| CPC H02J 9/062 (2013.01) [H02J 3/32 (2013.01); H02J 3/381 (2013.01); H02J 2300/22 (2020.01)] | 31 Claims |
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1. A power supply system comprising:
at least one first input configured to be coupled to a primary power source;
at least one second input configured to be coupled to a first secondary power source and configured to be coupled to a second secondary power source;
an output configured to be coupled to a load;
a first power supply coupled to the at least one first input and to the at least one second input;
a second power supply coupled to the at least one first input and to the at least one second input; and
at least one controller coupled to the first power supply and the second power supply, the at least one controller being configured to:
receive a load-power measurement associated with a required load power;
determine whether the required load power is greater than an available secondary power, the available secondary power being available from the first secondary power source; and
control, responsive to determining that the required load power is greater than the available secondary power,
the first power supply to provide output power to the output, the output power being derived from the primary power source and the first secondary power source, and
the second power supply and the second secondary power source to operate in a standby mode to prepare to provide power to the output.
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