Uninterruptible power supply control system equipped with timer mechanism

• US 5,793,124 A
• Filed: 09/06/1996
• Issued: 08/11/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 01/26/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: ISA Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: ISA Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Mitzaki, Yoshihiro
• Primary Examiner(s): Shoop, Jr., William M.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ganjian, Peter
• Application Number:
  US08/709,281
• Time in Patent Office: 704 Days
• Field of Search: 307/18, 307/19, 307/20, 307/23, 307/24, 307/29, 307/38, 307/39, 307/64, 307/66, 307/80, 307/81, 307/85, 307/86, 307/125, 307/126, 307/130, 307/131, 307/139, 307/140, 307/141, 307/141.4, 395/750, 395/200.02, 361/195, 361/196, 364/273, 364/273.1, 364/273.2, 364/273.3, 364/273.4, 364/273.5, 364/948.4, 364/948.5, 364/948.6, 364/948.7, 364/948.8, 364/948.9 , 364/948.91, 364/492, 364/707, 365/226, 365/227, 365/228, 365/229
• US Class Current: 307/66
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/30 Means for acting in the event of power-supply failure or interruption, e.g. power-supply fluctuations for resetting only G06F1/24
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 9/06 with automatic change-over , e.g. UPS systems
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 70/30 Systems integrating technologies related to power network operation and communication or information technologies for improving the carbon footprint of the management of residential or tertiary loads, i.e. smart grids as climate change mitigation technology in the buildings sector, including also the last stages of power distribution and the control, monitoring or operating management systems at local level
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/20 End-user application control systems

Abstract

An uninterruptible power supply control system of for controlling power supply to an internet type apparatus, a CPU type apparatus requiring a shutdown processing and a printer type apparatus not requiring the shutdown processing. The uninterruptible power supply control system comprises an uninterruptible power supply device which is connected to a power source and arranged to be supplied with power from a battery. The uninterruptible power supply device is arranged to output a shutdown signal to the CPU type apparatus when a power service interruption occurs. The CPU type apparatus makes its shutdown processing in response to the shutdown signal. The internet type apparatus is allowed to be directly electrically connected to the battery so that the internet type apparatus is kept in an uninterrupted power supply condition. The CPU type apparatus is allowed to be electrically connected to the battery through a timer mechanism having a scheduling function so that the CPU type apparatus can be kept in the uninterrupted power supply condition. Additionally, the printer type apparatus is allowed to be electrically connected to the power source through the timer mechanism so that the printer type apparatus is prevented from largely consuming power.

Claims

1. An uninterruptive power supply control system for a first apparatus, a second apparatus requiring a shutdown processing and a third apparatus not requiring the shutdown processing, comprising:

an uninterruptible power supply device which is connected to a power source and is also coupled to a battery, said uninterruptible power supply device including means for outputting a shutdown signal to the second apparatus when a power failure occurs, the second apparatus making its shutdown processing in response to the shutdown signal;

means for directly connecting said first apparatus to said battery so that said first apparatus is kept in an uninterrupted power supply condition;

means for connecting said second apparatus to said battery through a timer mechanism having a scheduling function so that said second apparatus is kept in the uninterrupted power supply condition; and

means for connecting said third apparatus to said power source through said timer mechanism so that said third apparatus is prevented from largely consuming power.

2. An uninterruptible power supply control system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first apparatus is an internet apparatus, said second apparatus is a CPU apparatus, said third apparatus is a printer apparatus.

3. An uninterruptible power supply control system as claimed in claim 2, wherein said internet apparatus includes at least one of LAN and WAN, said CPU apparatus includes a computer, and said printer apparatus includes at least one of a printer, a copying machine and a business machine for office work.

4. An uninterruptible power supply control system as claimed in claim 2, wherein said internet apparatus includes a plurality of apparatuses which are separate from each other, said CPU apparatus includes a plurality of apparatuses which are separate from each other, and said printer type apparatus includes a plurality of apparatuses which are separate from each other.

5. An uninterruptible power supply control system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said uninterruptible power supply device includes means for accomplishing a constant-voltage regulating function, said timer mechanism for accomplishing the scheduling function, said timer mechanism including means for controlling an operation start time, an operation stop time, a date of operation and a term schedule for said second apparatus, and means for accomplishing the shutdown processing by outputting an power service interruption signal and a low voltage signal for the battery when power supply is changed over from said power source to said battery.

6. An uninterruptible power supply control system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said uninterruptible power supply device includes a setting button for regulating an operation start time, an operation stop time, a date of operation and a term schedule for the second apparatus, and a display panel for displaying a present time, the operation start time, the operation stop time, the date of operation, the term schedule, the shutdown processing for the second apparatus.

7. An uninterruptible power supply control system as claimed in claim 6, wherein said setting button has a function to change the operation stop time.

8. An uninterruptible power supply control system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said uninterruptible power supply device includes at least one of means by which a lamp flashes at a time before the operation stop time by a predetermined time, and means by which a warning is made at said time.