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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2008
James Furukawa, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Nicholas R. Goebel, Oak Creek, WI (US);
Amy L. Stachowiak, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
James Furukawa, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Nicholas R. Goebel, Oak Creek, WI (US);
Amy L. Stachowiak, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc., Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Abstract
A power supply for providing power to devices in a network is described as incorporating an integral coupling feature that terminates the provision of power from an upstream power supply while maintaining connectivity of communications signals and ground from an upstream portion to a downstream portion of the network relative to the power supply. The power supply includes a logic feature that monitors a power status of an upstream power supply and/or its own power status. When the logic feature detects a power cycle, it initiates a coordinated power cycle of the associated power supply and/or other networked power supplies.