Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Tracking energy consumption using a buck-boosting technique
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Application No.: US13940765Application Date: 2013-07-12
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Publication No.: US09618545B2Publication Date: 2017-04-11
- Inventor: Horst Diewald , Johann Zipperer , Peter Weber , Anton Brauchle
- Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
- Applicant Address: US TX Dallas
- Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
- Current Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Dallas
- Agent Gregory J. Albin; Charles A. Brill; Frank D. Cimino
- Main IPC: G01R21/00
- IPC: G01R21/00 ; G01R21/127

Abstract:
The invention relates to an apparatus and method for tracking energy consumption. An energy tracking system comprises at least one switching element, at least one inductor and a control block to keep the output voltage at a pre-selected level. The switching elements are configured to apply the source of energy to the inductors. The control block compares the output voltage of the energy tracking system to a reference value and controls the switching of the switched elements in order to transfer energy for the primary voltage into a secondary voltage at the output of the energy tracking system. The electronic device further comprises an ON-time and OFF-time generator and an accumulator wherein the control block is coupled to receive a signal from the ON-time and OFF-time generator and generates switching signals for the at least one switching element in the form of ON-time pulses with a constant width ON-time.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150015233A1 TRACKING ENERGY CONSUMPTION USING A BUCK-BOOSTING TECHNIQUE Public/Granted day:2015-01-15
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