US 12,424,799 B2
Pin-short damage protection
Wei Yang, Jiangsu (CN); and Yanli Liu, Jiangsu (CN)
Assigned to Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Appl. No. 18/259,851
Filed by Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
PCT Filed Jan. 12, 2021, PCT No. PCT/CN2021/071189
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 29, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/150945, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 21, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0079831 A1, Mar. 7, 2024
Int. Cl. H01R 13/66 (2006.01); G05F 1/46 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 13/6683 (2013.01) [G05F 1/46 (2013.01); H02J 7/0036 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of protecting against pin-short damage at a connector port, the method comprising:
monitoring a state of a connection interface of an electrical cable, the connection interface including a connector outer body and being configured to connect to and deliver power via the connector port between a power delivery source and a power delivery sink;
predicting a disconnection event between the connection interface of the electrical cable and the connector port based on the monitored state of the connection interface, based at least in part on detecting a presence of at least one disconnection object at the connector outer body as the monitored state of the connection interface, wherein the at least one disconnection object is capable of physically disconnecting the electrical cable from the connector port; and
triggering a reduction in voltage supplied to a voltage bus of the electrical cable by the power delivery source, based at least in part on predicting the disconnection event.