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Power supply

Assignee: HP Inc
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Filing: 2000-11-29
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2020-11-29
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Abstract

Abstract A high availability DC power supply (30) with isolated inputs comprises a first diode (36) having a first diode output and a second diode (38) having a second diode output, the diodes receiving isolated inputs from respective power source inputs (42, 50) via respective isolating transformers (44, 52). An output power bus (40) defined by the first diode output coupled to the second diode output is provided. The output power bus is still available to supply power upon the loss of the first isolated direct current power supply (32) or the loss of the second isolated direct current power supply (34).

Inventors

  • 👤 Gerald Jerome Nelson

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction EP
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 22:15
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02M; H02M3/00; H02M3/02; H02M3/04; H02M3/10; H02M3/145; H02M3/155; H02M3/156; H02M3/158; H02M3/1584; H02J; H02J1/00; H02J1/10; H02J1/108; H02M7/00; H02M7/02; H02M7/04; H02M7/12; H02M7/21; H02M7/217; H02M7/23

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim 96 words
A high availability power supply comprising: a first diode having a first diode output; a second diode having a second diode output; a first isolated direct current power supply coupled to the first diode; a second isolated direct current power supply coupled to the second diode; and an output power bus defined by the first diode output coupled to the second diode output, wherein the output power bus is still available to supply power upon the loss of the first isolated direct current power supply or the loss of the second isolated direct current power supply.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 67 words
The power supply of claim 1, further wherein the first isolated direct current power supply includes a first isolating transformer having a first direct current power source input; and the second isolated direct current power supply includes a second isolating transformer having a second direct current power source input, wherein the second direct current power source input is different from the first direct current power source input.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 28 words
The power supply of claim 2, wherein the first direct current power source input includes an alternating current power source input coupled to an AC to DC converter.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 34 words
The power supply of claim 1, wherein the first isolated direct current power supply is a voltage regulated power supply and the second isolated direct current power supply is a voltage regulated power supply.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 47 words
The power supply of claim 1, further comprising a first feedback control loop control to the first isolated direct current power supply and a second feedback control loop coupled to the second isolated direct current power supply for maintaining a desired voltage at the output power bus.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 118 words
A high availability power supply comprising: a first diode having a first diode input and a first diode output; a second diode having a second diode input and a second diode output; a first isolated direct current power supply including a first isolating transformer coupled to the first diode input; a second isolated direct current power supply including a second isolating transformer coupled to the second diode input; and an output power bus defined by the first diode output coupled to the second diode output, wherein the output power bus maintains its availability to supply power upon the loss of the first isolated direct current power supply or the loss of the second isolated direct current power supply.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 22 words
The power supply of claim 6, further comprising a voltage regulation control system coupled to the first isolated direct current power supply.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 20 words
The power supply of claim 7, further comprising a first feedback control loop coupled to the voltage regulation control system.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 59 words
The power supply of claim 6, wherein the first isolated direct current power supply is coupled to a first input power source referenced to a first ground, and wherein the second isolated direct current power supply is coupled to a second input power source referenced to a second ground, wherein the first ground is different from the second ground.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 41 words
The power supply of claim 9, wherein the first input power source is an AC power source having a first phase, and the second input power source is an AC power source having a second phase different from the first phase.

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