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公开(公告)号:US11552569B2
公开(公告)日:2023-01-10
申请号:US17119497
申请日:2020-12-11
Inventor: Graeme G. Mackay , Jason W. Lawrence
Abstract: A method of randomizing inductor current in at least one of a plurality of parallel coupled peak valley current-controlled power converters may include comparing the inductor current to a threshold to generate a comparison signal, delaying the comparison signal by a plurality of delay amounts to generate a plurality of delayed versions of the comparison signal, and randomly selecting one of the plurality of delayed versions of the comparison signal for controlling the inductor current during one or both of a charging state and a transfer state of the at least one of the plurality of parallel coupled peak/valley current-controlled power converters.
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公开(公告)号:US11476759B2
公开(公告)日:2022-10-18
申请号:US16709036
申请日:2019-12-10
Inventor: Jason W. Lawrence , John L. Melanson , Eric J. King
Abstract: A system may include a power converter comprising at least one stage having a dual anti-wound inductor constructed such that its windings generate opposing magnetic fields in its magnetic core and a current control subsystem for controlling an electrical current through the dual anti-wound inductor. The current control subsystem may be configured to minimize a magnitude of a magnetizing electrical current of the dual anti-wound inductor to prevent core saturation of the dual anti-wound inductor and regulate an amount of output electrical current delivered by the power converter to the load in accordance with a reference input signal.
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公开(公告)号:US11770064B2
公开(公告)日:2023-09-26
申请号:US17119553
申请日:2020-12-11
Inventor: Jason W. Lawrence , Eric J. King , Graeme G. MacKay
CPC classification number: H02M1/0025 , H02M1/0016 , H02M3/1566 , H02M3/1584 , H02M3/1586 , H02M1/00 , H02M1/0009 , H02M1/15 , H02M3/04 , H02M3/157 , H02M3/1582 , H02M1/0025 , H02M1/0016
Abstract: A system for controlling a current in a power converter configured to generate an output voltage may include a control loop having a plurality of comparators, each comparator having a respective reference voltage to which the output voltage is compared, a digital controller configured to calculate one or more pre-seeded control parameters for the current, and an analog state machine configured to, based on outputs of the plurality of comparators, select control parameters for controlling the current. The control parameters may be selected from the pre-seeded control parameters, control parameters for controlling the current to have a magnitude of zero, and control parameters for controlling the current to have a maximum magnitude.
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公开(公告)号:US11522460B2
公开(公告)日:2022-12-06
申请号:US17152053
申请日:2021-01-19
Inventor: Jason W. Lawrence , Graeme G. Mackay , Sakkarapani Balagopal
IPC: H02M3/158 , G01R19/165 , H03K5/24 , H02M1/00
Abstract: A method for controlling a current associated with a power converter may comprise controlling the current based on at least a peak current threshold level for the current and a valley current threshold level for the current, and further controlling the current based on a duration of time that the power converter spends in a switching state of the power converter.
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公开(公告)号:US11522440B2
公开(公告)日:2022-12-06
申请号:US17171815
申请日:2021-02-09
Inventor: Ajit Sharma , Jason W. Lawrence , Graeme G. Mackay
IPC: H02M1/32
Abstract: A power delivery system may include a power converter configured to electrically couple to a power source and further configured to supply electrical energy to one or more loads electrically coupled to an output of the power converter and control circuitry configured to control the power converter in accordance with a control variable. The control circuitry may include a first control mechanism configured to generate a first intermediate control variable based on a first physical quantity associated with the power delivery system, a second control mechanism configured to generate a second intermediate control variable based on a second physical quantity associated with the power delivery system, a selector configured to select the control variable from the first intermediate control variable and the second intermediate control variable, and a shared feedback memory element configured to feed back the control variable to inputs of the first control mechanism and the second control mechanism, such that the first control mechanism generates the first intermediate control variable based on the first physical quantity and the control variable, and the second control mechanism generates the second intermediate control variable based on the second physical quantity and the control variable.
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公开(公告)号:US11764595B2
公开(公告)日:2023-09-19
申请号:US17237373
申请日:2021-04-22
Inventor: Graeme G. Mackay , Ajit Sharma , Jason W. Lawrence , Eric J. King
CPC classification number: H02J7/0048 , H01M10/44 , H02M3/1582
Abstract: A system may include a power source, a power converter having an input coupled to the power source and an output for supplying electrical energy to a load, and a control circuit for controlling operation of the power converter. The control circuit may include a first feedback control subsystem configured to monitor an output voltage present at the output of the power converter and regulate the output voltage at or about a predetermined regulated voltage level in a normal mode of operation of the power converter and a second feedback control subsystem configured to monitor an input voltage present between the power source and the input of the power converter and responsive to the input voltage decreasing below a predetermined minimum voltage level, causing the power converter to operate in a protection mode of operation in order to maintain the input voltage at or about the predetermined minimum voltage level.
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公开(公告)号:US11722054B2
公开(公告)日:2023-08-08
申请号:US17968393
申请日:2022-10-18
Inventor: Ajit Sharma , Jason W. Lawrence , Graeme G. Mackay
IPC: H02M1/32
CPC classification number: H02M1/32
Abstract: A power delivery system may include a power converter configured to electrically couple to a power source and further configured to supply electrical energy to one or more loads electrically coupled to an output of the power converter and control circuitry configured to control the power converter in accordance with a control variable. The control circuitry may include a first control mechanism configured to generate a first intermediate control variable based on a first physical quantity associated with the power delivery system, a second control mechanism configured to generate a second intermediate control variable based on a second physical quantity associated with the power delivery system, a selector configured to select the control variable from the first intermediate control variable and the second intermediate control variable, and a shared feedback memory element configured to feed back the control variable to inputs of the first control mechanism and the second control mechanism, such that the first control mechanism generates the first intermediate control variable based on the first physical quantity and the control variable, and the second control mechanism generates the second intermediate control variable based on the second physical quantity and the control variable.
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公开(公告)号:US11515707B2
公开(公告)日:2022-11-29
申请号:US17493129
申请日:2021-10-04
Inventor: Graeme G. Mackay , Ajit Sharma , Jason W. Lawrence , Eric J. King
Abstract: A power delivery system may include a power converter configured to electrically couple to a power source and further configured to supply electrical energy to one or more loads electrically coupled to an output of the power converter, and control circuitry configured to select a constraint factor from a plurality of different constraint factors based on at least one of an input voltage to the power converter and a power level available to the power converter, and control the power converter in accordance with the constraint factor.
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公开(公告)号:US11476766B2
公开(公告)日:2022-10-18
申请号:US17119517
申请日:2020-12-11
Inventor: Jason W. Lawrence , Eric J. King , Graeme G. Mackay , Theodore M. Burk
Abstract: A system for controlling a current in a power converter may include an outer control loop configured to use an outer set of output voltage thresholds for an output voltage generated by the power converter in order to provide hysteretic control of the current, an inner control loop configured to use an inner set of output voltage thresholds for the output voltage in order to provide continuous control of the current, the inner control loop further configured to measure a time duration required for the output voltage to cross a single pair of two output voltage thresholds of the inner set of output voltage thresholds in order to determine an input-referred estimate of a current load of the power converter and set a peak current threshold and a valley current threshold for the current based on the input-referred estimate of the current load.
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公开(公告)号:US11735942B2
公开(公告)日:2023-08-22
申请号:US17130443
申请日:2020-12-22
Inventor: Graeme G. Mackay , Ajit Sharma , Jason W. Lawrence , Lingli Zhang
CPC classification number: H02J7/007182 , H02M3/04 , H01M10/44
Abstract: A power delivery system may include a power converter configured to electrically couple to a power source and further configured to supply electrical energy to one or more loads electrically coupled to an output of the power converter and control circuitry configured to monitor a first voltage derived from the power source, wherein the first voltage is indicative of a total power demanded by the power converter, and control a limit for a current supplied from the power source to the one or more loads based on comparison of the first voltage to a threshold voltage, wherein the threshold voltage is indicative of a point within a range of operation of the power converter at which the power converter delivers a maximum amount of power to the one or more loads.
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