System and method for allocating power to loads
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1. A method for controlling power supplied to a plurality of loads, the method comprising:
- recording power requirements of each one of the plurality of loads;
categorizing the plurality of loads into one of a first group identified as delayable loads and a second group identified as non-delayable loads;
allocating power from a power source to each load in the second group of loads; and
allocating any remaining power from the power source to loads in the first group of loads,wherein allocating any remaining power to loads in the first group includes, in a first mode of operation, selecting loads from the first group, based on the power requirements of each one of the loads, to maximize a number of loads that are powered in the first group without overloading the power source.
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Abstract
A system and method for adaptive control of power among a plurality of loads based on a categorization of the loads as either delayable or non-delayable, wherein the non-delayable loads are preferably supplied power over the delayable loads. In one aspect, the system may be used to allocate limited power from a backup power source.
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1. A method for controlling power supplied to a plurality of loads, the method comprising:
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recording power requirements of each one of the plurality of loads; categorizing the plurality of loads into one of a first group identified as delayable loads and a second group identified as non-delayable loads; allocating power from a power source to each load in the second group of loads; and allocating any remaining power from the power source to loads in the first group of loads, wherein allocating any remaining power to loads in the first group includes, in a first mode of operation, selecting loads from the first group, based on the power requirements of each one of the loads, to maximize a number of loads that are powered in the first group without overloading the power source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for controlling power supplied to a plurality of loads, the method comprising:
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recording power requirements of each one of the plurality of loads; categorizing the plurality of loads into one of a first group identified as delayable loads and a second group identified as non-delayable loads; allocating power from a power source to each load in the second group of loads; and allocating any remaining power from the power source to loads in the first group of loads, wherein allocating any remaining power to loads in the first group includes, in a first mode of operation, selecting loads from the first group, based on the power requirements of each one of the loads, to maximize power drawn from the power source without exceeding an output capacity of the power source. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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