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Intelligent direct current power supplies

  • US 7,394,676 B2
  • Filed: 11/21/2007
  • Issued: 07/01/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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