Hot Swapping Type Uninterruptible Power Supply Module

• US 20140082393A1
• Filed: 05/16/2013
• Published: 03/20/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Compuware Technology Inc., Supermicro Computer Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Compuware Technology Inc., Supermicro Computer Incorporated
• Inventors: Liang, Chien-Ta
• Application Number:
  US13/895,398
• Publication Number:
  US 20140082393A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/323
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3212 Monitoring battery levels, e.g. power saving mode being initiated when battery voltage goes below a certain level
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 1/001 Hot plugging or unplugging of load or power modules to or from power distribution networks
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 1/10 Parallel operation of dc sources
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 9/062 for AC powered loads

Abstract

A system comprises a plurality of the hot swapping type uninterruptible power supply module and a plurality of conventional power supply. A HSUPS comprises a battery module and a controller module. A conventional power supplies is connected with an external AC power source and converts into DC voltage to provide power to the electronic system and/or to charge the HSUPS when necessary. The battery module holds the energy needed to power the electronic system during the absences of a conventional power supply and/or external AC power source. The controller module controls the operation to charge the battery, discharge the battery, switch off the HSUPS, or be standby. The controller module has the ability to detect for any failure event. The HSUPS provides power to the electronic system when the external AC power source is interrupted and when all of the conventional power supplies are removed from the system.

Claims

1. A system utilizing hot swapping type uninterruptible power supply module, comprising:

a plurality of hot swapping type uninterruptible power supply modules, and a plurality of conventional power supply units;

wherein;

at least one of the conventional power supply module is connected electrically with an electronic system and an external alternating-current power source and converts the alternating-current voltage of the external alternating-current power source into a direct-current voltage to provide an electric power to the electronic system;

at least one of the hot swapping type uninterruptible power supply module comprises of a battery module and a controller module;

the battery module is connected electrically with the controller module and stores and provides the energy needed to operate the electronic system;

the controller is connected electrically with the electronic system and the battery module to control the charging and discharging actions of the battery module;

the controller detects and controls the electric power of the battery module; and

the controller has a power interruption detection capability.

2. The hot swapping type uninterruptible power supply module of claim 1, wherein the direct-current voltage of at least one of the conventional power supplies is transformed to directly charge the battery module.

3. The hot swapping type uninterruptible power supply module of claim 1, wherein the battery module comprises of rechargeable batteries.

4. The hot swapping type uninterruptible power supply module of claim 2, wherein with the installation or removal of any hot swapping type uninterruptible power supply, the electronic system operation is unaffected.

5. The hot swapping type uninterruptible power supply module of claim 2, wherein with installation or removal of any conventional power supply module, the electronic system operation is unaffected.

6. The hot swapping type uninterruptible power supply module of claim 2, wherein the controller module detects and inspects the hot plugging status of each of the conventional power supplies and the hot swapping type uninterruptible power supply modules.

7. The hot swapping type uninterruptible power supply module of claim 2, wherein the charging and discharging share the same bi-directional interface bus.