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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 1998
Filed:
Feb. 19, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Pradeep Madhav Bhagwat, Baltimore, MD (US);
Assignee:
Electronic Measurements, Inc., Nepturn, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
363 78 ; 363 50 ; 363 65 ;
Abstract
A power supply having a control system for permitting intelligent operation. The power supply: (i) is convenient, safe, and easy to program; (ii) is provided with a graceful shutdown in which output filter capacitor(s) are rapidly discharged while minimizing wasted energy; (iii) tracks and optimizes scheduled maintenance; (iv) permits two-way communication between the power supply and its controller; and/or (v) permits intelligent reconfiguration of a group of connected power supplies when one or more fails.