Power in lead
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a cable arranged to distribute power to a peripheral component; and
an active circuit integrated into the cable and arranged to condition the power distributed to the peripheral component, wherein the active circuit comprises a direct-current to direct-current (dc-dc) conversion circuit.
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Abstract
Representative implementations of devices and techniques provide off-board power conversion. A power cable is arranged to distribute power from a power supply to a peripheral component. An active circuit is integrated into the cable, converting the power en route from the power supply to the peripheral component.
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24 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a cable arranged to distribute power to a peripheral component; and an active circuit integrated into the cable and arranged to condition the power distributed to the peripheral component, wherein the active circuit comprises a direct-current to direct-current (dc-dc) conversion circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system, comprising:
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a power supply; a peripheral component arranged to operate at a predetermined direct current (dc) voltage; and a multi-conductor power cable having an integrated power conversion circuit arranged to receive an output of the power supply and to output the predetermined de voltage to the peripheral component, the integrated power conversion circuit comprising active circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method, comprising:
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receiving a supply voltage at one end of a power cable; converting the supply voltage to a predetermined direct current (dc) application voltage using active circuitry; and outputting the predetermined dc application voltage at the other end of the power cable. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An apparatus, comprising:
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a multi-conductor ribbon cable arranged to distribute a predetermined voltage to a peripheral component, the cable comprising one or more partitioned conductors including a discontinuous gap between segments of the partitioned conductors; and a direct-current to direct-current (dc-dc) conversion circuit inserted into the gap between the segments and electrically coupled to the segments, such that the circuit is arranged to receive an output of a power supply from one or more of the segments and to output the predetermined voltage on one or more others of the segments.
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