FAULT MANAGED POWER METHOD FOR AC POWERING SYSTEMSTechniques for alternating current (AC) powering methods deployed at a power transmitter and a power receiver for line fault detection. AC power is applied to a pair of lines at a power transmitter to…DRIVE·1d ago·2 min readFollowH02J3/0012Cisco Technology, Inc.
ADAPTIVE LOAD SHARING OPTIMIZATIONDevices and methods are provided for adaptively optimizing load sharing to minimize power consumption. A controller receives an initial input power supplied by multiple power stages of a power supply …DRIVE·May 28·1 min readFollowH02J3/0075Cisco Technology, Inc.
NETWORK-WIDE POWER HARVESTING ORCHESTRATIONMethods are provided which involve obtaining energy related parameters of Internet of Things (IoT) devices including an indication of whether a power sourcing mode and/or a power consuming mode are en…DRIVE·Apr 30·1 min readFollowH02J50/001Cisco Technology, Inc.
Power Supply Unit Management in Network DevicesDevices, systems, methods, and processes for operating a plurality of power supplies of a network device using cold redundancy are described herein. Traditionally, redundant power supplies are operate…DRIVE·Feb 5·1 min readFollowH02J9/005Cisco Technology, Inc.
NETWORK DEVICES FEATURING BATTERY UNITSDevices, systems, methods, and processes for dynamically controlling power supplied from power supply units (PSUs) and battery units of network devices are described herein. Generally, network devices…DRIVE·Feb 5·1 min readFollowH02J7/0068Cisco Technology, Inc.
Prioritization and Reservation of Power in Power over Ethernet and Fault Managed Power SystemsDevices, networks, systems, methods, and processes for delivering power to a plurality of powered devices in a network are described herein. A controller may receive a lease request from a powered dev…DRIVE·Dec 18·2 min readFollowH02J3/008Cisco Technology, Inc.
INITIALIZATION AND SYNCHRONIZATION FOR PULSE POWER IN A NETWORK SYSTEMIn one embodiment, a method includes receiving low voltage pulse power from power sourcing equipment at a powered device, synchronizing the powered device with a waveform of the low voltage pulse powe…DRIVE·Oct 31·1 min readFollowH04B3/54Cisco Technology, Inc.
SECURE ENERGY HARVEST SYSTEMThe present disclosure describes a system and method for secure energy harvesting. An access point includes a memory and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory. The processor receives, from…DRIVE·Oct 24·1 min readFollowH04W12/06Cisco Technology, Inc.
Cooperating Delegated Devices for Backscattering Communication and Energy HarvestingA backscatter communication device assistant may be provided. A computing device may designate a client device as a backscatter communication device assistant. Next, a report indicating a location of …DRIVE·Aug 15·1 min readFollowH02J50/001Cisco Technology, Inc.
DETECTION OF A GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION MENTIONED IN A COMMUNICATION SESSION WITH A REMOTE PARTICIPANT FOR VEHICLE ROUTE GENERATIONOne or more processors of a vehicle determine a destination location mentioned during a communication session that is at least partially conducted from the vehicle with one or more remote users. The o…DRIVE·Aug 8·1 min readFollowG01C21/3608Cisco Technology, Inc.
MULTI-PHASE PULSE POWER SHORT REACH DISTRIBUTIONIn one embodiment, a method includes transmitting multi-phase pulse power from power sourcing equipment to a powered device in a data center, wherein the multi-phase pulse power comprises multiple pha…DRIVE·Apr 4·1 min readFollowH02M3/1584Cisco Technology, Inc.
DEPASSIVATING CIRCUITRY FOR SENSOR BATTERIESIn one embodiment, a depassivating circuit includes a battery, a resistive load coupled to the battery, and a magnetic field sensor. The magnetic field sensor detects a presence of a magnetic field. T…DRIVE·Feb 1·1 min readFollowH01M6/5088Cisco Technology, Inc.
POWER DELIVERY THROUGH AN OPTICAL SYSTEMIn one embodiment, a method includes receiving power delivered over a data fiber cable at an optical transceiver installed at a network communications device and transmitting data and the power from t…DRIVE·Jan 18·1 min readFollowH04B10/807Cisco Technology, Inc.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EFFICIENT GRID-ESTIMATION OF SPHERICAL GEO-PROBABILITY FUNCTIONA system of one embodiment provides for efficient grid-estimation of spherical geo-probability function. The system includes a memory and a processor. The system accesses data, wherein the data includ…DRIVE·Jan 4·1 min readFollowG01C21/387Cisco Technology, Inc.
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTEGRATION AND CONTROL OF POWER FOR CONSUMER POWER CIRCUITSIn one embodiment, a power system includes a power panel operable to distribute alternating current (AC) power and pulse power to a plurality of power outlets and having an AC circuit breaker and a pu…DRIVE·Oct 19·2 min readFollowH02J3/381Cisco Technology, Inc.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING AND SECURITYIn one embodiment, an apparatus includes a power source and a moveable charging arm coupled to the power source and comprising a charging plate for contact with an electric vehicle contact plate. The …DRIVE·Oct 5·1 min readFollowB60L53/305Cisco Technology, Inc.
INITIALIZATION AND SYNCHRONIZATION FOR PULSE POWER IN A NETWORK SYSTEMIn one embodiment, a method includes receiving low voltage pulse power from power sourcing equipment at a powered device, synchronizing the powered device with a waveform of the low voltage pulse powe…DRIVE·Sep 28·1 min readFollowH04B3/54Cisco Technology, Inc.
THREE-PHASE AC LOAD UNBALANCE DETECTION AND BALANCING METHOD AND CIRCUITA method comprises, at a power balancing circuit for three-phase AC power: feeding three power phases to respective loads; measuring power drain on the three power phases by the respective loads; base…DRIVE·Mar 30·2 min readFollowH02J3/14Cisco Technology, Inc.
POWER DELIVERY THROUGH AN OPTICAL SYSTEMAn apparatus includes a connector for coupling a cable comprising at least one optical fiber and at least one electrical wire to an optical module at a network communications device, the connector com…DRIVE·Oct 13·1 min readFollowH04B10/807Cisco Technology, Inc.
COMMUNICATION PAIRING FOR TELEPHONE BASED ON WIRELESS CHARGING PROTOCOLA method of establishing a secure wireless communication pairing using a wireless charging for authentication via an out-of-band channel. The method includes a telephone base detecting presence of a w…DRIVE·Sep 15·1 min readFollowH02J50/80Cisco Technology, Inc.
BEHAVIORAL MODELING FOR POWER UTILITY AUTOMATION NETWORKSAccording to one or more embodiments of the disclosure, a device obtains one or more System Configuration Description Language files regarding a power utility automation network. The device also obtai…DRIVE·Jul 14·1 min readFollowG06Q50/06Cisco Technology, Inc.
BATTERY CHARGING CUT-OFF CIRCUITIn one embodiment, a battery backup unit (BBU) cut-off and recharge circuit includes: a first transistor, a power entry connection connected to a main power supply, where power from the power entry co…DRIVE·Jul 7·1 min readFollowH02J7/0047Cisco Technology, Inc.
HOOK SWITCHING FOR TELEPHONE BASED ON WIRELESS CHARGING PROTOCOLA method of performing hook switching on behalf of a wireless handset based on wireless charging. The method includes obtaining, by a power transmitter of a telephone base, a handset identifier provid…DRIVE·Apr 7·1 min readFollowH04M1/10Cisco Technology, Inc.
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EFFICIENT POWER DELIVERY IN POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMIn one embodiment, an apparatus includes a power supply operable to output power to a load along with at least one other power supply, a sensing component for identifying a load level, and a control c…DRIVE·Mar 24·1 min readFollowH02J9/005Cisco Technology, Inc.
POWER DELIVERY THROUGH AN OPTICAL SYSTEMIn one embodiment, a method includes receiving power delivered over a data fiber cable at an optical transceiver installed at a network communications device and transmitting data and the power from t…DRIVE·Feb 3·1 min readFollowH04B10/807Cisco Technology, Inc.
SMART RECTENNA DESIGN FOR PASSIVE WIRELESS POWER HARVESTINGThe present technology is directed to a system and method for implementing passive power harvesting from ambient electromagnetic emissions with a smart rectenna that incorporates automatic frequency r…DRIVE·Dec 9·1 min readFollowH02J50/27Cisco Technology, Inc.
HOOK SWITCHING FOR TELEPHONE BASED ON WIRELESS CHARGING PROTOCOLA method of performing hook switching on behalf of a wireless handset based on wireless charging. The method includes obtaining, by a power transmitter of a telephone base, a handset identifier provid…DRIVE·Oct 21·1 min readFollowH04M1/10Cisco Technology, Inc.
OUT OF BOX USER PERFORMANCE JOURNEY MONITORINGIn one embodiment, a method for user performance journey monitoring is disclosed. The method illustratively comprises receiving, by a process, user journey information associated with an application a…DRIVE·Jul 22·1 min readFollowH04W4/029Cisco Technology, Inc.
REAL-TIME UPDATES TO MAPS FOR AUTONOMOUS NAVIGATIONPresented herein are techniques for updating detailed maps used to navigate an autonomous vehicle. The techniques include determining that a vehicle has come within a predetermined range of a road sid…DRIVE·Apr 15·1 min readFollowG01C21/32Cisco Technology, Inc.
BATTERY CHARGING CUT-OFF CIRCUITIn one embodiment, a battery backup unit (BBU) cut-off and recharge circuit includes: a first transistor, a power entry connection connected to a main power supply, where power from the power entry co…DRIVE·Mar 4·1 min readFollowH02J7/0047Cisco Technology, Inc.
Multi-Input Line-Redundant Uninterruptable Power SupplyA power supply system may comprise a plurality of input buses and an output bus. A plurality of multi-input power supplies may be disposed between the plurality of input buses and the output bus. The …DRIVE·Jul 13·2 min readFollowH02J9/061Cisco Technology, Inc.
