Powering of devices
AssigneesUniversity of Strathclyde, Building Research Establishment Ltd
InventorsJohn Mark Counsell, Matthew John Stewart, Andrew Williams
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Abstract
Apparatus for powering devices, comprising a power supply having inputs from two or more different power sources; means for combining the power sources and providing a power supply to one or more end devices; means for comparing the two input power sources and generating an index representative of the relative proportions of each at any time and means for using the index to determine how the power is utilised.
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Apparatus for powering devices, comprising a power supply having inputs from two or more different sources;
- means for combining the sources and providing a power supply to one or more end devices;
- means for determining the relative amounts of the input sources comprised in the output power supply and generating an index representative thereof at any time, and means for using the index to determine how the power is utilised.
Apparatus for power devices comprising a power supply unit, an index generator, the power supply unit being adapted to transmit power and the index to a router, and the router adapted to provide power and the index over a cabling system to a plurality of devices.
A method of using power, comprising providing two or more inputs from different power sources to a power supply, the supply being adapted to combine these as one or more outputs, generating an index relating to the relative proportions of the different sources input to the power source, and using the index to determine how the power is used.
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