Rack server system and control method thereof
AssigneeQuanta Computer Inc.
InventorsMaw-Zan JAU, Tzu-Hung WANG, Chin-Hsiang CHAN
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Abstract
A rack server system and a control method thereof are provided. The rack server system establishes a communication link for communicating with a battery backup unit. The battery backup unit is connected to a power input port of the rack server system, and includes a number of battery modules connected with each other in parallel. The rack server system controls the battery backup unit to perform validity test on a first battery module during a first period and to perform validity test on a second battery module during a second period, wherein the first period and the second period are not overlapped with each other.
Claims21
1-18. (canceled)
A battery backup system control system, comprising:
- a battery backup unit providing backup battery support for a load, and including a plurality of battery modules connected in parallel;
- a controller configured to:
- perform a first validity test of a first set battery modules of the plurality of battery modules during a first period of time;
- and
- perform a second validity test of a second set of battery modules of the plurality of battery modules during a second period of time;
- wherein the first and second periods of time do not overlap.
A battery backup system control system, comprising:
- a server rack system;
- a battery backup unit configured to provide backup battery support for the server rack system, and including a plurality of battery modules connected in parallel;
- a controller configured to:
- perform a first validity test of a first set battery modules of the plurality of battery modules during a first period of time;
- perform a second validity test of a second set of battery modules of the plurality of battery modules during a second period of time;
- and
- a communication interface configured to provide a communication pathway between the controller and the battery backup unit;
- wherein the first and second periods of time do not overlap.
A method for controlling a battery backup system control system, comprising:
- providing backup battery support for a load through a battery backup unit including a plurality of battery modules connected in parallel;
- first performing a first validity test of a first set battery modules of the plurality of battery modules during a first period of time,
- second performing a second validity test of a second set of battery modules of the plurality of battery modules during a second period of time,
- wherein the first and second periods of time do not overlap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.