Dell Products Inc.

Renesas Electronics America Inc.

Kunrong Wang

Edmond Ira Bailey

John R Stuewe

Joseph Andrew Vivio

Richard Steven Mills

Paul W Vancil

Jimmy Doyle Pike

German Florez-Larrahondo

Stuart Allen Berke

Ty R Schmitt

Lei Wang

Wen-Hung Huang

Mehran Mirjafari

Chun Cheung

Matthew Burdet Harris

Hsien Tsung Lin

Stephen P Rousset

Paul Dackow

Yu-Mei Chen

Stephen Rousset

Brandon Howell

A hot-swap circuit for providing soft start and overcurrent protection to an electronic circuit may include a controller and a timer. The controller may be configured to sense an electrical current associated with the hot-swap circuit, based on the electrical current sensed, perform current limiting of the electrical current to minimize inrush current to the electronic circuit, and disable the electrical current from flowing to the electronic circuit in response to the electrical current exceeding an overcurrent threshold for longer than a duration of a fault timer. The timer circuit may be configured to, for a period of time after enabling of the hot-swap circuit, cause the duration of the fault timer to be a first duration, and after the period of time, cause the duration of the fault timer to be a second duration significantly shorter than the first duration.

Systems and methods for extending fault timer to prevent overcurrent protection shutdown during powering on of information handling system

Methods and apparatuses for controlling an apparatus comprising a controller integrated in a first slave device. In an example, the controller can detect a sensed current of the first slave device. The controller can receive a voltage signal associated with a second slave device connected to the first slave device. The controller can generate a correction current based on the sensed current of the first slave device and the voltage signal. The controller can modulate a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal received by the first slave device using the correction current. The controller can control a power converter using the modulated PWM signal.

Integrated current sharing schemes for multiplying power stages support of a multiphase controller

A computer-implemented method enables rack-level predictive power capping and power budget allocation to processing nodes in a rack-based IHS. A rack-level management controller receives node-level power-usage data and settings from several block controllers, including current power consumption and an initial power budget for each node. A power consumption profile is generated based on the power-usage data for each node. A total available system power of the IHS is identified. A system power cap is determined based on the power consumption profiles and the total available system power. A current power budget is determined for each node based on an analysis of at least one of the power consumption profile, the initial power budget, the current power consumption, the system power cap, and the total available system power. A power subsystem regulates power budgeted and supplied to each node based on the power consumption profiles and the system power cap.

Predictive power capping and power allocation to computing nodes in a rack-based information handling system

Systems and methods for achieving controlled load transition between power supplies and battery units are described. A method may include determining that a Power Supply Unit (PSU) coupled to an IHS via a power transmission interface is turned off; allowing a Backup Battery Unit (BBU) coupled to the IHS via the power transmission interface and in parallel with the PSU via a current sharing bus to supply all current consumed by the IHS via the power transmission interface while the PSU is turned off, where the PSU and the BBU are each configured to output a current sharing signal onto the current sharing bus that is indicative of the PSU's or BBU's current being supplied to the IHS via the power transmission interface; reducing a current sharing scaling factor of the BBU; determining that the PSU is turned back on; and increasing the current sharing scaling factor of the BBU.

System and method for achieving controlled load transition between power supplies and battery backup units

A rack-based information handling system (IHS) includes a rack having a modular structure that supports insertion from a front of the rack of different numbers and sizes of information technology (IT) gear to create one or more IT nodes. Power bay chassis is received in the rack with a power distribution unit directed towards a rear of the rack. A modular busbar assembly is attached to the rear of the rack. A first vertical busbar segment is in direct electrical connection with the power distribution unit and spans one or more nodes to provide hot pluggable electrical power to an aft-directed connection of an IT node inserted into the rack. A second busbar segment can be attached to the first vertical busbar to electrically communicate with the power distribution unit and span an additional node adjacent to the one or more nodes to provide electrical power to the adjacent node.

Rack power distribution via modular, expandable bus bar for modular and scalable/expandable information handling system

Power supply units (PSU) provide for digital current-sharing loop control to ensure output voltage regulation during dynamic load transients by (i) delaying an internal current signal to match a delay in a shared current signal, and (ii) controlling the output amplifier based on the shared current signal and the delayed local current signal to maintain the respective local DC electrical power in proportion to contributions by other ones of the more than one PSU to the shared DC electrical power and thereby avoid instability in dynamic response to a load transient induced by the power consuming component.

Digital current-sharing loop design of PSUs to ensure output voltage regulation during dynamic load transients

A power switching system, a method, and an information handling system (IHS) enables selective activation and de-activation of respective alternating current (AC) outlets of a plurality of AC outlets within an AC switch (ACS). The AC switch includes a decoder circuit that is couple via a control interface to a management controller (MC) and receives control commands from the control interface. In response to receipt of the control command, the decoder circuit decodes the command in order to provide control signals to one or more of a number of serial voltage relays, which are each respectively coupled to the AC outlets. The AC switch utilizes the decoder circuit to respectively configure the serial voltage relays using the control signals. By configuring the serial voltage relays, the MC provides and/or removes respective connections between AC inputs and AC outlets, which selectively activates and/or de-activates respective AC outlets.

Method to selectively activate power outlets in a flexible and scalable power and system management infrastructure for a data management system

Systems and methods for achieving a linear load transition between power supplies and battery units are described. In some embodiments, a system may include a Power Supply Unit (PSU) coupled to an Information Handling System (IHS) via a power transmission interface; a Backup Battery Unit (BBU) coupled to the IHS via the power transmission interface in parallel with the PSU; and a controller within the BBU. The controller may be configured to determine that the PSU has turned off; allow the BBU to supply all current consumed by the IHS via the power transmission interface while the PSU is turned off; detect that the PSU has turned back on; and in response to the detection, reduce an internal reference of the BBU such that an output current of the BBU is decreased linearly and an output current of the PSU is increased linearly.

Linear load transition between power supplies and battery backup units

In accordance with the present disclosure, a detachable power cable interface box (PCIB) for coupling AC power to a rack-level power infrastructure is described. The detachable PCIB includes a body section and a terminal disposed within the body section. The terminal may be coupled to an AC power source. A wiring block may also be disposed within the body, and the modular wiring block may be coupled to the terminal. The wiring block may arrange power input from the AC power source into a pre-determined output configuration corresponding to a detachable interface. The system may also include the detachable interface, and the detachable interface may be configured to couple with an integrated connector of the rack-level power infrastructure. The detachable interface may be common to all types of AC power sources.

Systems and methods for coupling AC power to a rack-level power infrastructure

In accordance with the present disclosure, a scalable and modular rack-level power infrastructure is described. The power infrastructure may include a power distribution unit (PDU), which receives alternating current (AC) power from an external power source. The PDU may be coupled to a busbar and output DC power to the busbar. The busbar may be coupled to a server within a rack-server system and provide DC power to the server. Additionally, the infrastructure may include a battery back-up unit (BBU) element coupled to the busbar. The BBU element may charge from and discharge to the busbar.

Rack-level scalable and modular power infrastructure

In accordance with the present disclosure, a battery back-up unit (BBU) element for providing uninterruptable direct current (DC) power in a rack-level power infrastructure is describe. The BBU element may include a rack-mountable chassis with a battery drawer. A battery may be disposed within the battery drawer, and at least one power module may be coupled to the battery. The BBU element may also include a power module controller that causes the battery to charge from or discharge to a busbar coupled to the BBU element. The power module controller may also communicate power management information to a power infrastructure controller.

Systems and methods for providing scalable uninterruptable DC power to a rack-level power infrastructure

A modular, scalable and expandable (MSE) rack-based information handling system (RIHS) includes: a rack assembly having a frame that defines: a front bay chassis with height, depth and width dimensions that enable insertion of a plurality of different sizes of IT gear; and a rear bay that accommodates power and cooling components to support operation of the different sizes of IT gear. The power and cooling for the IT gear are provided from the rear bay and are separate from and independent of the IT gear installed within the front bay chassis. The rack assembly further includes a power and management chassis in which is inserted a power and management module having power and management components located thereon to provide rack-level power and management. A modular configuration of fan modules are inserted within fan receptacles within the rear bay to provide block level cooling of adjacent blocks of IT gear.

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Kunrong Wang