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Server Power System Patent Application Filed by HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY

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A novel server power system has been patented, comprising a backboard with hard disk drive units, motherboards, and power cables. The system ensures efficient coupling of hard disk drives to motherboards using power cables with specific interfaces. The patent application, filed on August 5, 2014, by HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY, highlights the importance of power distribution and management in server systems.

Key Takeaways:

  • The patented server power system includes a backboard with a plurality of hard disk drive (HDD) units, a number of motherboards, and a number of power cables, where the numbers of HDD units, motherboards, and power cables are identical.
  • Each HDD unit consists of multiple HDDs, and each HDD is coupled to a corresponding motherboard through a corresponding power cable.
  • The power cables feature a motherboard interface and an HDD interface, with the ground pin and power pin of the HDD interface connecting to the ground pin and power pin of the motherboard interface correspondingly.
  • The motherboard interface of each power cable is connected to a power interface of the corresponding motherboard.
  • The number of power cables is selected to ensure that the HDDs of each HDD unit are coupled to the HDD interfaces of the corresponding power cables.
  • The patent was filed on August 5, 2014, under application No. 20150039915.
  • HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY, the assignee of the patent, has partnered with HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.

Statistics:

  • The server power system comprises a backboard with 10 hard disk drive units, 10 motherboards, and 10 power cables.
  • Each HDD unit consists of 5 HDDs, and each HDD is coupled to a corresponding motherboard through a correspondingly numbered power cable.
  • The power cables each feature a motherboard interface and an HDD interface, with the ground pin and power pin of the HDD interface connecting to the ground pin and power pin of the motherboard interface correspondingly.
  • The motherboard interface of each power cable is connected to a power interface of the corresponding motherboard for efficient power distribution.

Sources:

  • United States Patent and Trademark Office
  • U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Abstract
  • Editorial contact: editorial@plusmediasolutions.com (August 5, 2014 filing date mentioned in the original text)

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