Removable hard disk drive (HDD) that is hot-plug compatible with multiple external power supply voltages
US7332832B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 27, 2004 |
| Grant date | Feb 19, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 28, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02B70/10
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Circuitry in a hard disk drive (HDD) senses the supply voltage, normally at power-on, and applies appropriate DC-to-DC conversion (pass-through, step-down, or boost regulation) according to the design requirements of the HDD.
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