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US 2007/0165322 A1Published application
Method and apparatus regulating saturation water vapor pressure in a hard disk drive
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsBrian D. Strom, Shuyu Zhang, SungChang Lee, George Tyndall
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Abstract
Method operating hard disk drive (HDD) by receiving temperature and pressure readings from sensors, determining condensation danger from reading and asserting heat-up control to stimulate a thermoelectric device to move heat from exterior to interior thermal zone of HDD. Apparatus implementing method including embedded circuit, embedded processor in embedded circuit, thermal controller, thermal processor in thermal controller, and HDD. Manufacturing methods for apparatus and apparatus as products of these processes.
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A method, comprising the steps:
- receiving a temperature reading from a temperature sensor and a humidity reading from a humidity sensor;
- wherein said temperature sensor and said humidity sensor are included in a hard disk drive;
- determining a condensation danger based upon said temperature reading and said humidity reading;
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- asserting a heat-up control to stimulate a thermoelectric device to transfer heat from an exterior to an interior thermal zone, both of said hard disk drive, when said condensation danger is affirmed;
- wherein said hard disk drive comprises said interior thermal zone including each slider accessing a rotating disk surface within said hard disk drive.
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