A method of power delivery, comprising: providing a first port controller and at least a second port controller each including a state machine, an input/output, IO, pin (GPIO4), at least one receptacle supply pin (V BUS pin, V PWR pin) coupled to receive power from a voltage bus (V BUS) output pin of a receptacle (235, 240), a VDD supply pin coupled to a VDD supply, and a gate driver pin coupled to one or more control nodes of at least one power path switch (215a, 215b) that has an output coupled to a power system sink, said first and second port controllers each having a control input (I2C) coupled to a control output of a processor which serves as their master; said state machine implementing a dead-battery control, DBC, algorithm upon sensing a dead-battery condition comprising sensing a voltage on said receptacle supply pin and a lack of voltage on said VDD supply pin, said DBC algorithm: pulling up said IO pin; starting a timer set for a time period T1, T1 timer, and monitoring said 10 pin for said T1; wherein if said 10 pin is pulled low resetting said first port controller or said second port controller for a pull low period and then restarting said DBC algorithm or continuing said monitoring of said 10 pin until said 10 pin is not pulled low for at least said T1 so that said T1 timer expires; said first port controller or said second port controller pulling its said 10 pin low for an assertion period of time to claim priority over another of said first and said second port controller, and sending a control signal by turning on said gate driver pin to close its associated one of said power path switches to exclusively provide said power to said power system sink. providing a first port controller and at least a second port controller each including a state machine, an input/output, IO, pin (GPIO4), at least one receptacle supply pin (V BUS pin, V PWR pin) coupled to receive power from a voltage bus (V BUS) output pin of a receptacle (235, 240), a VDD supply pin coupled to a VDD supply, and a gate driver pin coupled to one or more control nodes of at least one power path switch (215a, 215b) that has an output coupled to a power system sink, said first and second port controllers each having a control input (I2C) coupled to a control output of a processor which serves as their master; said state machine implementing a dead-battery control, DBC, algorithm upon sensing a dead-battery condition comprising sensing a voltage on said receptacle supply pin and a lack of voltage on said VDD supply pin, said DBC algorithm: pulling up said IO pin; starting a timer set for a time period T1, T1 timer, and monitoring said 10 pin for said T1; wherein if said 10 pin is pulled low resetting said first port controller or said second port controller for a pull low period and then restarting said DBC algorithm or continuing said monitoring of said 10 pin until said 10 pin is not pulled low for at least said T1 so that said T1 timer expires; said first port controller or said second port controller pulling its said 10 pin low for an assertion period of time to claim priority over another of said first and said second port controller, and sending a control signal by turning on said gate driver pin to close its associated one of said power path switches to exclusively provide said power to said power system sink. pulling up said IO pin; starting a timer set for a time period T1, T1 timer, and monitoring said 10 pin for said T1; wherein if said 10 pin is pulled low resetting said first port controller or said second port controller for a pull low period and then restarting said DBC algorithm or continuing said monitoring of said 10 pin until said 10 pin is not pulled low for at least said T1 so that said T1 timer expires; said first port controller or said second port controller pulling its said 10 pin low for an assertion period of time to claim priority over another of said first and said second port controller, and sending a control signal by turning on said gate driver pin to close its associated one of said power path switches to exclusively provide said power to said power system sink.