Patent ID: 11901681
Assignee: SERVER TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A power distribution system, comprising:
a piece of electrical equipment having a power input;
a power distribution unit (PDU), comprising:
a housing;
an input adapted to receive input power from a power source;
at least one output for provisioning power to the piece of electrical equipment; and
a network interface card (NIC); and

at least one adapter interconnecting said PDU to the piece of electrical equipment, said at least one adapter comprising:
a first connector mated with at least one of said outputs; and
a second connector in electrical communication with said first connector via a power cable, said second connector mated with the power input of the piece of electrical equipment; and
interface circuitry including a transceiver circuit for wirelessly communicating power-related parameters of the electrical equipment to the PDU.