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Thermal trip power control circuit

US6829128B2 · kind B2 · utility

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49Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 3, 2002
Grant dateDec 7, 2004
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Expiry dateDec 9, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02H5/04
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An information handling system and method are provided to control a power supply in response to an overheating condition of the processor, where the overheating condition is indicated by a THERMTRIP signal from the processor. The THERMTRIP signal is latched, and the processor is shut down.

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