Backup power communication
AssigneeHewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
InventorsMatthew T. Bolt, Patrick M. Schoeller, Patrick A. Raymond, David Kimler Altobelli
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Abstract
Example implementations relate to backup power communication. For example, a system includes a shared backup power supply coupled to a node, where the shared backup power supply includes a first communication interface. The system also includes a plurality of loads supported by the node, where each load of the plurality of loads includes a second communication interface. The first and second communication interfaces support peer-to-peer (P2P) communication between the shared backup power supply and the plurality of loads.
Claims15
A system, comprising:
- a shared backup power supply coupled to a node, wherein the shared backup power supply includes a first communication interface;
- and
- a plurality of loads supported by the node, wherein each load of the plurality of loads includes a second communication interface,
- the first and second communication interfaces to support peer-to-peer (P2P) communication between the shared backup power supply and the plurality of loads.
A system comprising,
- a shared backup power supply to provide backup power to a plurality of loads of a node, wherein the shared backup power supply includes a control module that includes a first communication interface;
- and
- an array controller coupled to the plurality of loads, the array controller to manage the plurality of loads and wherein the array controller includes a second communication interface,
- the first and second communication interfaces to support peer-to-peer (P2P) communication between the shared backup power supply and the plurality of loads.
A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium encoded with instructions executable by a processor, the machine-readable storage medium comprising instructions to:
- send a request from a shared backup power supply to a plurality of loads of a node using a peer-to-peer (P2P) communication protocol;
- and
- receive, by the shared backup power supply, a response from the plurality of loads using the P2P communication protocol, the response identifying a subset of the plurality of loads that are to be protected by the shared backup power supply.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.