Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Digital power monitoring circuit and system
- Patent Title (中): 数字电源监控电路及系统
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Application No.: US12040381Application Date: 2008-02-29
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Publication No.: US08280655B2Publication Date: 2012-10-02
- Inventor: Ryan Foran
- Applicant: Ryan Foran
- Applicant Address: US CA El Segundo
- Assignee: International Rectifier Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Rectifier Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA El Segundo
- Agency: Farjami & Farjami LLP
- Main IPC: G01R21/00
- IPC: G01R21/00 ; G01R23/02

Abstract:
A digital power monitoring circuit for monitoring power through an output inductor of a switching power supply in accordance with an embodiment of the present application includes a first analog to digital converter receiving a current sense signal indicative of the current through the output inductor and providing a first digital signal including information regarding the current through the output inductor, a second analog to digital converter receiving a signal indicative of the output voltage of the switching power supply and providing a second digital signal containing information regarding the output voltage of the switching power supply; and a convolver circuit operable to receive the first digital signal and the second digital signal and to provide a third digital signal including information regarding the power through the output inductor based on the first and second digital signals.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080234954A1 DIGITAL POWER MONITORING CIRCUIT AND SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2008-09-25
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