INTELLIGENT DIRECT CURRENT POWER SUPPLIES
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1. A power supply comprising:
- an alternating current (AC) connector;
at least one direct current (DC) connector;
an information extractor configured to extract digitally encoded data from a carrier wave transmitted by a DC power receiving device, said digitally encoded data specifying power requirements of the DC power receiving device;
power adaptor electronics configured to convert power received from an AC source connected to the AC connector into DC power; and
variable voltage electronics configured to adapt DC power generated by the power supply in accordance with settings provided by the information extractor and to provide this adapted power to the DC power receiving device connected to the power supply via the DC connector.
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A power supply including a power supplying connector, a direct current (DC) connector, an information extractor, power adaptor electronics, and variable voltage electronics. The information extractor being configured to extract digitally encoded data from a carrier wave. The digitally encoded data can specify power requirements of the DC power receiving device. The variable voltage electronics can adapt DC power generated by the power adaptor in accordance with settings provided by the information extractor. This adapted power can be provided to the DC power receiving device connected to the power supply via the DC connector.
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12 Claims
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1. A power supply comprising:
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an alternating current (AC) connector;
at least one direct current (DC) connector;
an information extractor configured to extract digitally encoded data from a carrier wave transmitted by a DC power receiving device, said digitally encoded data specifying power requirements of the DC power receiving device;
power adaptor electronics configured to convert power received from an AC source connected to the AC connector into DC power; and
variable voltage electronics configured to adapt DC power generated by the power supply in accordance with settings provided by the information extractor and to provide this adapted power to the DC power receiving device connected to the power supply via the DC connector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A DC power receiving device comprising:
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a data store specifying power requirements for the DC power receiving device;
a DC power receptacle for receiving DC power from a dynamically adjustable power supply that supplies the DC power from an AC source; and
a communication mechanism for providing the power requirements to the dynamically adjustable power supply using a carrier wave, wherein the power requirements for the power receiving device are digitally encoded into the carrier wave, wherein the dynamically adjustable power supply is configured to provide power conforming to a plurality of different devices, each device having different power requirements, wherein power supplied by the dynamically adjustable power supply to the power receiving device approximately conforms to the power requirements extracted from the carrier waver. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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