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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2009
Terry Matula, Austin, TX (US);
Vaibhav P. Sapre, Austin, TX (US);
Stephen Seitsinger, Austin, TX (US);
John Stuewe, Round Rock, TX (US);
Terry Matula, Austin, TX (US);
Vaibhav P. Sapre, Austin, TX (US);
Stephen Seitsinger, Austin, TX (US);
John Stuewe, Round Rock, TX (US);
Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
A power supply system includes a power supply coupled to a load via a main power rail, and a switch coupled between the power supply and the load on an auxiliary power rail. A controller controls the switch to couple the auxiliary power rail to the load in response to a startup command, and the controller controls the switch to uncouple the load from the auxiliary power rail in response to a shut down command and a low power mode being enabled.