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Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2014

Filed:

Jun. 15, 2011
Applicants:

Marc Hoffknecht, Newmarket, CA;

Javier Orlando Rojas, Mississauga, CA;

Liam John O'hagan, Walkerton, CA;

Inventors:

Marc Hoffknecht, Newmarket, CA;

Javier Orlando Rojas, Mississauga, CA;

Liam John O'Hagan, Walkerton, CA;

Assignee:

OSRAM SYLVANIA Inc., Danvers, MA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A power supply according to various embodiments of the disclosure is configured to detect an event and, in response to the event, alternately supply power to a plurality of provided devices via a provided bus at a first current level or at a second current level, the second current level less than the first current level. Among other things, embodiments in this disclosure help allow additional devices to be used on a bus, even where the total power consumption of the devices would normally exceed a maximum defined by a bus architecture. Furthermore, various embodiments help allow a single gauge of wire to be used throughout a bus network (even where long lengths of wire are required) while still providing sufficient power to the devices connected to the bus.


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