Power supply management apparatus, electronic equipment and power supply management method

Abstract

The invention provides a power supply management apparatus, a piece of electronic equipment and a power supply management method. The power supply management apparatus is applied in the electronic equipment and is connected with a power supply module in the electronic equipment. The power supply module comprises at least one power module. The power supply management apparatus comprises: a first obtaining module used for obtaining electric power load needed by the electronic equipment, a second obtaining module used for obtaining electric power load provided by the power supply module at present, a comparison module used for comparing the electric power load needed by the electronic equipment with the electric power load provided by the power supply module at present so as to obtain a comparison result, and a first prompt module used for generating a prompt message in dependence on the comparison result. The prompt message is used to prompt whether the power module needs to be increased or decreased at present. The invention can determine the coupling relation between the electric power load needed by the electronic equipment and the electric power load provided by the power supply module at present so as to reduce system costs.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the technical field of power management, in particular to a power management device, electronic equipment and a power management method. Background technique [0002] A power supply module is an integral part of maintaining proper operation of various electronic devices such as communication equipment, computers or servers. In order to meet the electrical load (operating power or operating current) required by the electrical equipment, multiple power modules can be inserted into the power supply module. During normal operation, all power modules share the power supplied to the electrical equipment. When a module fails to supply power due to failure, other power modules can continue to provide power. [0003] The number of power modules inserted into the power supply module may be determined by the power load required by the power-consuming equipment. Assuming that each power module can provide a maximum power of 200W (watts),...

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[0004] However, it is difficult for the user to judge the severity of the electrical load required by the electrical equipment. If the number of power modules installed in the power supply module is insufficient, the electrical load that the power supply module can currently provide is less than the electrical load required by the electrical equipment. At this time, the electrical equipment may also operate normally, but in this case, the damage to the power module is relatively large, which affects the life of the power module

In order to prevent the above situation from happening, several more power modules can be inserted in the power supply module, for example, three or four power modules, however, this approach will increase the cost of the system

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