US 11,994,924 B2
Power supply assembly with input module and power supply unit
Varaha Venkata Satya Narayana Jagarapu, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Muhammad Sagarwala, Los Gatos, CA (US); Katsuhiro Okamura, Watsonville, CA (US); Franklin Demick Boyden, Pleasanton, CA (US); Jaspal S. Gill, Tracy, CA (US); and David K. Owen, Livermore, CA (US)
Assigned to Juniper Networks, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Filed by Juniper Networks, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 18, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/651,688.
Prior Publication US 2023/0266807 A1, Aug. 24, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 1/28 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 1/28 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A power supply assembly, comprising:
an input module including:
one or more captive screws,
one or more first power supply connection components,
one or more first input feed connection components, and
one or more visual indicators; and
a power supply unit that is to be physically and electrically connected to the input module, the power supply unit including:
one or more captive screw connection switches,
one or more second power supply connection components,
one or more second input feed connection components,
a power switch,
one or more circuitry elements, and
one or more processors that are to:
make a first determination as to whether the one or more captive screws are physically engaging, respectively, the one or more captive screw connection switches,
make a second determination as to whether the one or more first power supply connection components are physically and electrically connected to, respectively, the one or more second power supply connection components,
make a third determination as to whether the one or more first input feed connection components are physically and electrically connected to, respectively, the one or more second input feed connection components,
make a fourth determination as to whether the power switch is physically set to an on position, and
activate or deactivate the one or more circuitry elements based on at least one of the first determination, the second determination, the third determination, or the fourth determination.