System and method for changing power states of a power device

An uninterruptible power supply comprising:

• a housing;
• an input to receive power from a power source;
• a backup power source;
• an output operatively coupled to the input and the backup power source to provide uninterruptible power to a load separate from and external to the uninterruptible power supply, the uninterruptible power supply being configured to provide the uninterruptible power from at least one of the power source and the backup power source;
• a non-volatile data storage;
• a first interface configured to receive, from a first source of a plurality of sources, a first request to directly change a power state of the uninterruptible power supply;
• a second interface configured to receive, from a second source of the plurality of sources, a second request to directly change the power state of the uninterruptible power supply;
• and
• a controller coupled to the non-volatile data storage, the first interface, and the second interface and configured to:
• receive the first request via the first interface;
• initiate a first change of power state based on the first request, the first change of power state having a first type;
• change the uninterruptible power provided to the load in accord with the first change of power state;
• log a first identity of the first source, the first type, and a time of the first change of power state within historical performance information stored within the non-volatile data storage;
• receive the second request via the second interface;
• initiate a second change of power state based on the second request, the second change of power state having a second type;
• change the uninterruptible power provided to the load in accord with the second change of power state;
• and
• log a second identity of the second source, the second type, and a time of the second change of power state within the historical performance information.

A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon sequences of instruction for monitoring a power state of an uninterruptible power supply including instructions that instruct at least one processor of the uninterruptible power supply to:

• provide, by the uninterruptible power supply, uninterruptible power to a load separate from and external to the uninterruptible power supply;
• receive, via a first interface from a first source of a plurality of sources, a first request to directly change the power state of the uninterruptible power supply;
• initiate, by the uninterruptible power supply, a first change of power state based on the first request, the first change of power state having a first type;
• change, by the uninterruptible power supply, the uninterruptible power provided to the load in accord with the first change of power state;
• log, by the uninterruptible power supply, a first identity of the first source, the first type, and a time of the first change of power state within historical performance information stored in the non-volatile data storage;
• receive, via a second interface from a second source of the plurality of sources, a second request to directly change the power state of the uninterruptible power supply;
• initiate, by the uninterruptible power supply, a second change of power state based on the second request, the second change of power state having a second type;
• changing, by the uninterruptible power supply, the uninterruptible power provided to the load in accord with the second change of power state;
• and
• log, by the uninterruptible power supply, a second identity of the second source, the second type, and a time of the second change of power state within the historical performance information.