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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2014
Applicant:
Ncr Corporation, Duluth, GA (US);
Inventors:
Donald MacInnes, Angus, GB;
James Henderson, Fife, GB;
Assignee:
NCR Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 9/00 (2006.01); H02J 9/06 (2006.01); H02M 7/04 (2006.01); G06Q 40/02 (2012.01); H02J 7/35 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 9/06 (2013.01); G06Q 40/02 (2013.01); H02J 7/35 (2013.01); H02M 7/04 (2013.01); Y02B 10/72 (2013.01); Y10T 307/615 (2015.04); Y10T 307/62 (2015.04); Y10T 307/625 (2015.04);
Abstract
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for powering a Self Service Terminal (SST), comprising a primary power supply, a back-up power supply, at least one renewable power supply, and a power management controller for selectively using the renewable power supply when a first power level is available from the renewable power supply, and to supplement or replace the renewable power supply with the primary power supply and/or the back-up power supply when a second power level is required by the SST that exceeds the first power level.