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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2004
Applicants:
Steve A. Belson, Plano, TX (US);
Paul A. Wirtzberger, Greenville, TX (US);
Terrel L. Morris, Garland, TX (US);
Inventors:
Steve A. Belson, Plano, TX (US);
Paul A. Wirtzberger, Greenville, TX (US);
Terrel L. Morris, Garland, TX (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/26 (2006.01); H05K 7/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A power module includes a plurality of converters having outputs for coupling to a supply voltage. The power module further includes a connector having a pin to provide a signal indicative of whether the power module is being disconnected from a system. A controller is responsive to the signal indicating that the power module is being disconnected by sequentially deasserting enable signals to the converters to disable the converters in a sequential order.