Backup power system
First Claim
1. Apparatus for providing backup power to a plurality of primary power supplies each of which serves one of a plurality of loads, comprisingat least one backup power supply, the number of said backup power supplies being fewer than the number of said primary power supplies,means for detecting failures of said primary power supplies and for generating power fault information indicative of the failure status of said primary power supplies, andmeans for connecting said backup power supply in parallel with one of said failed said primary power supplies to said load served by said one failed primary power supply without electrically disconnecting said one failed primary power supply from said load in response to said power fault information.
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Abstract
Backup power is provided for primary power supplies that serve several loads by providing fewer backup power supplies than the number of primary power supplies, generating power fault information indicative of the failure status of the primary power supplies, and connecting the backup power supplies each in parallel to one of the failed primary power supplies in response to power fault signals.
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1. Apparatus for providing backup power to a plurality of primary power supplies each of which serves one of a plurality of loads, comprising
at least one backup power supply, the number of said backup power supplies being fewer than the number of said primary power supplies, means for detecting failures of said primary power supplies and for generating power fault information indicative of the failure status of said primary power supplies, and means for connecting said backup power supply in parallel with one of said failed said primary power supplies to said load served by said one failed primary power supply without electrically disconnecting said one failed primary power supply from said load in response to said power fault information.
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