US Patent No: 6,700,351

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Modular uninterruptible power supply battery management

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Abstract

A modular uninterruptible power supply is disclosed, which provides complete redundancy for all components required for UPS operation. Novel aspects of the invention include design of the modules and their interconnection and interoperability, as well as improved operation techniques applicable to UPS systems generally.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
LIEBERT CORPORATIONCOLUMBUS, OH98

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Birchmeier, John R Columbus, OH 4 79
Blair, Charles F Powell, OH 2 48
Crawford, Christopher Dublin, OH 8 53
Gabel, Mark Dublin, OH 2 48
Reinbolt, Brad Columbus, OH 2 48
Weber, Dennis Worthington, OH 3 48

Cited Art

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
AMERICAN POWER CONVERSION CORPORATION (2)
5,982,652 Method and apparatus for providing uninterruptible power using a power controller and a redundant power controller 116 1998
6,201,319 Uninterruptible power supply 72 1999
 
EATON POWER QUALITY CORPORATION (1)
6,310,783 Modular method and apparatus for building an uninterruptible power system (UPS) 67 2000
 
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA (1)
6,104,660 Battery module and battery managing system 4 1998
 
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA (1)
4,947,310 Parallel operating system for alternate current output converters 20 1989
 
POWERWARE CORPORATION (1)
6,396,170 Method and apparatus for coordinating uninterruptible power supply modules to provide scalable, redundant power 15 2000
 
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT (1)
4,328,429 Method and apparatus for controlling inverters in parallel operation 39 1980
 
SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION (1)
5,200,643 Parallel electric power supplies with current sharing and redundancy 28 1989

Patent Citation Ranking

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Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
AMERICAN POWER CONVERSION CORPORATION (16)
7,612,472 Method and apparatus for monitoring energy storage devices 4 2004
7,446,433 Methods and apparatus for providing uninterruptible power 11 2004
7,379,305 Modular UPS 5 2004
7,288,855 Methods and apparatus for providing uninterruptible power 0 2004
7,281,958 Power terminal block 3 2004
7,737,580 Method and apparatus for providing uninterruptible power 1 2004
7,944,182 Adjustable battery charger for UPS 1 2007
7,781,914 Input and output power modules configured to provide selective power to an uninterruptible power supply 0 2007
7,534,148 Power terminal block 0 2007
7,615,890 Methods and apparatus for providing uninterruptible power 3 2007
8,162,417 Modular UPS 0 2008
7,911,088 Method and apparatus for monitoring energy storage devices 0 2009
8,148,846 Methods and apparatus for providing uninterruptible power 0 2009
7,855,472 Method and apparatus for providing uninterruptible power 1 2010
8,053,927 Method and apparatus for providing uninterruptible power 1 2010
8,324,865 UPS with test discharge load to determine battery capacity 0 2011
 
LIEBERT CORPORATION (4)
7,566,988 Method and apparatus for monitoring UPS power sources 6 2006
7,888,816 Method and apparatus for maintaining uninterruptible power supplies 1 2007
7,667,351 Method for pulse width modulation synchronization in a parallel UPS system 1 2008
8,212,404 Method and apparatus for maintaining uninterruptible power supplies 0 2011
 
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. (4)
6,961,248 Electronics assembly 21 2002
6,833,994 Electronics assembly 0 2002
6,833,996 Electronics assembly 3 2002
7,027,299 Electronics assembly with arrangement for air cooling 6 2003
 
POWERPATH TECHNOLOGIES LLC (3)
7,777,600 Eddy current inductive drive electromechanical liner actuator and switching arrangement 0 2005
8,134,437 Eddy current inductive drive electromechanical linear actuator and switching arrangement 0 2006
8,134,438 Electromechanical actuator 0 2010
 
FOUNDRY NETWORKS, LLC (2)
7,313,714 System and method for managing groups of modular power supplies for powering subcomponents of a computer system 2 2003
8,135,973 System and method for dynamically managing groups of power supplies for a computer system 0 2007
 
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. (2)
7,634,667 User-configurable power architecture with hot-pluggable power modules 2 2002
7,269,751 Supplying power to at least one electrical device based on an efficient operating point of a power supply 4 2003
 
RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED (2)
7,893,653 Multiple function current-sharing charging system and method 1 2010
8,111,039 Multiple function current-sharing charging system and method 0 2010
 
DELL GLOBAL B.V. - SINGAPORE BRANCH (1)
6,990,603 Method and apparatus for securing volatile data in power failure in systems having redundancy 9 2002
 
DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. (1)
8,368,249 Power supply unit provided with AC/DC input voltage detection and power supply system incorporating same 0 2010
 
HITACHI COMPUTER PERIPHERALS CO., LTD. (1)
7,495,415 DC backup power supply system 3 2005
 
NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD. (1)
7,872,452 Battery pack capacity adjusting device and method 0 2007
 
SANDIA CORPORATION (1)
7,567,060 System and method for advanced power management 4 2005
 
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC IT CORPORATION (1)
8,386,809 System and method for configuring a power device 0 2009
 
TEKNOCREATIONS, INC. (1)
8,143,850 Inductive charger battery replacement system and device 1 2008
 
OTHER [CHECK PATENT PROFILE FOR ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION] (1)
8,204,990 Power cycler with internet connectivity monitor 0 2011

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