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- Patent Title: Methods and systems for defective phase identification and current sense calibration for multi-phase voltage regulator circuits
- Patent Title (中): 用于多相电压调节器电路故障相位识别和电流检测校准的方法和系统
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Application No.: US13768357Application Date: 2013-02-15
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Publication No.: US09000786B2Publication Date: 2015-04-07
- Inventor: Shiguo Luo , Philip B. Geiger
- Applicant: Shiguo Luo , Philip B. Geiger
- Applicant Address: US TX Round Rock
- Assignee: Dell Products LP
- Current Assignee: Dell Products LP
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Round Rock
- Agency: Egan, Peterman & Enders LLP
- Main IPC: G01R31/00
- IPC: G01R31/00 ; G06F1/26 ; H02M3/158 ; G01R31/40

Abstract:
Methods and systems are disclosed that may be implemented to complete individual phase current sense calibration of a multi-phase voltage regulator (VR) and/or to detect any and all individual bad phases of such a VR by utilizing the reconfiguration capability of a digital VR controller-based VR in conjunction with an improved test process. The disclosed systems and methods may be employed in one example to identify that all individual phases of the multi-phase VR are operational to contribute to the output of the multi-phase VR using a rotating single phase operation testing mode. Individual phase current sense calibration may also be additionally or alternatively completed while the VR is operating under the rotating single phase operation mode.
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