DC BUS MANAGEMENT

Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for DC bus management. During startup, a power device may provide power at different voltages to the DC bus to ramp up the voltage of the DC bus from a zero voltage level to an operating voltage level. For example, the power device may be configured to provide power at different voltage levels during the ramp up. During the ramp up, the power device may send communications to query additional devices. Based on a response to the query the power device may set the voltage level. Protocols for over-current, sleep mode, and shutdown mode may include decreasing a higher voltage level to a lower voltage level.