Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support – Computer power control
Reexamination Certificate
2006-06-02
2010-02-09
Wang, Albert (Department: 2115)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support
Computer power control
C714S006130, C714S014000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07661002
ABSTRACT:
A storage controller has a capacitor pack for storing energy to supply power during a main power loss, a temperature sensor that senses the capacitor pack temperature, and a CPU, which detects that the temperature of the capacitor pack has risen above a predetermined threshold while operating at a first voltage value and determines whether a projected lifetime of the capacitor pack is less than the warranted lifetime. If the projected lifetime is less than the warranted lifetime, the CPU reduces the operating voltage of the capacitor pack to a second value, in order to increase the capacitor pack lifetime. In one embodiment, the CPU reduces the voltage if an accumulated normalized running time of the capacitor pack is greater than an accumulated calendar running time. In another embodiment, the CPU reduces the voltage if a percentage capacitance drop of the capacitor pack is greater than a calendar percentage capacitance drop.
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Pecone Victor Key
Wang Yuanru Frank
Davis E. Alan
Dot Hill Systems Corporation
Lavan Thomas J.
Wang Albert
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