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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2001
Barrie Jeremiah Mullins, Wicklow Town, IE;
Michael Lardner, Tuam, IE;
Aedan Diarmuid Cailean Coffey, Kilkenny, IE;
Barrie Jeremiah Mullins, Wicklow Town, IE;
Michael Lardner, Tuam, IE;
Aedan Diarmuid Cailean Coffey, Kilkenny, IE;
Richmount Computers Limited, Dublin, IE;
Abstract
A power supply unit controller for a rack enclosure in which a plurality of devices communicate via a backplane is disclosed. The controller reads at least one signal indicative of an output supply level being provided to the backplane by a power supply unit associated with the power supply unit controller and stores at least one value associated with a respective one of the at least one signal. The controller communicates the at least one value to one of the devices; and receives power for the power supply unit controller from the backplane.