Direct current power pooling for an ethernet network
First Claim
1. A DC power pooling system for an Ethernet network comprising:
- a plurality of DC electrical power consuming and providing Ethernet nodes, each of said plurality of DC electrical power consuming and providing Ethernet nodes having at least a first operative mode in which it may provide more electrical power than it consumes and a second operative mode in which it may consume more electrical power than it provides;
electrical power interconnections, interconnecting said plurality of DC electrical power consuming and providing Ethernet nodes and permitting electrical power flow thereto and therefrom; and
at least one controller in communication with said plurality of DC electrical power consuming and providing Ethernet nodes and being operative to employ said communication to govern electrical power provided by at least one of said plurality of DC electrical power consuming and providing Ethernet nodes.
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Abstract
The present invention provides for a DC power pooling system for an Ethernet network comprising: a plurality of DC electrical power consuming and providing Ethernet nodes, each of the plurality of DC electrical power consuming and providing Ethernet nodes having at least a first operative mode in which it may provide more electrical power than it consumes and a second operative mode in which it may consume more electrical power than it provides; electrical power interconnections, interconnecting the plurality of DC electrical power consuming and providing Ethernet nodes and permitting electrical power flow thereto and therefrom; and at least one controller in communication with the plurality of DC electrical power consuming and providing Ethernet nodes and being operative to employ the communication to govern electrical power provided by at least one of the plurality of DC electrical power consuming and providing Ethernet nodes.
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40 Claims
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1. A DC power pooling system for an Ethernet network comprising:
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a plurality of DC electrical power consuming and providing Ethernet nodes, each of said plurality of DC electrical power consuming and providing Ethernet nodes having at least a first operative mode in which it may provide more electrical power than it consumes and a second operative mode in which it may consume more electrical power than it provides;
electrical power interconnections, interconnecting said plurality of DC electrical power consuming and providing Ethernet nodes and permitting electrical power flow thereto and therefrom; and
at least one controller in communication with said plurality of DC electrical power consuming and providing Ethernet nodes and being operative to employ said communication to govern electrical power provided by at least one of said plurality of DC electrical power consuming and providing Ethernet nodes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of DC power pooling for a plurality of nodes of an Ethernet network comprising:
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providing a plurality of DC electrical power consuming and providing Ethernet nodes, each of said plurality of DC electrical power consuming and providing Ethernet nodes having at least a first operative mode in which it may provide more electrical power than it consumes and a second operative mode in which it may consume more electrical power than it provides;
providing at least one controller in data communication with said plurality of DC electrical power consuming and providing Ethernet nodes;
interconnecting said plurality of DC electrical power consuming and providing Ethernet nodes thereby permitting interchange electrical power thereto and therefrom; and
governing said interchange of electrical power in response to an output of said at least one controller, thereby enabling DC power pooling. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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