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Adaptive power system

  • US 8,103,387 B2
  • Filed: 04/27/2009
  • Issued: 01/24/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An integrated adaptive power system, comprising:

  • a power source unit including a plurality of power sources and a power bus, the power source unit being configured to provide electrical power from one or more of the power sources to the power bus;

    a power distribution unit configured to distribute electrical power from the power bus to a plurality of electrical devices; and

    a power control unit configured to control a power sequence for the power distribution unit to distribute electrical power from the power bus to the plurality of electrical devices in a coordinated manner consistent with load or time interval for each of the electrical devices, the power control unit having an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) configured to provide power to the power bus when none of the power sources is available, the power control unit further configured to determine to shut down non-critical parts of the electrical devices and to provide the electrical power to critical parts of the electrical devices when a power level of the UPS is lower than a threshold.

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