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Uninterruptible power supply providing continuous power mainstore function for a computer system
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1997-04-01
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Granted: 1999-02-16
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Expires: 2017-04-01
Abstract
Abstract A method for providing back-up power for system mainstore memory and an uninterruptible power system (UPS) for a computer system are provided. The computer or data processing system includes a system memory and a system power supply. The uninterruptible power supply (UPS) includes an AC output and a DC output, an inverter circuit, a battery and an interface to the system power supply. The inverter circuit supplies AC power to the AC output. The battery supplies DC power to the DC output and to the inverter circuit. The interface enables the inverter circuit to initially supply AC power to the system power supply via the AC output upon detection of a utility power loss and then, after a predetermined period of time, activates the DC output to supply DC power to the system memory via the system power supply, and disables the inverter circuit to stop the initial supply of AC power to the system power supply.
Inventors
- 👤 Neil Clair Berglund
- 👤 Thomas David Roettger
- 👤 Jan Douglas Smid
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 21:46
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F1/00; G06F1/26; G06F1/263; H; H02; H02J; H02J9/00; H02J9/04; H02J9/06; H02J9/061; H02J9/062
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
124 words
An uninterruptible power supply (UPS) for a data processing system having a system memory and a system power supply, comprising: an AC output; a DC output; an inverter circuit for supplying AC power to said AC output; a battery for supplying DC power to said DC output and to said inverter circuit; and an interface that enables said inverter circuit to initially supply AC power to the system power supply via said AC output upon detection of a utility power loss and then, after a predetermined period of time, activates said DC output to supply DC power to the system memory via the system power supply, and disables said inverter circuit to stop the initial supply of AC power to the system power supply.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
124 words
An uninterruptible power supply (UPS) for a data processing system having a system memory and a system power supply, comprising: an AC output; a DC output; an inverter circuit for supplying AC power to said AC output; a battery for supplying DC power to said DC output and to said inverter circuit; and an interface that enables said inverter circuit to initially supply AC power to the system power supply via said AC output upon detection of a utility power loss and then, after a predetermined period of time, activates said DC output to supply DC power to the system memory via the system power supply, and disables said inverter circuit to stop the initial supply of AC power to the system power supply.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
An uninterruptible power supply (UPS) for a data processing system as recited in claim 1 wherein said predetermined period of time is provided in a range between a set number of seconds to a number of minutes.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
An uninterruptible power supply (UPS) for a data processing system as recited in claim 1 wherein said interface includes a multiple pin connector connecting the UPS to the system power supply.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
An uninterruptible power supply (UPS) for a data processing system as recited in claim 1 further includes a control function and wherein said interface applies predefined status signals to said control function.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
44 words
An uninterruptible power supply (UPS) for a data processing system as recited in claim 1 wherein the system power supply includes a voltage regulator, said voltage regulator receiving said DC power from said battery and providing a predetermined DC voltage to the system memory.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
129 words
A method for providing back-up power for a mainstore memory in a computer system including a power supply and the mainstore memory, said method comprising the steps of: providing an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) including an inverter circuit for supplying AC power to an AC outlet and a battery for supplying DC power to a DC outlet and said inverter circuit; enabling the inverter circuit to initially supply AC power to the system power supply via said AC output upon detection of a utility power loss; identifying a predetermined period of time, and activating said DC output to supply DC power to the system mainstore memory via the system power supply; and disabling the inverter circuit to stop the initial supply of AC power to the system power supply.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
129 words
A method for providing back-up power for a mainstore memory in a computer system including a power supply and the mainstore memory, said method comprising the steps of: providing an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) including an inverter circuit for supplying AC power to an AC outlet and a battery for supplying DC power to a DC outlet and said inverter circuit; enabling the inverter circuit to initially supply AC power to the system power supply via said AC output upon detection of a utility power loss; identifying a predetermined period of time, and activating said DC output to supply DC power to the system mainstore memory via the system power supply; and disabling the inverter circuit to stop the initial supply of AC power to the system power supply.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
55 words
A method for providing back-up power for system mainstore memory in a computer system as recited in claim 6 wherein the step of identifying a predetermined period of time includes the step of identifying a set period of time provided in a range between a predefined number of seconds to a predefined number of minutes.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
45 words
A method for providing back-up power for system mainstore memory in a computer system as recited in claim 6 includes the step of providing a multiple pin connector for connecting said AC outlet and said DC outlet of said UPS to the system power supply.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
73 words
A method for providing back-up power for system mainstore memory in a computer system as recited in claim 6 wherein the step of activating said DC output to supply DC power to the system memory via the system power supply includes the steps of providing a voltage regulator in the system power supply, said voltage regulator receiving said DC power from said battery and providing a predetermined DC voltage to the system memory.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
127 words
A data processing system comprising: a system memory; a system power supply including a voltage regulator; an uninterruptible power supply (UPS), said UPS including; an AC output; a DC output; an inverter circuit for supplying AC power to said AC output; a battery for supplying DC power to said DC output and to said inverter circuit; and an interface that enables said inverter circuit to initially supply AC power to said system power supply via said AC output upon detection of a utility power loss and then, after a predetermined period of time, activates said DC output to supply DC power to said system memory via said voltage regulator, and disables said inverter circuit to stop the initial supply of AC power to said system power supply.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
127 words
A data processing system comprising: a system memory; a system power supply including a voltage regulator; an uninterruptible power supply (UPS), said UPS including; an AC output; a DC output; an inverter circuit for supplying AC power to said AC output; a battery for supplying DC power to said DC output and to said inverter circuit; and an interface that enables said inverter circuit to initially supply AC power to said system power supply via said AC output upon detection of a utility power loss and then, after a predetermined period of time, activates said DC output to supply DC power to said system memory via said voltage regulator, and disables said inverter circuit to stop the initial supply of AC power to said system power supply.
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