DRIVING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A PORTABLE 3.5 INCH EXTERNAL HARD DISK WITHOUT USING AN EXTERNAL POWER

• US 20130290742A1
• Filed: 06/29/2012
• Published: 10/31/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kuang Feng Lin, Wen Hsiang Hsiao, Yuan Shan Hsu
• Original Assignee: Kuang Feng Lin, Wen Hsiang Hsiao, Yuan Shan Hsu
• Inventors: Lin, Kuang Feng, Hsu, Yuan Shan, Hsiao, Wen Hsiang
• Application Number:
  US13/537,053
• Publication Number:
  US 20130290742A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/300
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/266 Arrangements to supply power to external peripherals either directly from the computer or under computer control, e.g. supply of power through the communication port, computer controlled power-strips
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 19/2054 Spindle motor power-up sequences

Abstract

A driving system and a driving method for a portable 3.5 inch external hard disk are disclosed. The driving system includes a first power supply module, a second power supply module and the portable 3.5 inch external hard disk. The first power supply module installed in the portable 3.5 inch external hard disk includes a first voltage source having a first output voltage supplies power to a main circuit. The second power supply module includes a second voltage source outputting a first voltage and a second voltage through a first interface output port and a second interface output port, respectively, which are combined to form a second output voltage to supply power to a boost circuit. The boost circuit then outputs a working current to provide to a start circuit, which replaces the first power supply module and hence maintains operation of the external hard disk.

Claims

1. A driving system for a portable 3.5 inch external hard disk without using an external power, comprising:

a first power supply module installed in the portable 3.5 inch external hard disk, wherein the first power supply module comprises a first voltage source which generates a start current supplying power to a main circuit, or wherein the first power supply module comprises a second boost circuit generating a start current to supply power to the main circuit;

a second power supply module, comprising a second voltage source, wherein the second voltage source generates a first voltage and a second voltage through a first interface output port and a second interface output port, respectively, and the first voltage and the second voltage are combined to form a voltage which supplies power to a first boost circuit, so that the first boost circuit outputs a first working current to a start circuit; and

the portable 3.5 inch external hard disk, comprising a start circuit and the main circuit electrically connected to the first power supply module and the second power supply module, respectively, so that the start circuit starts the portable 3.5 inch external hard disk through the start current outputted by the first power supply module, and the main circuit performs data accessing through the first working current outputted by the second power module to the start circuit.

2. The driving system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first power supply module further comprises the second boost circuit connected to the first voltage source, and the second boost circuit boosts the output voltage of the first voltage source to the start current, so that replacing the first power supply module with the second power supply module and supplying power to the main circuit.

3. The driving system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first voltage source is from a rechargeable DC battery and the second power supply module is from a computer device.

4. The driving system as claimed in claim 3, wherein the computer device is electrically coupled with the portable 3.5 inch external hard disk through a universal serial bus(USB).

5. The driving system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first output voltage is within 3.7 to 11.1V, or a corresponding current for the first output voltage is within 300 to 500 mA.

6. The driving system as claimed in claim 2, wherein a voltage from the first power supply module to the start current is up to 12V, or a corresponding current is within about 2 to 5 A.

7. The driving system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first output voltage and the second output voltage are within about 3 to 6V, or corresponding currents for the first and second output voltages are within about 0.9 to 5.0 A.

8. The driving system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the portable 3.5 inch external hard disk further comprises a start circuit, and the second power supply module supplies power to the first power supply module and the main circuit, respectively.

9. The driving system as claimed in claim 8, wherein a voltage of the start circuit is within about 5 to 13V.

10. The driving system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the portable 3.5 inch external hard disk further comprises a second boost circuit, and the second power supply module generates the start current, which supplies power to the main circuit for starting the hard disk.

11. The driving system as claimed in claim 10, wherein the second boost circuit outputs a voltage of within about 5 to 13V.

12. A driving method for a portable 3.5 inch external hard disk without using an external power, comprising the steps of:

providing a first power supply module configured within the portable hard disk, wherein the first power supply module comprises a first voltage source which generates an output start current, or wherein the first power supply module comprises a second boost circuit which generates a start current to supply power to a main circuit for starting the portable hard disk;

providing a second power supply module comprising a second voltage source which outputs a first voltage and a second voltage through a first interface output port and a second interface output port, respectively, the first voltage and the second voltage are combined to form a voltage to a start circuit for supplying power to the main circuit, so that the second voltage source outputs a first working current, replaces the first voltage source and supplies stable current for the portable hard disk to provide disk accessing;

electrically connecting the portable 3.5 inch external hard disk, wherein the portable 3.5 inch external hard disk comprises a start circuit and a main circuit which are electrically connected to the first power supply module and the second power supply module, respectively;

starting the portable 3.5 inch external hard disk, wherein the start circuit starts the portable 3.5 inch external hard disk by the current outputted by the first voltage source; and

performing data accessing to the main circuit, wherein the main circuit performs data accessing by the first working current provided by the second power supply module.

13. The driving method as claimed in claim 12, wherein the first power supply module further comprises a second boost circuit connected to the first voltage source to generate a start current to start the main circuit, so that the second power supply module supplies current to the first power source and the main circuit and stabilizes the portable hard disk.

14. The driving method as claimed in claim 12, wherein the first voltage source is from a rechargeable DC battery and the second voltage source is from a computer device.

15. The driving method as claimed in claim 14, wherein the computer device is electrically coupled with the portable 3.5 inch external hard disk through a universal serial bus(USB).

16. The driving method as claimed in claim 12, wherein the first output voltage is within about 3.7 to 11.7V, or a corresponding current for the first output voltage is within about 2 to 5 A.

17. The driving method as claimed in claim 13, wherein a working voltage of the second power supply module is up to 12V, or a corresponding current is within 300 to 500 mA.

18. The driving method as claimed in claim 12, wherein the first output voltage and the second output voltage are within about 3.7 to 12V, or corresponding currents for the first and second output voltages are within about 300 to 500 mA.

19. The driving method as claimed in claim 12, wherein the portable 3.5 inch external hard disk further comprises the first power supply module, the second power supply module and the start circuit, and the second power supply module supplies power to the first power supply module and charges power to the main circuit, respectively.

20. The driving method as claimed in claim 19, wherein a voltage of the power supply module is within about 3.7 to 13V.

21. The driving method as claimed in claim 12, wherein the portable 3.5 inch external hard disk further comprises a first boost circuit and the second boost circuit, and the second power supply module supplies power to the main circuit and the second boost circuit, respectively.

22. The driving method as claimed in claim 21, wherein a voltage outputted by the second boost circuit is within about 3.7 to 13V.