Power delivery monitor and control with an uninterruptible power supply

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11063467-B2
Application number	US-201515752299-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 24, 2015
Priority date	Aug 24, 2015
Publication date	Jul 13, 2021
Grant date	Jul 13, 2021

Abstract

Example implementations relate to power delivery monitor and control with an uninterruptible power supply (UPS). For example, a UPS includes a power output receptacle to supply power to a power extension bar coupled to the UPS via a power cable, the extension bar to provide the power to a plurality of computing devices coupled to the extension bar. The UPS also includes a data communication port to couple the UPS to the extension bar via a communication cable, and a controller module to monitor and control power delivered to a plurality of power output receptacles on the extension bar.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An uninterruptible power supply (UPS), comprising:
a power output receptacle;
a data communication port; and
a controller module, comprising:
a processing resource; and
a memory resource coupled to the processing resource, the memory resource including executable instructions that, when executed by the processing resource, cause the processing resource to:
monitor power information using the data communication port when the data communication port and the power output receptacle are coupled to an extension bar comprising a plurality of power outlets;
select, based on the power information, a first power outlet of the plurality of power outlets of the extension bar; and
send a command to the extension bar to change a state of the first power outlet to on or off, without changing a state of a second power outlet of the plurality of power outlets of the extension bar.

2. The UPS of claim 1 , wherein the executable instructions that cause the processing resource to monitor power information further cause the processing resource is to monitor power delivered to the extension bar and delivered to each device coupled to the extension bar.

3. The UPS of claim 1 , wherein the executable instructions further cause the processing resource to determine, based on the power information, power consumption of the extension bar and of each device coupled to the extension bar.

4. The UPS of claim 1 , comprising:
a second power output receptacle; and
a plurality of second data communication port;
wherein executable instructions further cause the processing resource to:
monitor second power information using the second data communication port when the second data communication port and the second power outlet receptacle are coupled to a second extension bar comprising a second plurality of power outlets;
select, based on the second power information, a third power outlet of the second plurality of power outlets of the second extension bar; and
send a second command to the second extension bar to change a state of the third power outlet to on or off, without changing a state of a fourth power outlet of the second plurality of power outlets of the second extension bar.

5. The UPS of claim 1 , wherein the data communication port includes at least one of a serial port, an Ethernet port, an optical port, and a registered jack (RJ) port.

6. The UPS of claim 1 , wherein the controller module is coupled to the power output receptacle and to the data communication port.

7. A method performed by a controller module of an uninterruptable power supply (UPS), the method comprising:
monitoring power delivered to each of a plurality of power output receptacles of a power outlet strip coupled to the UPS;
selecting, based on the monitoring, a first output receptacle of the plurality of output receptacles of the power outlet strip; and
sending a command to the power outlet strip to change a state of the first output receptacle to on or off, without changing a state of at least one of the remaining output receptacles of the plurality of output receptacles of the power outlet strip.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein monitoring the power delivered comprises determining power consumption of the power outlet strip and power consumption of each device coupled to the power outlet strip.

9. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:
detecting when a device is coupled to the power outlet strip;
determining a type of the device; and
assigning a unique identification to the device.

10. A system, comprising:
an extension bar comprising:
a power inlet;
a plurality of power output receptacles; and
a first data communication port; and

an uninterruptible power supply (UPS), comprising:
a power outlet coupled to the power inlet of the extension bar;
a second data communication port coupled to the first data communication port of the extension bar; and
a controller module, comprising:
a processing resource; and
a memory resource coupled to the processing resource, the memory resource including executable instructions that, when executed by the processing resource, cause the processing resource to:
monitor power consumption of a plurality of computing devices each connected to one of the plurality of power output receptacles of the extension bar;
select, based on the monitored power consumption, a first power output receptacle to which a first computing device is connected; and
send a command to the extension bar to change a state of the first power output receptacle to on or off, without changing a state of at least one of the remaining power output receptacles of the plurality of power output receptacles of the extension bar.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the executable instructions further cause the processing resource to:
detect when the first computing device couples to the first power output receptacle;
determine a type of the first computing device; and
assign a unique identification to the first computing device.

12. The UPS of claim 1 , wherein the executable instructions further cause the processing resource to:
detect when a device is coupled to the first power outlet;
determine a type of the device; and
assign a unique identification to the device.

13. The UPS of claim 12 , wherein the command is to change the state of the first power outlet to on.

14. The UPS of claim 1 , wherein the executable instructions that cause the processing resource to monitor power information further cause the processing resource to monitor power consumption by a first device coupled to the first power outlet.

15. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
detecting that the device is coupled to the first output receptacle; and
wherein the command is to change the state of the first output receptacle to on.

16. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:
monitoring power delivered to each of a second plurality of power output receptacles of a second power outlet strip coupled to the UPS;
selecting, based on the monitoring, a second output receptacle of the second plurality of output receptacles of the second power outlet strip;
send a second command to the second power outlet strip to change a state of the second output receptacle to on or off, without changing a state of at least one of the remaining output receptacles of the second plurality of output receptacles of the second power outlet strip.

17. The system of claim 11 , wherein the command is to change the state of the first output receptacle to on.

18. The system of claim 10 , further comprising:
a second extension bar comprising:
a second power inlet;
a second plurality of power output receptacles; and
a third data communication port; and

wherein the UPS, further comprising:
a second power outlet coupled to the second power inlet of the second extension bar;
a fourth data communication port coupled to the third data communication port of the second extension bar; and

wherein the executable instructions further cause the processing resource to:
monitor second power consumption of a second plurality of computing devices each connected to one of the second plurality of power output receptacles of the second extension bar;
select, based on the monitored second power consumption, a second power output receptacle to which a second computing device is connected; and
send a second command to the second extension bar to change a state of the second power output receptacle to on or off, without changing a state of at least one of the remaining pow

Assignees

• Hewlett Packard Entpr Dev Lp

Inventors

• Stevens Matthew E
• Runcie Derrick G

Classifications

• H02J13/1321

  using a wired telecommunication network or a data transmission bus · CPC title

• H02J13/12

  Monitoring network conditions, e.g. electrical magnitudes or operational status · CPC title

• H02J13/10

  characterised by displaying of information or by user interaction, e.g. supervisory control and data acquisition [SCADA] systems · CPC title

• Y04S10/30

  State monitoring, e.g. fault, temperature monitoring, insulator monitoring, corona discharge · CPC title

• Y02E60/00

  Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation · CPC title