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 system comprising:
a voltage source; an input/output (I/O) bus, wherein the input/output bus transmits current to and data from one or more electronic devices; and an intelligent current bank coupling the voltage source to the I/O bus, wherein the intelligent current bank comprises:
an ammeter, wherein the ammeter measures a real-time flow of current through a resistance that is coupled to the voltage source; andan intelligent Pulse-Width Modulator (iPWM), wherein the iPWM couples the ammeter and the resistance to the I/O bus, and wherein the iPWM is constructed to:
determine if the real-time flow of current through the resistance being measured by the ammeter exceeds a predetermined amount; andin response to determining that the real-time flow of current through the resistance being measured by the ammeter exceeds the predetermined amount, selectively decrease current to at least one of said one or more electronic devices, wherein current to said at least one of said one or more electronic devices is decreased by the iPWM by shortening a duty cycle of voltage being received by the iPWM from the voltage source.