摘要 |
The invention relates to a computer system (1), which has a component (4) that consumes power and a power supply unit (2) for converting a primary mains voltage into a secondary supply voltage. The computer system (1) additionally has a voltage regulator (3), which converts the secondary supply voltage into at least one operating voltage for the component (4) that consumes power. The computer system (1) further has an overload protection circuit (5). The overload protection circuit (5) is equipped to monitor a level of the secondary supply voltage and, when the secondary supply voltage falls below a predetermined voltage value, to send a control signal to the component (4) that consumes power. As a result of the sending of the control signal, the power consumption of the component (4) that consumes power is reduced. The overflow protection circuit (5) is equipped to monitor the secondary supply voltage between the power supply unit (2) and the voltage regulator (3). The invention further relates to an overload protection circuit for use in such a computer system (1). |