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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2021
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
An electrical cable protects against pin-short damage at a connector port. The electrical cable includes one or more sensors positioned within the connector outer body that are configured to monitor a state of the connection interface of the electrical cable. The connection interface is configured to connect to and deliver power via the connector power between a power delivery source and a power delivery sink port. A power control signal controller is configured to predict a disconnection event between the connection interface of the electrical cable and the connector port based on the monitored state of the connection interface and to trigger a reduction in voltage supplied to a voltage bus of the electrical cable by the power delivery source, based at least in part on prediction of the disconnection event.