Multiple output power supply
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1. A method for supplying energy to multiple output channels, the method comprising:
- storing energy from an energy source in a storage element of a current supplying circuit;
monitoring a plurality of channel control signals to determine a state for each of the output channels where each channel control signal is associated with one of the multiple output channels; and
operating a plurality of channel switches, each associated with one of the multiple output channels, to direct a current from the energy stored in the storage element from a common node to the output channels which have states that require energy one output channel at a time.
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Abstract
A method is provided for supplying power to multiple output channels. Channel control signals are monitored to determine a state for each of the output channels. Each channel control signal is associated with one of the output channels. The energy in a storage element is directed to output channels according to the state of the channel control signals.
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1. A method for supplying energy to multiple output channels, the method comprising:
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storing energy from an energy source in a storage element of a current supplying circuit; monitoring a plurality of channel control signals to determine a state for each of the output channels where each channel control signal is associated with one of the multiple output channels; and operating a plurality of channel switches, each associated with one of the multiple output channels, to direct a current from the energy stored in the storage element from a common node to the output channels which have states that require energy one output channel at a time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for supplying energy to multiple output channels comprising:
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monitoring a plurality of channel control signals to determine a state for each of the output channels; connecting a single energy storage element to each output channel at a common node to provide a current to each output channel one channel at a time; and delivering the current from the single energy storage element from the common node to the output channels according to each output channel'"'"'s associated channel control signal. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A circuit for supplying energy to multiple output channels comprising:
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a current supplying circuit having an output connected to a common node and including a switch for controlling energy in a storage element; a plurality of channel switches for directing a current from the energy in the storage element from the common node to an output channel associated with a respective channel switch; a plurality of channel control inputs each associated with an output channel indicating a state for the output channel; and a controller adapted to receive the plurality of channel control inputs and operate the switch and the plurality of channel switches to independently deliver the current to the output channels associated with channel control inputs according to the state of the output channel. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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