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Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017

Filed:

Oct. 26, 2012
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Shankar Km, Bangalore, IN;

William P. Kostenko, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);

Anand D. Meshram, Bangalore, IN;

Kota V R M Murali, Bangalore, IN;

Roger R. Schmidt, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 1/12 (2006.01); H01L 31/042 (2014.01); G05F 3/08 (2006.01); H02J 1/10 (2006.01); H02J 3/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 3/08 (2013.01); H02J 1/10 (2013.01); H02J 3/385 (2013.01); Y02E 10/58 (2013.01); Y10T 307/50 (2015.04); Y10T 307/658 (2015.04); Y10T 307/685 (2015.04);
Abstract

A system and method for providing power is disclosed. A variable direct current (DC) power source provides a variable DC voltage. A configurator dynamically converts the variable DC voltage to a selected DC voltage to provide the power. A set of switches combines the solar voltage with a substantially constant DC voltage. A control unit controls the set of switches and the configurator to provide the combined voltages at a selected voltage level.


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