MITIGATION OF BATTERY OUTPUT VOLTAGE RIPPLE UNDER PULSE LOAD

    公开(公告)号:US20220224219A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-14

    申请号:US17450910

    申请日:2021-10-14

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A battery powered electronic device can include a battery to power one or more loads, a first DC-DC converter having an input coupled to the battery and an output, and a second DC-DC converter cascaded with the first DC-DC converter and coupled to a second load subject to pulsed operation. The first and second converters may be configured so as to isolate the one or more loads from transients associated with the pulsed operation of the second load. The second converter may have an input coupled to the output of the first converter and an output coupled to the second load. Alternatively, the second converter may be a bidirectional converter having first terminals coupled to the output of the first converter and second terminals coupled to an energy storage device.

    Feedback control schemes for wireless power transfer circuits

    公开(公告)号:US12119675B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-15

    申请号:US17834180

    申请日:2022-06-07

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H02J50/80 H02J7/00712 H02J50/10

    Abstract: Portable electronic devices such as cellular telephones, wristwatch devices, tablet computers, wireless earbuds, and other portable devices use batteries. The batteries in these devices may be charged using a wireless power system. For example, a user may place devices such as tablet computers and cellular telephones on a wireless charging puck or mat to wirelessly charge these devices. Wireless power systems include a power transmitting device and a power receiving device. Coils in the power transmitting and receiving devices are used to transmit and receive wireless power signals. The coupling between the transmitting and receiving coils may affect the wireless charging efficiency and the power produced in the receiving device. Disclosed herein are feedback control schemes to optimize efficiency of wireless power transfer systems.

    Inductive Flying Capacitor Converters and Control Techniques Therefor

    公开(公告)号:US20220376616A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-24

    申请号:US17324307

    申请日:2021-05-19

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Power converters can include a plurality of switching devices and a combination of one or more inductors and one or more flying capacitors. Both boost and buck converters may employ such topologies, and can achieve high efficiency and small size in at least some applications, including those with high conversion ratios. A control circuit can generate a first pair of complementary gate drive signals to drive a first complementary switch pairs and a second pair of complementary gate drive signals to drive a second complementary switch pair. The control circuit can vary a phase shift between the first pair of complementary gate drive signals and the second pair of complementary gate drive signals to regulate the flying capacitor voltage.

    Inductive flying capacitor converters and control techniques therefor

    公开(公告)号:US11689094B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-27

    申请号:US17324307

    申请日:2021-05-19

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H02M1/0095 H02M3/07 H02M7/4837

    Abstract: Power converters can include a plurality of switching devices and a combination of one or more inductors and one or more flying capacitors. Both boost and buck converters may employ such topologies, and can achieve high efficiency and small size in at least some applications, including those with high conversion ratios. A control circuit can generate a first pair of complementary gate drive signals to drive a first complementary switch pairs and a second pair of complementary gate drive signals to drive a second complementary switch pair. The control circuit can vary a phase shift between the first pair of complementary gate drive signals and the second pair of complementary gate drive signals to regulate the flying capacitor voltage.

    FEEDBACK CONTROL SCHEMES FOR WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER CIRCUITS

    公开(公告)号:US20220407369A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-22

    申请号:US17834180

    申请日:2022-06-07

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Portable electronic devices such as cellular telephones, wristwatch devices, tablet computers, wireless earbuds, and other portable devices use batteries. The batteries in these devices may be charged using a wireless power system. For example, a user may place devices such as tablet computers and cellular telephones on a wireless charging puck or mat to wirelessly charge these devices. Wireless power systems include a power transmitting device and a power receiving device. Coils in the power transmitting and receiving devices are used to transmit and receive wireless power signals. The coupling between the transmitting and receiving coils may affect the wireless charging efficiency and the power produced in the receiving device. Disclosed herein are feedback control schemes to optimize efficiency of wireless power transfer systems.

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