Digitally controlled power system
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1. A digitally controlled power system controlled during timed clock cycles comprising:
- at least one power supply responsive to a pair of control pulses each having a pulse width providing a controlled output voltage,means for sensing a difference between a reference voltage and said output voltage whereby said means provides an error signal representative of said difference,digital control processor means connected to receive and process said error signal and to provide said pair of control pulses during said clock cycles,and control memory means connected to said processor means to provide a program of instructions to said processor means such that said processor means provides a programmed change in the width of said control pulses whereby said power supply provides a change in said output voltage.
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A digitally controlled power system for controlling one or more power supplies having an output voltage including an analog to digital converter for sensing a difference between a reference voltage and the output voltage. Also included is a digitally controlled processor to provide a pair of control pulses to control the power supplies and a control memory to provide a program of instructions to said processor such that the processor provides a programmed change in the pulse width of the control pulses whereby the power supply provides a change in the output voltage.
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27 Claims
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1. A digitally controlled power system controlled during timed clock cycles comprising:
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at least one power supply responsive to a pair of control pulses each having a pulse width providing a controlled output voltage, means for sensing a difference between a reference voltage and said output voltage whereby said means provides an error signal representative of said difference, digital control processor means connected to receive and process said error signal and to provide said pair of control pulses during said clock cycles, and control memory means connected to said processor means to provide a program of instructions to said processor means such that said processor means provides a programmed change in the width of said control pulses whereby said power supply provides a change in said output voltage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A digitally controlled power system controlled during timed clock cycles comprising:
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a plurality of power supplies each responsive to a pair of control pulses each having a pulse width providing a controlled output voltage, means for sensing a difference between a reference voltage and said output voltage for each power supply, thereby forming an error signal for each power supply, digital control processor means connected to receive and process said error signal representative of said difference for each power supply and to provide said pair of control pulses during said clock cycles, multiplexer means for sequentially connecting said processor means to each of said power supplies and to said means for sensing, and control memory means connected to said processor means to provide a program of instructions to said processor means whereby said processor means provides a programmed change in the width of said control pulses for each power supply such that each power supply provides a change in said output voltage. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A digitally controlled power system controlled during timed clock cycles comprising:
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at least one power supply responsive to one or more control pulses each having a pulse width providing a controlled output voltage, means for sensing a difference between a reference voltage and said output voltage whereby said means provides an error signal representative of said difference, digital control processor means connected to receive and process said error signal and to provide said control pulses during said clock cycles, and control memory means connected to said processor means to provide a program of instructions to said processor means such that said processor means provides a programmed change in the width of said control pulses whereby said power supply provides a change in said output voltage. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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27. A digitally controlled power system controlled during timed system cycles and including at least one power supply responsive to a pair of control pulses each having a pulse width providing a controlled output voltage, the improvement comprising the steps of:
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storing under control of programmed instructions a first error signal comprising the difference between a reference voltage and an output voltage in one clock cycle and storing a second error signal in another clock cycle, comparing under control of said instructions said first signal with said second signal thereby forming a derivative signal, comparing under control of said instructions said control pulses and said derivative signal thereby forming new control pulses, each with a new pulse width, transmitting under control of said instructions said new control pulses during said system cycles to said power supply thereby providing a programmed change in said output voltage in response to said new control pulses.
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