An information handling system includes a solid state battery having a first major surface and a second major surface opposite the first major surface; a first pressure plate; a first elastomer layer between the first pressure plate and the first major surface of the solid state battery; a second pressure plate; and a second elastomer layer between the second pressure plate and the second major surface of the solid state battery, the first and second pressure plates configured to provide a compressive force to the solid state battery.

A protection device, disposed on a base or an accommodating rack that is disposed on the base, includes a bracket slidingly disposed on the base and being slidable between a first position and a second position, and a switch disposed in the bracket. At least a portion of the switch is in the accommodating rack when the bracket is in the first position; and the switch is out of the accommodating rack when the bracket is in the second position.

Power systems and methods of using the same to deliver power. A power system referenced herein can include a housing capable of attaching to a workstation, one or more cradles or mounting fixtures to receive at least one energy storage device, electronic circuitry to communicate status of the at least one energy storage device, state of charge of the at least one energy storage device, and/or overall health of the at least one energy storage device, and one or more electrical connectors to allow the at least one energy storage device to charge and/or discharge and communicate with the electronic circuitry, with said housing having an internal power supply and charge circuitry, said power supply capable of receiving input power from an external AC or DC power source; wherein the power system is configured to deliver power to the workstation.

A power backplane assembly is adapted to be connected to a power supply. The power supply outputs a first voltage. The power backplane assembly includes a backplane body, a conversion circuit board, and an output circuit board. The backplane body is for plugging in the power supply. The conversion circuit board is electrically connected to the backplane body. The backplane body is adapted to deliver the first voltage to the conversion circuit board. The conversion circuit board converts the first voltage into a second voltage. The output circuit board is electrically connected to the conversion circuit board and includes a first output connector and a second output connector. The first output connector is configured to output the first voltage, and the second output connector is at least configured to output the second voltage. A power supply module which has the power backplane assembly is also provided.

A configurable power converter includes a chassis, a plurality of circuit terminals, power conversion hardware, and a controller. The chassis has an exterior and defines an interior cavity. The plurality of circuit terminals are coupled to the exterior of the chassis. The power conversion hardware is disposed within the interior cavity of the chassis and connected to the plurality of circuit terminals. The power conversion hardware includes at least one of a plurality of electrical switches, a plurality of capacitors, or a plurality of inductors. The controller is configured to detect a hardware configuration of the plurality of circuit terminals and the power conversion hardware, determine a maximum voltage limit and a maximum current limit for each of the plurality of circuit terminals based on the hardware configuration, and operate the plurality of switches based on at least one of (i) the hardware configuration or (ii) the maximum voltage limit and the maximum current limit for each of the plurality of circuit terminals.

Rackmount Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) switch assemblies are provided herein. One example PCIe switch assembly includes an enclosure that encases elements of the PCIe switch assembly, a first plurality of PCIe interconnect ports positioned on a front side of the PCIe switch assembly, and a second plurality of PCIe interconnect ports positioned on a rear side of the PCIe switch assembly. One or more redundancy cross-link ports are provided to handle failover traffic with at least another PCIe switch assembly. PCIe switch circuitry is communicatively coupled to the first plurality of PCIe interconnect ports and the second plurality of PCIe interconnect ports that form a cluster interconnect PCIe fabric. A control processor is configured to control operation of at least the PCIe switch circuitry and the one or more redundancy cross-link ports.

Embodiments of the invention are related to modular display panels. In one embodiment, a modular display panel includes a first side which includes a display surface, and an opposite second side. The modular display panel further includes a plastic enclosure including an outer surface that forms substantially all of the second side. The modular display panel further includes LEDs arranged as pixels attached to a printed circuit board which is attached to the plastic enclosure. The modular display panel further includes a circuit for controlling the LEDs and a power source for powering the LEDs. The front side of the printed circuit board is sealed to be waterproof and the plastic enclosure is sealed to be waterproof so that the modular display panel is sealed to be waterproof.

Flexible batteries that can take the shape of a wristband, head band, ankle band, chest band, armband, sleeves, or clothing and can be used for powering corresponding smart devices.

An internal component and external interface arrangement for a cylindrical compact computing system is described that includes at least a structural heat sink having triangular shape disposed within a cylindrical volume defined by a cylindrical housing. A computing engine having a generally triangular shape is described having internal components that include a graphics processing unit (GPU) board, a central processing unit (CPU) board, an input/output (I/O) interface board, an interconnect board, and a power supply unit (PSU).

An electronic device according to various embodiments may include: a hall integrated circuit (IC) configured to detect magnetic flux generated by an external device enclosing at least a portion of the electronic device; a wireless charging circuit; and at least one processor configured to be connected to the hall IC and the wireless charging circuit, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: receive an output value for the detected magnetic flux from the hall IC; and control the wireless charging circuit, based on the output value.