Power supply
First Claim
1. An uninterruptible power supply device for supplying electrical energy to one of an array of loads having a broad range of power requirements, and for continuing to supply electrical energy to the said one load for a limited period of time in the event of failure of the said one load'"'"'s main power supply, the uninterruptible power supply device including:
- at least one power means for providing electrical energy for the said one load; and
control means, connected to the or each power means and the load, for controlling the device;
wherein;
the or each power means incorporates a plurality of electrical potential energy storage units, each storage unit providing substantially the same electrical potential energy as determined by a potential difference, or a voltage, across the electrical potential energy storage unit; and
the control means is arranged to connect the electrical potential energy storage units according to the power required by the load, the same power means being employable for each one of the array of loads.
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Abstract
An uninterruptible power supply device for supplying electrical energy to one of an array of loads having a broad range of power requirements, the uninterruptible power supply device including: at least one power means for providing electrical energy for the said one load; and control means, connected to the or each power means and the load; wherein: the or each power means incorporates a plurality of electrical potential energy storage units; and the control means is arranged to connect the electrical potential energy storage units according to the power required by the load, the same power means being employable for each one of the array of loads.
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1. An uninterruptible power supply device for supplying electrical energy to one of an array of loads having a broad range of power requirements, and for continuing to supply electrical energy to the said one load for a limited period of time in the event of failure of the said one load'"'"'s main power supply, the uninterruptible power supply device including:
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at least one power means for providing electrical energy for the said one load; and
control means, connected to the or each power means and the load, for controlling the device;
wherein;
the or each power means incorporates a plurality of electrical potential energy storage units, each storage unit providing substantially the same electrical potential energy as determined by a potential difference, or a voltage, across the electrical potential energy storage unit; and
the control means is arranged to connect the electrical potential energy storage units according to the power required by the load, the same power means being employable for each one of the array of loads. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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28. An uninterruptible power supply device for supplying electrical energy to a load, and for continuing to supply electrical energy to the load for a limited period of time in the event of failure of the load'"'"'s main power supply, the uninterruptible power supply device including:
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at least one power means for providing electrical energy for the load; and
control means, connected to the power means and the load, for controlling the device;
wherein the control means incorporates a display unit, housed within a receptacle, which is able to adopt a variety of positions within the receptacle. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39)
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40. An uninterruptible power supply device for supplying electrical energy to a load, and for continuing to supply electrical energy to the load for a limited period of time in the event of failure of the load'"'"'s main power supply, wherein:
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the uninterruptible power supply device is configurable into both rack-mount and standalone formats and is formed from a plurality of modular units; and
the modular units are connectable together by bridging indentations of a first size which are formed between the modular units when positioned together in either rack-mount or standalone format. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42)
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52. An uninterruptible power supply device for supplying electrical energy to one of an array of loads having a broad range of power requirements, and for continuing to supply electrical energy to the said one load for a limited period of time in the event of failure of the said one load'"'"'s main power supply, the uninterruptible power supply device including:
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a plurality of electrical potential energy storage units for providing electrical energy for the said one load; and
a potential energy supply facilitator, connected to the plurality of electrical potential energy storage units and the load, for controlling the device;
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each storage unit provides substantially the same electrical potential energy as determined by a potential difference, or a voltage, across the electrical potential energy storage unit; and
the potential energy supply facilitator is arranged to connect the electrical potential energy storage units according to the power required by the load, the same plurality of potential energy storage units being employable for each one of the array of loads.
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53. An uninterruptible power supply device for supplying electrical energy to a load, and for continuing to supply electrical energy to the load for a limited period of time in the event of failure of the load'"'"'s main power supply, the uninterruptible power supply device including:
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a plurality of potential energy storage units for providing electrical energy for the load; and
a potential energy supply facilitator, connected to the plurality of potential energy storage units and the load, for controlling the device;
wherein the potential energy supply facilitator incorporates a display unit, housed within a receptacle, which is able to adopt a variety of positions within the receptacle.
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54. All methods of operating the uninterruptible power supply device, and or supplying electrical energy to at least one of an array of loads having a broad range of power requirements, as disclosed in the specification and or described with reference to any of the FIGS. 1 to 10 of the accompanying drawings.
Specification