Power supply circuit with dynamic control of a driver circuit voltage rail
    1.
    发明授权
    Power supply circuit with dynamic control of a driver circuit voltage rail 有权
    电源电路具有驱动电路电压轨的动态控制

    公开(公告)号:US07982446B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-07-19

    申请号:US12143048

    申请日:2008-06-20

    IPC分类号: G05F1/56

    摘要: According to one configuration, a monitor circuit monitors a delivery of power supplied by one or more switch devices to a dynamic load. Based on an amount of power delivered to the load as measured by the monitor circuit, a control circuit produces a voltage control signal. A gate bias voltage generator circuit utilizes the voltage control signal to generate a switch activation voltage or bias voltage. A switch drive circuit uses the switch activation voltage as generated by the bias voltage generator to activate each of the one or more switch devices during a portion of a switching cycle when a respective switch device is in an ON state, and the respective switch device conducts current from a voltage source through the switch device to the load. The control circuit adjusts the voltage control signal to modify a level of the switch activation voltage depending on the dynamic load.

    摘要翻译: 根据一种配置,监视器电路监视由一个或多个开关装置提供给动态负载的电力的传送。 基于由监视器电路测量的输送到负载的功率量,控制电路产生电压控制信号。 栅极偏置电压发生器电路利用电压控制信号产生开关激活电压或偏置电压。 开关驱动电路使用由偏置电压发生器产生的开关激活电压,以在相应的开关器件处于导通状态的开关周期的一部分期间激活一个或多个开关器件中的每一个,并且相应的开关器件导通 从电压源通过开关器件到负载的电流。 控制电路调节电压控制信号,以根据动态负载修改开关启动电压的电平。

    Power supply circuit and dynamic switch voltage control
    2.
    发明授权
    Power supply circuit and dynamic switch voltage control 有权
    电源电路和动态开关电压控制

    公开(公告)号:US08330444B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-12-11

    申请号:US13154095

    申请日:2011-06-06

    IPC分类号: G05F1/56

    摘要: According to one configuration, a monitor circuit monitors a delivery of power supplied by one or more switch devices to a dynamic load. Based on an amount of power delivered to the load as measured by the monitor circuit, a control circuit produces a voltage control signal. A gate bias voltage generator circuit utilizes the voltage control signal to generate a switch activation voltage or bias voltage. A switch drive circuit uses the switch activation voltage as generated by the bias voltage generator to activate each of the one or more switch devices during a portion of a switching cycle when a respective switch device is in an ON state, and the respective switch device conducts current from a voltage source through the switch device to the load. The control circuit adjusts the voltage control signal to modify a level of the switch activation voltage depending on the dynamic load.

    摘要翻译: 根据一种配置,监视器电路监视由一个或多个开关装置提供给动态负载的电力的传送。 基于由监视器电路测量的输送到负载的功率量,控制电路产生电压控制信号。 栅极偏置电压发生器电路利用电压控制信号产生开关激活电压或偏置电压。 开关驱动电路使用由偏置电压发生器产生的开关激活电压,以在相应的开关器件处于导通状态的开关周期的一部分期间激活一个或多个开关器件中的每一个,并且相应的开关器件导通 从电压源通过开关器件到负载的电流。 控制电路调节电压控制信号,以根据动态负载修改开关启动电压的电平。

    Power Supply Circuit and Dynamic Switch Voltage Control
    3.
    发明申请
    Power Supply Circuit and Dynamic Switch Voltage Control 有权
    电源电路和动态开关电压控制

    公开(公告)号:US20090195231A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-08-06

    申请号:US12143048

    申请日:2008-06-20

    IPC分类号: G05F1/00

    摘要: According to one configuration, a monitor circuit monitors a delivery of power supplied by one or more switch devices to a dynamic load. Based on an amount of power delivered to the load as measured by the monitor circuit, a control circuit produces a voltage control signal. A gate bias voltage generator circuit utilizes the voltage control signal to generate a switch activation voltage or bias voltage. A switch drive circuit uses the switch activation voltage as generated by the bias voltage generator to activate each of the one or more switch devices during a portion of a switching cycle when a respective switch device is in an ON state, and the respective switch device conducts current from a voltage source through the switch device to the load. The control circuit adjusts the voltage control signal to modify a level of the switch activation voltage depending on the dynamic load.

    摘要翻译: 根据一种配置,监视器电路监视由一个或多个开关装置提供给动态负载的电力的传送。 基于由监视器电路测量的输送到负载的功率量,控制电路产生电压控制信号。 栅极偏置电压发生器电路利用电压控制信号产生开关激活电压或偏置电压。 开关驱动电路使用由偏置电压发生器产生的开关激活电压,以在相应的开关器件处于导通状态的开关周期的一部分期间激活一个或多个开关器件中的每一个,并且相应的开关器件导通 从电压源通过开关器件到负载的电流。 控制电路调节电压控制信号,以根据动态负载修改开关启动电压的电平。

    POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT AND DYNAMIC SWITCH VOLTAGE CONTROL
    4.
    发明申请
    POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT AND DYNAMIC SWITCH VOLTAGE CONTROL 有权
    电源电路和动态开关电压控制

    公开(公告)号:US20110234183A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-09-29

    申请号:US13154095

    申请日:2011-06-06

    IPC分类号: G05F1/10

    摘要: According to one configuration, a monitor circuit monitors a delivery of power supplied by one or more switch devices to a dynamic load. Based on an amount of power delivered to the load as measured by the monitor circuit, a control circuit produces a voltage control signal. A gate bias voltage generator circuit utilizes the voltage control signal to generate a switch activation voltage or bias voltage. A switch drive circuit uses the switch activation voltage as generated by the bias voltage generator to activate each of the one or more switch devices during a portion of a switching cycle when a respective switch device is in an ON state, and the respective switch device conducts current from a voltage source through the switch device to the load. The control circuit adjusts the voltage control signal to modify a level of the switch activation voltage depending on the dynamic load.

    摘要翻译: 根据一种配置,监视器电路监视由一个或多个开关装置提供给动态负载的电力的传送。 基于由监视器电路测量的输送到负载的功率量,控制电路产生电压控制信号。 栅极偏置电压发生器电路利用电压控制信号产生开关激活电压或偏置电压。 开关驱动电路使用由偏置电压发生器产生的开关激活电压,以在相应的开关器件处于导通状态的开关周期的一部分期间激活一个或多个开关器件中的每一个,并且相应的开关器件导通 从电压源通过开关器件到负载的电流。 控制电路调节电压控制信号,以根据动态负载修改开关启动电压的电平。

    COEFFICIENT SCALING DEPENDING ON NUMBER OF ACTIVE PHASES
    5.
    发明申请
    COEFFICIENT SCALING DEPENDING ON NUMBER OF ACTIVE PHASES 有权
    依赖于有效PHASES数量的系数

    公开(公告)号:US20110204864A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-08-25

    申请号:US12816744

    申请日:2010-06-16

    IPC分类号: G05F1/59

    CPC分类号: H02M3/156 H02M3/1584

    摘要: According to example configurations herein, a controller receives a value indicative of a number of phases in a power supply to be activated for producing an output voltage to power a load. The controller utilizes the value to adjust a magnitude of at least one control coefficient associated with the power supply. The control can also use the value of the input voltage to adjust the magnitude of at least one control coefficient. For example, according to one example configuration, the controller digitally computes values for the one or more control coefficients based on the received value indicating the number of phases in the power supply to be activated for producing the output voltage. Based on the adjusted magnitude of the at least one control coefficient, the controller produces control signals to control the number of phases in the power supply as specified by the value to produce the output voltage.

    摘要翻译: 根据这里的示例配置,控制器接收指示要激活的电源中的相数的值,以产生用于为负载供电的输出电压。 控制器利用该值来调节与电源相关联的至少一个控制系数的大小。 该控制也可以使用输入电压的值来调整至少一个控制系数的大小。 例如,根据一个示例性配置,控制器基于指示要激活以产生输出电压的电源中的相数的接收值,数字地计算一个或多个控制系数的值。 基于至少一个控制系数的调整幅度,控制器产生控制信号以控制由该值指定的电源中的相数,以产生输出电压。

    Power supply circuit and multi-phase control based on peak and average current
    6.
    发明授权
    Power supply circuit and multi-phase control based on peak and average current 有权
    电源电路和基于峰值和平均电流的多相控制

    公开(公告)号:US08242759B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-08-14

    申请号:US12352491

    申请日:2009-01-12

    IPC分类号: G05F1/00

    CPC分类号: G06F1/26 H02M3/157 H02M3/1584

    摘要: According to one configuration, a multi-phase power supply adjusts a number of active phases based at least in part on a peak current supplied to a dynamic load. For example, a controller associated with the multi-phase power supply can monitor or receive a value indicative of a peak magnitude of current delivered by the multi-phase power supply to a dynamic load. The controller initiates comparison of the value to threshold information. Based at least in part on the comparison, the controller adjusts how many phases of the multi-phase power supply are activated to deliver the current delivered to the dynamic load. Thus, one embodiment herein is directed to controlling a multi-phase power supply based at least in part on a measured parameter such as peak current magnitude.

    摘要翻译: 根据一种配置,多相电源至少部分地基于提供给动态负载的峰值电流来调节多个有源相位。 例如,与多相电源相关联的控制器可以监视或接收指示由多相电源向动态负载传递的电流的峰值幅度的值。 控制器启动值与阈值信息的比较。 至少部分地基于比较,控制器调节多相电源的多少相被激活以传递传送到动态负载的电流。 因此,这里的一个实施例涉及至少部分地基于诸如峰值电流幅度的测量参数来控制多相电源。

    Coefficient scaling depending on number of active phases
    7.
    发明授权
    Coefficient scaling depending on number of active phases 有权
    系数缩放取决于活动阶段的数量

    公开(公告)号:US08461816B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-06-11

    申请号:US12816744

    申请日:2010-06-16

    IPC分类号: G05F1/59 G05F1/575

    CPC分类号: H02M3/156 H02M3/1584

    摘要: A controller receives a value indicative of a number of phases in a power supply to be activated for producing an output voltage to power a load. The controller utilizes the value to adjust a magnitude of at least one control coefficient associated with the power supply. The control can also use the value of the input voltage to adjust the magnitude of at least one control coefficient. The controller digitally computes values for the one or more control coefficients based on the received value indicating the number of phases in the power supply to be activated for producing the output voltage. Based on the adjusted magnitude of the at least one control coefficient, the controller produces control signals to control the number of phases in the power supply as specified by the value to produce the output voltage.

    摘要翻译: 控制器接收指示要激活的电源中的相数的值,以产生用于为负载供电的输出电压。 控制器利用该值来调节与电源相关联的至少一个控制系数的大小。 该控制也可以使用输入电压的值来调整至少一个控制系数的大小。 控制器基于接收到的值来数字地计算一个或多个控制系数的值,该值表示要激活的用于产生输出电压的电源中的相数。 基于至少一个控制系数的调整幅度,控制器产生控制信号以控制由该值指定的电源中的相数,以产生输出电压。

    Power Supply Circuitry, Collection and Reporting of Power Supply Parameter Information
    8.
    发明申请
    Power Supply Circuitry, Collection and Reporting of Power Supply Parameter Information 有权
    电源电路,电源参数信息的收集和报告

    公开(公告)号:US20090198460A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-08-06

    申请号:US12143056

    申请日:2008-06-20

    IPC分类号: G01R21/06 G01R19/00

    摘要: In an example configuration, a power supply manager receives an output current value representing an amount of output current supplied by one or more power converter phases to a load. The power supply manager also receives a duty cycle value representing a duty cycle for controlling operation of the at least one power converter phase. The power supply manager produces an estimate of input current supplied to the power supply circuit based at least in part on multiplying the output current value by the duty cycle value. Contrary to conventional methods such as physically measuring an input current using complex measuring circuitry, embodiments herein include utilizing parameter information such as output current information and duty cycle information to deduce an amount of input current.

    摘要翻译: 在示例配置中,电源管理器接收表示由一个或多个功率转换器相位提供给负载的输出电流量的输出电流值。 电源管理器还接收表示用于控制至少一个功率转换器阶段的操作的占空比的占空比值。 电源管理器至少部分地通过将输出电流值乘以占空比值来产生提供给电源电路的输入电流的估计。 与使用复杂测量电路物理测量输入电流的常规方法相反,本文的实施例包括利用诸如输出电流信息和占空比信息的参数信息来推导输入电流的量。

    Power supply circuitry, collection and reporting of power supply parameter information
    9.
    发明授权
    Power supply circuitry, collection and reporting of power supply parameter information 有权
    电源电路,电源参数信息的收集和报告

    公开(公告)号:US08024138B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-09-20

    申请号:US12143056

    申请日:2008-06-20

    IPC分类号: G01R21/06

    摘要: In an example configuration, a power supply manager receives an output current value representing an amount of output current supplied by one or more power converter phases to a load. The power supply manager also receives a duty cycle value representing a duty cycle for controlling operation of the at least one power converter phase. The power supply manager produces an estimate of input current supplied to the power supply circuit based at least in part on multiplying the output current value by the duty cycle value. Contrary to conventional methods such as physically measuring an input current using complex measuring circuitry, embodiments herein include utilizing parameter information such as output current information and duty cycle information to deduce an amount of input current.

    摘要翻译: 在示例配置中,电源管理器接收表示由一个或多个功率转换器相位提供给负载的输出电流量的输出电流值。 电源管理器还接收表示用于控制至少一个功率转换器阶段的操作的占空比的占空比值。 电源管理器至少部分地通过将输出电流值乘以占空比值来产生提供给电源电路的输入电流的估计。 与使用复杂测量电路物理测量输入电流的常规方法相反,本文的实施例包括利用诸如输出电流信息和占空比信息的参数信息来推导输入电流的量。

    POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT AND MULTI-PHASE CONTROL
    10.
    发明申请
    POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT AND MULTI-PHASE CONTROL 有权
    电源电路和多相控制

    公开(公告)号:US20090327786A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-12-31

    申请号:US12352491

    申请日:2009-01-12

    IPC分类号: G06F1/28

    CPC分类号: G06F1/26 H02M3/157 H02M3/1584

    摘要: According to one configuration, a multi-phase power supply adjusts a number of active phases based at least in part on a peak current supplied to a dynamic load. For example, a controller associated with the multi-phase power supply can monitor or receive a value indicative of a peak magnitude of current delivered by the multi-phase power supply to a dynamic load. The controller initiates comparison of the value to threshold information. Based at least in part on the comparison, the controller adjusts how many phases of the multi-phase power supply are activated to deliver the current delivered to the dynamic load. Thus, one embodiment herein is directed to controlling a multi-phase power supply based at least in part on a measured parameter such as peak current magnitude.

    摘要翻译: 根据一种配置,多相电源至少部分地基于提供给动态负载的峰值电流来调节多个有源相位。 例如,与多相电源相关联的控制器可以监视或接收指示由多相电源向动态负载传递的电流的峰值幅度的值。 控制器启动值与阈值信息的比较。 至少部分地基于比较,控制器调节多相电源的多少相被激活以传递传送到动态负载的电流。 因此,这里的一个实施例涉及至少部分地基于诸如峰值电流幅度的测量参数来控制多相电源。