DISTRIBUTED CONTROL OF A VOLTAGE REGULATOR

    公开(公告)号:US20210175806A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-10

    申请号:US17109977

    申请日:2020-12-02

    Abstract: A controller is disclosed for a voltage regulator module including a power unit and providing an output current, Iout, at an output voltage, Vout, from an input current/voltage and being configured for use in a multi-module voltage regulator having a neighbouring voltage regulator module having a respective output connected in parallel, the controller comprising: a reference voltage source for providing a reference voltage; a current balancing unit, configured to receive a respective output current from the or each neighbouring voltage regulator module and to determine an adjusted reference voltage, from the reference voltage and for balancing the output current with the at least one respective output current; and a control unit configured to use the adjusted reference voltage to control the voltage regulator module, to provide the output current at the output voltage from the input current at the input voltage, based on adaptive voltage positioning regulation.

    MULTIPHASE DC TO DC CONVERTERS WITH PHASE SHEDDING, AND SUB-UNITS AND METHODS THEREFOR

    公开(公告)号:US20210167688A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-03

    申请号:US17109423

    申请日:2020-12-02

    Abstract: A local control-unit operable as a master or a slave comprises: a memory indicative of whether the converter sub-unit is enabled or disabled; and an enable; a wake-up output; a communication link input and output interfaces configured to receive and to send master/slave information; and a further communication link input and output interfaces, configured to both enable current balancing and phase interleaving with other enabled converter sub-units; and being adapted and configured to: in response to the respective local output current being higher than a first threshold, send a wake-up request to the next converter sub-unit; and in response to (a) being a slave sub-unit; (b) the respective local output current being lower than a second threshold, and (c) receiving master/slave information indicative that the next enabled sub-unit is a master sub-unit, disabling itself. Methods of operating the same are also disclosed.

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