US 11,994,564 B2
Power supply communication architecture with diagnostics, analytics, and remote configuration for enhanced operation and maintenance
Neil Jingo Samson Valmonte, Mandaluyong (PH); Ravindra Gurjar, Pune (IN); Ajay Tripathi, Libertyville, IL (US); Patrick Murphy, Deerfield, IL (US); Calvin Burnett, Bartlett, TN (US); and Earl Max Cambronero, Laguna (PH)
Assigned to Appleton Grp LLC, Rosemont, IL (US)
Filed by Appleton Grp LLC, Rosemont, IL (US)
Filed on Apr. 1, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/711,333.
Claims priority of application No. 202221002301 (IN), filed on Jan. 14, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0228823 A1, Jul. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 1/00 (2006.01); G01R 31/40 (2020.01); G06F 1/28 (2006.01); G08B 21/18 (2006.01); H04L 67/12 (2022.01)
CPC G01R 31/40 (2013.01) [G06F 1/28 (2013.01); G08B 21/18 (2013.01); H04L 67/12 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
two or more power supplies;
a control system communicatively coupled to the two or more power supplies;
a communication module configured to communicate with a host network according to an ethernet-based protocol; and
channels connecting the two or more power supplies to the communication module, wherein the channels are configured to support communication between the two or more power supplies and the communication module according to a serial communication protocol,
wherein:
the communication module is configured to interface with the two or more power supplies via the channels, and
each power supply of the two or more power supplies is configured to transmit diagnostic data associated with the power supply to the communication module via a respective channel of the channels,
wherein the communication module is configured to generate and display a graphical user interface that includes a visual indication of the diagnostic data and further includes a selectable element that, when selected, causes a change of an operational setting of a power supply of the two or more power supplies.