Patent ID: 9742198
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: G06F,H02J

Claim:
1. A redundant path power apparatus comprising: a plurality of phase regulators in a multi-phase power converter, wherein the plurality of phase regulators comprise at least N+2 phase regulators and wherein N phases are sufficient to serve an electrical load coupled with the redundant path power apparatus; a plurality of phase controllers configured to control the plurality of phase regulators; a plurality of multiplexing logic devices coupled to the plurality of phase controllers; a plurality buses for communicably coupling the multiplexing logic devices to a plurality of power supplies; and a plurality of input and control paths, the plurality of input and control paths including the plurality of multiplexing logic devices and the plurality of phase controllers; wherein the plurality of multiplexing logic devices are configured to multiplex control signals received from one or more of the plurality of buses.