DYNAMIC POWER SYSTEM ADJUSTMENT TO STORE ENERGY FOR POWER EXCURSIONS
First Claim
1. A power system, comprising:
- a power system connector that is operable to couple to a powered system and a system capacitance;
a power system output sensor coupled to the power system connector;
a power conversion device coupled to the power system connector and operable to provide a power system output to the system capacitance and the powered system; and
a power system output controller coupled to the power conversion device and the power system output sensor, wherein the power system output controller includes a powered system threshold that is related to a power excursion capability of the powered system, and wherein the power system output controller is operable, in response to receiving a power system output signal from the power system output sensor that exceeds the powered system threshold, to control the power conversion device to increase the power system output from the power conversion device in order to increase the energy stored in the system capacitance for use by the powered system during a power excursion.
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Abstract
A power system is coupled to a powered system and a system capacitance. The power system includes a power system output sensor, a power conversion device, and a power system output controller. The power system output controller includes a powered system threshold that is related to a power excursion capability of the powered system. The power system output controller is operable, in response to receiving a power system output signal from the power system output sensor that exceeds the powered system threshold, to control the power conversion device to increase the power system output from the power conversion device in order to increase the energy stored in the system capacitance for use by the powered system during a power excursion. The powered system may include processors that draw power from the system capacitance during power excursions so as to not exceed the limits of the power system.
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1. A power system, comprising:
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a power system connector that is operable to couple to a powered system and a system capacitance; a power system output sensor coupled to the power system connector; a power conversion device coupled to the power system connector and operable to provide a power system output to the system capacitance and the powered system; and a power system output controller coupled to the power conversion device and the power system output sensor, wherein the power system output controller includes a powered system threshold that is related to a power excursion capability of the powered system, and wherein the power system output controller is operable, in response to receiving a power system output signal from the power system output sensor that exceeds the powered system threshold, to control the power conversion device to increase the power system output from the power conversion device in order to increase the energy stored in the system capacitance for use by the powered system during a power excursion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An information handling system (IHS), comprising:
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a processor; a system capacitance coupled to the processor; and a power system coupled to the processor and the system capacitance, wherein the power system includes; a power system output sensor coupled to the processor; a power conversion device that is operable to provide a power system output to the system capacitance and the processor; and a power system output controller coupled to the power conversion device and the power system output sensor, wherein the power system output controller includes a IHS power threshold that is related to a power excursion capability of the processor, and wherein the power system output controller is operable, in response to receiving a power system output signal from the power system output sensor that exceeds the IHS power threshold, to control the power conversion device to increase the power system output from the power conversion device in order to increase the energy stored in the system capacitance for use by the processor during a power excursion. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for dynamically storing energy in an information handling system (IHS) for power excursions, comprising:
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monitoring a power system output signal that is indicative of a power system output to an IHS; determining whether the power system output signal exceeds an IHS power threshold that is related to a power excursion capability of the IHS; and increasing a power system output in response to determining that the power system output signal exceeds the IHS power threshold in order to increase the energy stored in a system capacitance for use by the IHS during a power excursion. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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