Cheetah 73LP Product Manual, Rev. E

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6.3Power dissipation

ST373405

For drives using single-ended interface circuits, typical power dissipation under idle conditions is 9.9 watts (33.8 BTUs per hour).

For drives using low voltage differential interface circuits, typical power dissipation under idle conditions is 10.2 watts (34.8 BTUs per hour).

To obtain operating power for typical random read operations, refer to the following two I/O rate curves (see Figures 7 and 8). Locate the typical I/O rate for a drive in your system on the horizontal axis and read the cor- responding +5 volt current, +12 volt current, and total watts on the vertical axis. To calculate BTUs per hour, multiply watts by 3.4123.

 

1.800

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.600

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.400

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.200

 

 

 

 

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Amperes

1.000

 

 

 

 

15

0.800

 

 

 

 

13

 

0.600

 

 

 

 

11

 

0.400

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

50

100

150

200

250

I/Os per Second

5V A

12V A Watts

Watts

Figure 7. ST373405 DC current and power vs. input/output operations per second (SE)

 

1.800

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.600

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.400

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.200

 

 

 

 

17

Amperes

1.000

 

 

 

 

15

0.800

 

 

 

 

13

 

0.600

 

 

 

 

11

 

0.400

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

50

100

150

200

250

I/Os per Second

5V A

12V A Watts

Watts

Figure 8. ST373405 DC current and power vs. input/output operations per second (LVD)

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