Output regulator
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A control system for controlling an output regulator having a regulated output, comprising:
- an output sensor to generate a digital sense signal to indicate within which of at least three reference ranges the regulated output is included, each of the at least three reference ranges including a plurality of possible values of the regulated output; and
a digital controller, responsive to the digital sense signal, to generate a drive signal to control the regulated output.
7 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A control system for controlling an output regulator having a regulated output. The control system including an output sensor to generate a digital sense signal to indicate within which of at least three reference ranges the regulated output is included. Each of the at least three reference ranges including a plurality of possible values of the regulated output. A digital controller, responsive to the digital sense signal, to generate a drive signal to control the regulated output.
79 Citations
66 Claims
-
1. A control system for controlling an output regulator having a regulated output, comprising:
-
an output sensor to generate a digital sense signal to indicate within which of at least three reference ranges the regulated output is included, each of the at least three reference ranges including a plurality of possible values of the regulated output; and
a digital controller, responsive to the digital sense signal, to generate a drive signal to control the regulated output. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 58, 61)
-
-
21. A method of controlling an output regulator having a regulated output, comprising:
-
generating a digital sense signal to indicate within which of at least three reference ranges the regulated output is included, each of the at least three reference ranges including a plurality of possible values of the regulated output; and
generating a drive signal, in response to the digital sense signal, to control the regulated output. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 59, 62)
-
-
39. A control system for controlling an output regulator having a regulated output, comprising:
-
means for generating a digital sense signal to indicate within which of at least three reference ranges the regulated output is included, each of the at least three reference ranges including a plurality of possible values of the regulated output; and
means for generating a drive signal, in response to the digital sense signal, to control the regulated output. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 60, 63)
-
-
45. The control system of 44 further including;
-
means for receiving an input pulse signal corresponding to the duty cycle estimation;
means for generating a plurality of delay signals referenced to the input pulse signal, each of the delay signals having a delay time;
means for selecting at least one of the delay signals;
means for combining the input pulse signal and the selected delay signal; and
means for generating the output pulse width signal based on the combining, the output pulse width signal to set a pulse width for the output regulator. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47)
-
-
57. A control system for controlling an output regulator having a regulated output, comprising:
-
an output sensor to generate a digital sense signal to indicate within which of at least three reference ranges the regulated output is included, each of the at least three reference ranges including a plurality of possible values of the regulated output;
a digital controller, responsive to the digital sense signal, to generate a duty cycle estimation for estimating a duty cycle of a drive signal, the drive signal to control the power stage and thereby regulate the regulated output;
a duty cycle generator to generate the drive signal as a function of the duty cycle estimation, the duty cycle generator including; a counter, responsive to a clock signal having a clock period, to generate the drive signal having a pulse width, the pulse width being approximately an integer multiple of the clock period, the counter including a counter limit input to receive a digital duty cycle signal corresponding to the duty cycle estimation, the digital duty cycle signal to set a quantity of clock periods to count such that the pulse width is approximately equal to the clock period multiplied by the digital duty cycle signal;
a delay line to finetune the pulse width of the drive signal based on the duty cycle estimation and a select signal representative of a quantization error corresponding to the clock period; and
a control block to generate the delay control signal in response to the drive signal and the digital duty cycle signal.
-
-
64. A control system for controlling an output regulator having a regulated output, comprising:
-
an output sensor to generate a digital sense signal to indicate within which of at least three reference ranges the regulated output is included; and
a digital controller, responsive to the digital sense signal, to generate a drive signal to control the regulated output, wherein the drive signal controls the regulated output such that each of the at least three reference ranges results in a corresponding operating mode.
-
-
65. A method of controlling an output regulator having a regulated output, comprising:
-
generating a digital sense signal to indicate within which of at least three reference ranges the regulated output is included; and
generating a drive signal, in response to the digital sense signal, to control the regulated output, wherein the drive signal controls the regulated output such that each of the at least three reference ranges results in a corresponding operating mode.
-
-
66. A control system for controlling an output regulator having a regulated output, comprising:
-
means for generating a digital sense signal to indicate within which of at least three reference ranges the regulated output is included; and
means for generating a drive signal, in response to the digital sense signal, to control the regulated output, wherein the drive signal controls the regulated output such that each of the at least three reference ranges results in a corresponding operating mode.
-
Specification