Modular computing device with common AC power
US11455011B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 27, 2017 |
| Grant date | Sep 27, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B5/263
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a modular computing device that provides a user options to upgrade an existing computing device as improved expansion units become available without rendering the underlying base unit obsolete. The base unit of the modular computing device receives high-voltage AC power and one or more power supplies within the base unit converts the AC power to low-voltage DC power that is consumed within the base unit. An AC power transfer unit transfers AC power from the base unit to an expansion unit installed within an expansion dock of the base unit. One or more power supplies within the expansion unit convert the received AC power to low-voltage DC power that is consumed within the expansion unit.
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