Patent ID: 8570180

Claim:
A rack server system comprising: a rack defining a receiving space that is divided into a plurality of units; a plurality of servers, each server comprising a motherboard and being received in a corresponding unit; and a power center received in at least one unit, the power center comprising a plurality of cables connecting to the motherboards, respectively; wherein the power center further comprises a plurality of power supply units (PSUs), a power distribution board, and a plurality of first connectors, the PSUs are connected to the power distribution board, the first connectors are connected to the power distribution board, the power distribution board is configured for distributing outputs of the PSUs to the respective first connectors, each motherboard comprises a second connector, and each cable connects a corresponding first connector to a corresponding second connector; wherein the power center also comprises a redundant PSU, the redundant PSU is also connected to the power distribution board, the power distribution board is configured for detecting if any PSU fails and signaling the redundant PSU to take over the failed PSU; wherein the power distribution board comprises a switch circuit, the switch circuit comprises a plurality of relays, each relay comprises a first input, a second input, a control input, and an output, each PSU is connected to the first input and the control input of a corresponding relay, the redundant PSU is connected to the second inputs, each output is connected to a corresponding first connector, and each relay is configured for connecting the corresponding first input to the corresponding output when the corresponding control input receives an output from the corresponding PSU and connecting the second input to the output when the output of the corresponding PSU vanishes.