Power monitoring adapters
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsPeter Seiler, Noel D Scott, Adolfo Adolfo Gomez
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Abstract
A power monitoring adapter may include a plurality of power supply unit (PSU) inputs to couple a plurality of PSUs to the power monitoring adapter. The power monitoring adapter may also include a power output to electrically couple the power monitoring adapter to a powered system. The power output includes a voltage line, and a ground. Further, the power monitoring adapter may include a side band interface to couple to the powered system. The side band interface communicates status data of the number of PSUs coupled to the power monitoring adapter.
Claims15
A power monitoring adapter, comprising:
- a plurality of power supply unit (PSU) inputs to couple a plurality of PSUs to the power monitoring adapter;
- a power output to electrically couple the power monitoring adapter to a powered system, the power output comprising:
- a voltage line;
- and
- a ground;
- and
- a side band interface to couple to the powered system, the side band interface communicating status data of the number of PSUs coupled to the power monitoring adapter.
A power supply system comprising:
- a plurality of power supply units (PSUs),
- a power monitoring adapter comprising:
- a plurality of PSU inputs to couple the PSUs to the power monitoring adapter;
- a power output to electrically couple the power monitoring adapter to a powered system, the power output comprising:
- a voltage line;
- and
- a ground;
- and
- a side band interface to couple to the powered system, the side band interface communicating status data of the number of PSUs coupled to the power monitoring adapter.
A method for communicating a status of a power supply unit (PSU) comprising:
- with a power monitoring adapter, identifying the coupling of a plurality of PSUs to the power monitoring adapter;
- with a PSU status module of the power monitoring adapter, identifying a status of the PSUs coupled to the power monitoring adapter;
- with a status indicator communicating, via a side band interface coupled between the power monitoring adapter and a powered system, the status of the PSUs,
- wherein the side band interface is separate from a power output of the power monitoring adapter used to power the powered system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.