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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2020
Applicant:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Douglas Paul Arduini, San Ramon, CA (US);
Sung Kee Baek, San Ramon, CA (US);
Jonathan Lee Smith, San Jose, CA (US);
Joel Richard Goergen, Soulsbyville, CA (US);
Assignee:
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 9/00 (2006.01); H02J 4/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 9/005 (2013.01); H02J 4/00 (2013.01); H02J 2310/60 (2020.01);
Abstract
In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a power supply operable to output power to a load along with at least one other power supply, a sensing component for identifying a load level, and a control component for switching the power supply from a full power mode to a power saving mode based on the identified load level. The power supply shares current with the other power supply at a lower current and generally the same voltage as the other power supply while in the power saving mode.