Intelligent power supply control for electronic systems requiring multiple voltages

An electronic power supply system for adaptively configuring the power applied to a plurality of electronic circuits, said system comprising:

• a power bus;
• a plurality of programmable power supplies connected to said power bus and providing power to said power bus;
• a plurality of modules connected to said power bus and receiving power from said power bus;
• a power control bus connected to said plurality of programmable power supplies;
• a controller coupled to said power control bus and coupled to said plurality of modules, wherein said controller communicates with said modules and determines power supply requirement parameters corresponding to each of said plurality of modules, wherein said power supply requirement parameters comprise at least one parameter selected from the group of a time delta control parameter, a voltage delta control parameter, a module identification parameter and a power-on sequence parameter;
• and
• wherein said power supply controller programs said plurality of programmable power supplies in accordance with said power supply requirement parameters.

A method for an electronic power supply system to adaptively configure the power applied to a plurality of electronic circuits using a power supply controller, said method comprising:

• detecting presence of at least one communication module;
• determining power supply requirement parameters;
• examining the power supply requirement parameters for power requirement conflicts;
• and
• programming a plurality of power supplies to voltages in accordance with the power supply requirement parameters if no conflicts exist.

A method for an electronic power supply system to adaptively configure the power applied to a plurality of electronic circuits, said method comprising:

• detecting presence of at least one communication module;
• determining power supply requirement parameters;
• examining the power supply requirement parameters by comparing module identification numbers between at least two modules for power requirement conflicts;
• and
• programming a plurality of power supplies to voltages in accordance with the power supply requirement parameters if no conflicts exist.

A method for an electronic power supply system to adaptively configure the power applied to a plurality of electronic circuits, said method comprising:

• detecting presence of at least one communication module;
• determining power supply requirement parameters;
• examining the power supply requirement parameters for power requirement conflicts;
• and
• programming a plurality of power supplies to voltages in accordance with the power supply requirement parameters if no conflicts exist, wherein programming the plurality of power supplies comprises sending a sequence of voltage identifiers to the plurality of power supplies.

A method for an electronic power supply system to adaptively configure the power applied to a plurality of electronic circuits, said method comprising:

• detecting presence of at least on communication module;
• determining power supply requirement parameters;
• examining the power supply requirement parameters for power requirement conflicts;
• and
• programming a plurality of power supplies to voltages in accordance with the power supply requirement parameters if no conflicts exist, wherein programming the plurality of power supplies comprises incrementing voltage outputs of said plurality of power supplies according to said power supply requirement parameters.