Patent ID: 8456788

Claim:
A protection system comprising: a baseboard management controller (BMC) comprising a power-on pin and a power-off pin; N number of fans, wherein N is an integer greater than two; a power on unit; a power supply; and a switching unit comprising an AND gate, a transistor, and a first resistor, wherein a first input pin of the AND gate is connected to the power-on pin, a second input pin of the AND gate is connected to the power-off pin, an output pin of the AND gate is connected to a base of the transistor, an emitter of the transistor is grounded, a collector of the transistor is connected to a direct current (DC) power source through the first resistor, the collector of the transistor is further connected to the power supply; wherein during operation the N fans each outputs an operation signal to the BMC, the BMC counts a number of operating signals received from the N fans, when the count is less than N, the power-off pin outputs a low level signal, so that the output pin of the AND gate outputs a low level signal to turn off the transistor, the power supply receives a high level signal and stops supplying power.