;
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• a disconnection module that disconnects at least one of the two or more redundant power supplies from the one or more power sources in response to the load module determining that the load of the electronic device is operating at a power level below the predetermined power threshold.

A method to increase efficiency on devices with redundant power supplies, the method comprising:

• determining that a load of an electronic device is operating at a power level below a predetermined power threshold, the electronic device receives power simultaneously from two or more redundant power supplies, each redundant power supply receives input power from one or more power sources and provides regulated output power to the load of the electronic device, the redundant power supplies redundantly providing power to the load such that if one of the redundant power supplies fails, the remaining power supplies are capable of supplying power to the load while maintaining regulation of a voltage on a common bus connected to the load;
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• disconnecting at least one of the two or more redundant power supplies from the one or more power sources in response to the load module determining that the load of the electronic device is operating at a power level below the predetermined power threshold.