Patent ID: 11870186
Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC IT CORPORATION
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G  Y | IPC H

Claim 9:
10. A method of operating a power distribution device having an input configured to receive input power, a plurality of outputs each coupled to a respective switching device of a plurality of switching devices and configured to provide output power to a plurality of loads, the plurality of switching devices including a first switching device and a second switching device, the plurality of outputs including a first output coupled to the first switching device and a second output coupled to the second switching device, the method including:
receiving, at a first time, first power information indicative of the output power provided by each output of the plurality of outputs;
determining, based on the first power information, that a first overcurrent condition exists;
determining, based on a priority list responsive to determining that the first overcurrent condition exists, that the first output is a lowest-priority output and the second output is a higher-priority output;
disabling, responsive to determining that the first overcurrent condition exists and responsive to determining that the first output is the lowest-priority output, the first switching device based on the priority list;
receiving, at a second time, second power information indicative of the output power provided by each output of the plurality of outputs;
determining based on the second power information that a second overcurrent condition exists; and
disabling, responsive to determining that the second overcurrent condition exists and responsive to determining that disabling the first switching device would not eliminate the second overcurrent condition, the second switching device to eliminate the second overcurrent condition based on a dynamic determination without disabling the first switching device.