Fujitsu Technology Solutions Intellectual Property Gmbh

Nixdorf Computer Ag

Fujitsu Corporation

Manfred Götz

Hans-Jürgen Heinrichs

Werner Pollmeier

An assembly includes a plurality of power supply units for producing an output-side operating voltage from at least one input-side supply voltage and at least one power-consuming component which is electrically coupled to the plurality of power supply units. The assembly has a controller arranged to monitor the function of the plurality of power supply units and to switch the power-consuming from a normal operating mode into a restricted operating mode, whose power consumption is lower than that of the first operating mode, when at least one power supply unit fails or to activate a previously deactivated power supply unit.

Assembly with at least two power supply units and at least one power-consuming component, computer system and method for control of an assembly

A computer system includes at least two power supply units providing an output-side operating voltage from at least one input-side supply voltage, at least one power-consuming component operated in at least one normal operating mode with a first power consumption and operated in a restricted operating mode with at least one second power consumption lower than the first power consumption, the power-consuming component electrically coupled to the at least two power supply units; a controller coupled to the at least two power supply units and the power-consuming component; and at least one management component coupled to the controller.

Apparatus and method for controlling a computer system with at least two power supply units

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for the generation of voltage pulses for controlling the switching operation in switching power supplies. A voltage increase of a pulse generator is respectively started when reaching a first, lower threshold (A). Resetting of the voltage increase is carried out in free-running mode, when the voltage increase reaches a second (D) or a third (C) threshold lying between the first (A) and the second (D) one. In sync mode, the pulse edges occurring in the synchronization signal (V.sub.sync) effect resetting of the voltage increase. The advantages of the invention lie in the fact that the switching current, occurring at the change form free-running mode to sync mode due to the frequency difference, is minimized and that the generator operates reliably.

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