Patent ID: 9104394
Filing Date: 2015-08-11
Classification: G06F,H02J,Y02B,Y04S

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: a power distribution board having a first port and a second port, the power distribution board being configured to output a first signal from the first port and a second signal from the second port, such that the first signal and the second signal differ with respect to at least one signal characteristic, the signal characteristic being selected from the group consisting of: (i) voltage, (ii) current flow rate, (iii) frequency, and (iv) polarity; a first server capable of being powered by either the first signal or the second signal and determining whether the signal powering the first server is the first signal or the second signal based on the powering signal's signal characteristic, the first server being connected to the first port and the first server being powered by the first signal; and a second server capable of being powered by either the first signal or the second signal and determining whether the signal powering the first server is the first signal or the second signal based on the powering signal's signal characteristic, the second server being connected to the second port and the second server being powered by the second signal.