Patent ID: 11921562
Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H  Y | IPC G  H

Claim 14:
15. The system of claim 13, wherein the processing unit being operative to power down the number of the plurality of power supplies comprises the processing unit being operative to:
determine a current efficiency comprising the load value corresponding to the plurality of components divided by the total power supply capacity respectively corresponding to the plurality of power supplies serving the plurality of components;
determine that the current efficiency is not in the efficiency range;
power down a first power supply of the plurality of power supplies;
determine, after powering down the first power supply, the current efficiency comprising the load value corresponding to the plurality of components divided by the total power supply capacity respectively corresponding to the remaining number of the plurality of power supplies serving the plurality of components; and
determine, after powering down the first power supply, that the current efficiency is in the efficiency range.