Centralized controller and power manager for on-board power systems
First Claim
1. A controller for controlling a plurality of DC-DC switching cells, each switching cell configured to generate an output voltage in response to receiving a PWM control signal from the controller, the controller comprising a plurality of output ports for outputting a plurality of PWM control signals, and at least one input port for receiving a plurality of output voltages from the plurality of switching cells, the controller configured to sample the plurality of output voltages one at a time via a multiplexer and to regulate the output voltages in response to the sampling.
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Abstract
A controller for controlling a plurality of DC-DC switching cells each configured to generate an output voltage in response to receiving a PWM control signal from the controller. The controller includes a plurality of output ports for outputting a plurality of PWM control signals, and at least one input port for receiving a plurality of output voltages from the plurality of switching cells. The controller is configured to sample the plurality of output voltages one at a time via a multiplexer and to regulate the output voltages in response to the sampling.
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- 1. A controller for controlling a plurality of DC-DC switching cells, each switching cell configured to generate an output voltage in response to receiving a PWM control signal from the controller, the controller comprising a plurality of output ports for outputting a plurality of PWM control signals, and at least one input port for receiving a plurality of output voltages from the plurality of switching cells, the controller configured to sample the plurality of output voltages one at a time via a multiplexer and to regulate the output voltages in response to the sampling.
- 15. A controller for controlling a plurality of DC-DC switching cells, each switching cell configured to generate an output voltage in response to receiving a PWM control signal from the controller, the controller comprising a plurality of output ports for outputting a plurality of PWM control signals to the plurality of switching cells, and at least one input port for receiving one or more output voltages from the plurality of switching cells, the controller configured to configured to perform monitoring, sequencing and/or margining functions for the plurality of switching cells.
- 16. A DC-DC power converter comprising a switch, a rectifier, and an output filter coupled to the rectifier for generating a DC output voltage from a DC input voltage, a first output port for outputting the DC output voltage, a second output port for outputting a first PWM control signal to a first switching cell, and a controller for controlling said switch and generating said first PWM control signal.
- 17. A method of using a single controller to control a plurality of DC-DC switching cells each configured to generate an output voltage in response to a PWM control signal from the controller, the method comprising providing a PWM control signal to each of the switching cells, receiving via a multiplexer a plurality of output voltages from the plurality of switching cells, sampling the received plurality of output voltages one at a time, and adjusting the PWM control signal for one of said switching cells in response to its sampled output voltage.
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