INTELLIGENT OVER-CURRENT PREVENTION

摘要

A system, method, and/or computer program product comprises an input/output (I/O) bus and an intelligent current bank that couples a voltage source to the I/O bus. The intelligent current bank includes an ammeter that measures a real-time flow of current to the I/O bus. In response to the current to the I/O bus exceeding a predetermined level, an intelligent Pulse-Width Modulator (iPWM) within the intelligent current bank selectively decreases current to one or more electronic devices on the I/O bus by shortening a duty cycle of voltage being received by the iPWM from the voltage source.

主权项

1. A method of controlling current to one or more devices in a hardware system, wherein the hardware system comprises a voltage source, an input/output (I/O) bus, and an intelligent current bank coupling the voltage source to the I/O bus, wherein the method comprises:
measuring, by an ammeter, a real-time flow of current through a resistance that is coupled to the voltage source; determining, by an intelligent Pulse-Width Modulation (iPWM) unit within the intelligent current bank and the ammeter, if the real-time flow of current through the resistance exceeds a predetermined amount; and in response to the iPWM and the ammeter determining that the real-time flow of current through the resistance being measured by the ammeter exceeds the predetermined amount, selectively decreasing current to at least one of one or more electronic devices coupled to the I/O bus, wherein current to said at least one of said one or more electronic devices is decreased by the iPWM shortening a duty cycle of voltage being received by the iPWM from the voltage source.