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US 9,471,081 · App. 14/538,572 · Granted Oct 18, 2016

Dynamic power distribution system

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Patent No.
US 9,471,081
App. No.
14/538,572
Filed
Nov 11, 2014
Granted
Oct 18, 2016
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2115
USPC
713/300
Abstract

A dynamic power distribution system includes a dynamic powering system that provides dynamic power, an external device, and a powered system that is coupled to the external device and engaging the dynamic powering system. The powered system determines a power budget using the dynamic power received from the dynamic powering system. The powered system also determines a powered system component load for a plurality of powered system components, receives a power request from the external device, and retrieves at least one power distribution rule. Using the powered system component load, the power request, and the at least one power distribution rule, and powered system allocates and distributes a first portion the power budget to the external device, and may also allocate and distribute a second portion the power budget to at least one of the plurality of powered system components. The dynamic powering system may be a wireless powering system.

Claims (60)

1. A dynamic power distribution system, comprising:

a dynamic powering system that is configured to provide dynamic power;

an external device; and

a powered system that is coupled to the external device and that is engaging the dynamic powering system, wherein the powered system is configured to:

determine a power budget using the dynamic power that is received from the dynamic powering system;

determine a powered system component load;

receive a power request from the external device;

retrieve at least one power distribution rule; and

allocate and distribute a first portion the power budget to the external device based on the powered system component load, the power request, and the at least one power distribution rule.

2. The dynamic power distribution system of claim 1 , wherein the dynamic powering system is a wireless powering system and the powered system is a wireless powered system.

3. The dynamic power distribution system of claim 1 , wherein the dynamic powering system and the powered system include communication devices that are configured to communicate dynamic powering system information from the dynamic powering system to the powered system.

4. The dynamic power distribution system of claim 1 , wherein the dynamic powering system and the powered system include communication devices that are configured to communicate powered system information from the powered system to the dynamic powering system.

5. The dynamic power distribution system of claim 1 , wherein the wireless powered system is further configured to:

allocate and distribute the power budget to a battery component prior to allocating and distributing the first portion of the power budget to the external device in response to determining that a charge of the battery component is below a predetermined level; and

allocate and distribute the first portion of the power budget to the external device in response to determining that the charge of the battery component is no longer below the predetermined level.

6. The dynamic power distribution system of claim 1 , wherein the wireless powered system is further configured to:

receive the at least one power distribution rule from a user through an input device; and

store the at least one power distribution rule in a memory system.

7. The dynamic power distribution system of claim 1 , wherein the wireless powered system is further configured to:

allocate and distribute a second portion of the power budget to at least one powered system component that provides the powered system component load based on the powered system component load, the power request, and the at least one power distribution rule.

8. An information handling system (IHS), comprising:

a plurality of IHS components;

an external device connection;

a power receiving module;

a processing system that is coupled to the plurality of IHS component, the external device connection, and the power receiving module; and

a memory system that includes instructions that, when executed by the processing system, cause the processing system to provide a power distribution engine that is configure to:

determine a power budget using a dynamic power that is received through the power receiving module;

determine an IHS component load from the plurality of IHS components;

receive a power request through the external device connection;

retrieve at least one power distribution rule from the memory system; and

allocate and distribute a first portion the power budget through the external device connection based on the IHS component load, the power request, and the at least one power distribution rule.

9. The IHS of claim 8 , wherein the power receiving module is a wireless power receiving module that is configured to receive the dynamic power from a wireless powering system.

10. The IHS of claim 8 , further comprising:

a communication device, wherein the power distribution engine is configured to receive dynamic powering system information through the communication device from a dynamic powering system that provides the dynamic power.

11. The IHS of claim 8 , further comprising:

a communication device, wherein the power distribution engine is configured to send IHS information to a dynamic powering system that provides the dynamic power.

12. The IHS of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of IHS components include a battery component, and wherein the power distribution engine is further configured to:

allocate and distribute the power budget to the battery component prior to allocating and distributing the first portion of the power budget through the external device connection in response to determining that a charge of the battery component is below a predetermined level; and

allocate and distribute the first portion of the power budget through the external device connection in response to determining that the charge of the battery component is no longer below the predetermined level.

13. The IHS of claim 8 , wherein the power distribution engine is further configured to:

receive the at least one power distribution rule from a user through an input device; and

store the at least one power distribution rule in the memory system.

14. The IHS of claim 8 , wherein the power distribution engine is further configured to:

allocate and distribute a second portion of the power budget to at least one of the plurality of IHS components based on the IHS component load, the power request, and the at least one power distribution rule.

15. A method for distributing power, comprising:

determining, by a powered system, a power budget using a dynamic power that is received from a dynamic powering system;

determining, by the powered system, a powered system component load provided by a plurality of powered system component;

receiving, by the powered system, a power request from an external device;

retrieving, by the powered system, at least one power distribution rule; and

allocating and distributing, by the powered system, a first portion the power budget to the external device based on the powered system component load, the power request, and the at least one power distribution rule.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the dynamic powering system is a wireless powering system and the powered system is a wireless powered system.

17. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

receiving, through a communication device in the powered system, dynamic powering system information from the dynamic powering system.

18. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

sending, through a communication device in the powered system, powered system information to the dynamic powering system.

19. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

allocating and distributing, by the powered system, the power budget to a battery component prior to allocating and distributing the first portion of the power budget to the external device in response to determining that a charge of the battery component is below a predetermined level; and

allocating and distributing, by the powered system, the first portion of the power budget to the external device in response to determining that the charge of the battery component is no longer below the predetermined level.

20. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

allocating and distributing, by the powered system, a second portion of the power budget to at least one of the plurality of powered system components based on the powered system component load, the power request, and the at least one power distribution rule.

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