Patent ID: 6512682
Filing Date: 2003-01-28
Classification: H02H,H02J,Y02B,Y04S

Abstract:
A power supply having a control circuit, the power supply to provide electrical current up to a predetermined amperage, the power supply comprising one or more outlets coupled with the control circuit, the one or more outlets to supply power to devices coupled to the outlets, at least one of the outlets having a first wired interface to provide a pair of power lines to provide alternating current (AC) power and a ground line, and a second wired interface to provide a control interface coupled with the control circuit, wherein the first wired interface and the second wired interface are mutually exclusive, the control interface to allow the control circuit to communicate with devices coupled with the respective outlets to determine the current requirements of the devices, the control circuit to control an amount of current supplied by the power supply by selectively denying power to a device coupled to one or more of the outlets, if the amount of current required would exceed the predetermined amperage.