Changing an amount of power drawn from a power source
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a power sensing circuit to detect a level of power being drawn from a power source by one or more subsystems included in an imaging system; and
a controller to configure said apparatus to change an amount of power being drawn from said power source by a fuser in response to said detected level of power.
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Abstract
Disclosed are embodiments of an imaging system.
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78 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a power sensing circuit to detect a level of power being drawn from a power source by one or more subsystems included in an imaging system; and
a controller to configure said apparatus to change an amount of power being drawn from said power source by a fuser in response to said detected level of power. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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supplying power from a power source to one or more subsystems comprising a printing system;
monitoring a level of power drawn from said power source; and
configuring said printing system to change an amount of power being drawn from said power source by a fuser in response to said level of power. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus comprising:
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means for supplying power from a power source to one or more printer subsystems of a printing system, said one or more subsystems comprising at least an imaging device to transfer an image to media;
means for monitoring a level of power drawn from said power source; and
means for configuring said printing system to change an amount of power being drawn from said power source by a fuser in response to said detected level of power. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of subsystems including an imaging device and a fuser to fix an image to imaging media, at least in part, on image data;
a power supply to provide a converted power signal to one or more of said subsystems in response to a power signal from a power source;
a power sensing circuit to measure a level of power being drawn from said power source; and
a controller to increase and/or decrease a level of power provided to at least one said fuser based, at least in part, on said measured level of power drawn from said power source. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. An article comprising:
a storage medium comprising machine-readable instructions stored thereon to;
monitor a level of power drawn from a power source for powering one or more subsystems of a printing system, said one or more subsystems comprising an imaging device to transfer an image to media; and
configure said printing system to change an amount of power being drawn from said power source by a fuser in response to said level of power. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A system comprising:
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a plurality of subsystems comprising at least;
a media input unit to sequentially dispense sheets of imaging media;
an imaging device to transfer images to imaging media dispensed from said media input unit based, at least in part, on image data; and
a media output unit to receive said imaging media having images transferred thereon;
a power supply to provide a converted power signal to one or more of said subsystems of in response to a power signal from a power source;
a power sensing circuit to measure a level of power being drawn from said power source; and
a controller to increase and/or decrease a level of power to at least one of said subsystems based, at least in part, on said measured level of power drawn from said power source. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A method comprising:
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detecting a fuser under-temperature condition of an imaging device, said imaging device being among a plurality of subsystems of a printing system; and
reducing power provided to at least one of said subsystems in response to detecting said fuser under-temperature condition. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51)
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52. An apparatus:
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means for detecting a fuser under-temperature condition of an imaging device, said imaging device being among a plurality of subsystems of a printing system; and
means for reducing power provided to at least one of said subsystems in response to detecting said fuser under-temperature condition. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55)
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56. An article comprising:
a storage medium comprising machine-readable instructions stored thereon to;
detect a fuser under-temperature condition of an imaging device, said imaging device being among a plurality of subsystems of a printing system; and
reduce power provided to at least one of said subsystems in response to detecting said fuser under-temperature condition. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59)
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60. An apparatus comprising:
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a circuit to detect a fuser under-temperature condition of an imaging device; and
a controller to configure an imaging system to change an amount of power being drawn from a power source in response to said detected fuser under-temperature condition. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63)
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64. A method comprising:
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receiving power at a printing system from a power source;
distributing said received power among one or more subsystems of said printing system;
detecting one or more lapses in said receipt of power at said printing system over a predetermined period; and
reducing an amount of power being provided to said one or more of said subsystems in response to detecting said one or more lapses. - View Dependent Claims (65, 66, 67, 68)
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69. An apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving power at a printing system from a power source;
means for distributing said received power among one or more subsystems of said printing system;
means for detecting one or more lapses in said receipt of power at said printing system over a predetermined period; and
means for reducing an amount of power being provided to said one or more of said subsystems in response to detecting said one or more lapses. - View Dependent Claims (70, 71, 72, 73)
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74. An apparatus comprising:
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a circuit to detect one or more lapses in receipt of power at a printing system; and
a controller to reduce an amount of power being provided to one or more of subsystems of said printing system in response to detecting said one or more lapses. - View Dependent Claims (75, 76, 77, 78)
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