Compact Form-Factor Battery Backup for Data Systems
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional battery backup systems are often bulky and require dedicated space within electronic devices, making them unsuitable for compact form-factors like hard drive, optical drive, or memory module spaces.
Innovation Solution
A common form-factor battery backup system with a lithium-ion battery and control circuit that compares monitored voltage levels to provide electrical energy when utility power fails, fitting within compact storage spaces and allowing for charging and communication with other systems.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional battery backup systems are used, then power backup capability is provided, but the system becomes bulky and requires dedicated space within electronic devices
Solution Approach 1:
The battery backup system is designed to fit within common form-factor storage spaces (hard drive, optical drive, memory module, or blade form factors) that are already present in electronic devices. This allows the battery to serve multiple purposes: it provides power backup functionality while occupying space already allocated for storage components, thereby eliminating the need for additional dedicated battery space.
2Reliability
If battery backup system is incorporated into electronic device, then integrated power protection is achieved, but special space within enclosure is required
Solution Approach 1:
The battery backup system is designed with a universal form factor that can be accommodated within standard electronic device enclosures by utilizing spaces already allocated for storage components. The control circuit is configured to work with various common form-factor storage spaces, making the system adaptable to different device types without requiring custom enclosure modifications.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of designing a battery backup system that requires its own dedicated space, the invention inverts the approach by designing the battery to fit within spaces originally intended for other components (storage devices). This reverses the traditional allocation of space, allowing the battery to utilize existing cavities and mounting structures designed for hard drives, optical drives, or memory modules.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables compact, space-efficient battery backup within electronic devices, providing reliable power during failures while allowing for customizable backup periods and communication with other systems.
Implementation Method 1
A common form-factor battery backup system includes a battery system configured to provide electrical energy to an external system
Data Source
AI summary
A common form-factor battery backup system includes a battery system configured to provide electrical energy to an external system. A control circuit is configured to compare a monitored voltage level associated with the external system to a minimum acceptable voltage level and, if the monitored voltage is less than the minimum acceptable voltage level, provide electrical energy from the battery system to the external system. The battery backup system is configured to fit within a common form-factor storage space within a data system.