US 11,946,980 B2
Identification and selection of the source of electric power
Michael J. Branson, Rochester, MN (US); and Ryan K. Cradick, Oronoco, MN (US)
Assigned to International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed by International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed on Aug. 19, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/997,205.
Prior Publication US 2022/0057457 A1, Feb. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. H02J 3/38 (2006.01); G01R 31/58 (2020.01)
CPC G01R 31/58 (2020.01) [H02J 3/381 (2013.01); H02J 2300/24 (2020.01); H02J 2300/28 (2020.01); H02J 2310/58 (2020.01); H02J 2310/70 (2020.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
receiving a first electric current;
detecting a first upstream source identifier embedded in the first electric current, the first upstream source identifier including data describing at least one of:
a first source of the first electric current;
an intended recipient of the first source; and
a peak possible output of the first source;
generating, using the first upstream source identifier, a first downstream source identifier;
preparing, based at least on the first electric current, a first downstream electric current;
embedding the first downstream source identifier into the first downstream electric current; and
transmitting the first downstream electric current including the first downstream source identifier.