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Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016

Filed:

Nov. 20, 2013
Applicant:

Zijilai Innovative Services Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, TW;

Inventor:

Kuei-Chih Hou, New Taipei, TW;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 9/00 (2006.01); H02J 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 1/102 (2013.01); H02J 2001/106 (2013.01); Y10T 307/62 (2015.04);
Abstract

A method for managing a number of power supply units (PSUs) of a power supply device is provided. A total operation time of each PSU is counted. A number of the PSUs to be assigned to work is determined according to a load value of a load connected to the power supply device. Which of the PSUs will be assigned to work and which of the PSUs will be assigned to idle are determined according to the total operation time of each PSU and the determined number of the PSUs to be assigned to work. The PSUs to be assigned to work are controlled to enter a work state, and the PSUs to be assigned to idle are controlled to enter a standby mode.


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