Battery backup system

摘要

A common form-factor battery backup system includes a battery system configured to provide electrical energy to an external system. A control circuit is configured to compare a monitored voltage level associated with the external system to a minimum acceptable voltage level and, if the monitored voltage is less than the minimum acceptable voltage level, provide electrical energy from the battery system to the external system. The battery backup system is configured to fit within a common form-factor storage space within a data system.

主权项

1. A common form-factor battery backup system comprising:
a battery system configured to provide electrical energy to an external system; a control circuit configured to:
compare a monitored voltage level associated with the external system to a minimum acceptable voltage level, wherein the minimum acceptable voltage level is a predefined non-zero voltage level,if the monitored voltage is less than the minimum acceptable voltage level, provide electrical energy from the battery system to the external system until the monitored voltage level associated with the external system is at least the minimum acceptable voltage level, andmonitor a voltage level of the external system while the battery system provides electrical energy to the external system, including periodically supplying a reduced voltage level from the battery system to the external system to determine if the voltage level associated with the external system is at least the minimum acceptable voltage level, wherein the reduced voltage level is less than the minimum acceptable voltage level; wherein the battery backup system is configured to fit within a common form-factor storage space within a data system.