Patent ID: 7623356

Claim:
A blade system comprising: a first blade module comprising a first conjoining channel; and a second blade module comprising a second conjoining channel aligned with the first conjoining channel, wherein the first blade module and the second blade module are symmetrical and mechanically coupled to form a conjoined blade, wherein electrical components of the first blade module and electrical components of the second blade module are electrically coupled via an electrical coupler routed through the aligned first conjoining channel and second conjoining channel, and the first blade module and second blade module configured to operate in either an active/active mode and an active/passive mode, wherein during active/passive mode the first blade module and the second blade module operate independently with the first blade module remaining active while the second blade module is passive and monitors a status of the first blade module, the second blade module taking-over operations upon failure of the first blade module.