Patent ID: 8180999
Filing Date: 2012-05-15
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A micro grid apparatus for use in a mainframe system or server system, comprising: at least one tier, each tier comprised by an associated printed circuit board, wherein if said at least one tier consists of a plurality of tiers then the tiers are distributed and sequenced in a vertical direction such that each tier is at a different vertical level in the vertical direction, wherein each tier comprises a multiplicity of complex shapes interconnected by a plurality of bridge modules, wherein each complex shape of the multiplicity of complex shapes is a physical structure having an exterior boundary, wherein each complex shape of the multiplicity of complex shapes comprises a central area and at least three radial arms connected to the central area, wherein the radial arms are external to and integral with the central area, wherein each radial arm extends radially outward from the central area, wherein each pair of adjacent radial arms together with a portion of an exterior boundary of the central area defines a docking bay consisting of a region whose geometric shape enables a module to be latched therein, wherein each complex shape of the multiplicity of complex shapes is either a power hub whose central area comprises a plurality of rechargeable batteries or a processor hub whose central area comprises plurality of processors, wherein at least one docking bay of each complex shape of the multiplicity of complex shapes has a bridge unit of a bridge module of the plurality of bridge modules latched therein such that another remaining bridge unit of said bridge module is latched into a docking bay of another complex shape of the multiplicity of complex shapes, wherein each docking bay of each complex shape of the multiplicity of complex shapes that does not have a bridge unit of any bridge module of the plurality of bridge modules latched therein has an irregular shaped module of a plurality of irregular shaped modules latched therein, each irregular shaped module providing a functionality for responding to an alert pertaining to an event, and wherein the multiplicity of complex shapes comprises a plurality of complex shapes such that at least one docking bay of each complex shape of the plurality of complex shapes has one irregular shaped module of the plurality of irregular shaped modules latched therein.