Electronic device and method for tracking energy consumption
First Claim
1. An electronic device comprising:
- an energy tracking system including;
at least one inductor;
a switching element having a first terminal coupled to the at least one inductor, a second terminal coupled to an input of the energy tracking system, and a control terminal; and
an energy tracking control block configured to control switching of the switching element in order to transfer energy from a primary voltage applied at the input of the energy tracking system into a secondary voltage at an output of the energy tracking system,wherein the electronic device further comprises;
an ON-time and OFF-time generator;
at least one control logic block coupled to the control terminal of the switching element; and
an accumulator,wherein the at least one control logic block is configured to receive a signal from the ON-time and OFF-time generator and to generate switching signals for the control terminal of the switching element in the form of ON-time pulses with a constant ON-time, andwherein the accumulator is configured to collect the number of ON-time pulses for determining consumed energy based on the number of ON-time pulses per time.
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Abstract
The invention relates to an apparatus and method for tracking energy consumption. An energy tracking system comprises at least one switching element, at least one inductor and a control block to keep the output voltage at a pre-selected level. The switching elements are configured to apply the source of energy to the inductors. The control block compares the output voltage of the energy tracking system to a reference value and controls the switching of the switched elements in order to transfer energy for the primary voltage into a secondary voltage at the output of the energy tracking system. The electronic device further comprises an ON-time and OFF-time generator and an accumulator wherein the control block is coupled to receive a signal from the ON-time and OFF-time generator and generates switching signals for the at least one switching element in the form of ON-time pulses with a constant ON-time.
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15 Claims
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1. An electronic device comprising:
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an energy tracking system including; at least one inductor; a switching element having a first terminal coupled to the at least one inductor, a second terminal coupled to an input of the energy tracking system, and a control terminal; and an energy tracking control block configured to control switching of the switching element in order to transfer energy from a primary voltage applied at the input of the energy tracking system into a secondary voltage at an output of the energy tracking system, wherein the electronic device further comprises; an ON-time and OFF-time generator; at least one control logic block coupled to the control terminal of the switching element; and an accumulator, wherein the at least one control logic block is configured to receive a signal from the ON-time and OFF-time generator and to generate switching signals for the control terminal of the switching element in the form of ON-time pulses with a constant ON-time, and wherein the accumulator is configured to collect the number of ON-time pulses for determining consumed energy based on the number of ON-time pulses per time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An electronic device comprising:
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an energy tracking system including; at least one energy transfer block; and a control circuit, wherein the control circuit is configured to control switching of energy in the at least one energy transfer block in order to transfer energy from a primary voltage applied at an input of the energy tracking system into a secondary voltage at an output of the energy tracking system, wherein the control circuit includes; an ON-time and OFF-time generator; at least one control logic block; and an accumulator, wherein the at least one control logic block is coupled to receive a signal from the ON-time and OFF-time generator and to generate switching signals for the at least one energy transfer block in the form of ON-time pulses with a constant ON-time, wherein the control circuit is configured to control a frequency of ON-time pulses in response to a change of the secondary output voltage, and wherein the accumulator is configured to collect the number of ON-time pulses for determining consumed energy based on the number of ON-time pulses per time. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A method of measuring power consumption of an electronic device, the electronic device comprising an energy tracking system, the energy tracking system comprising at least one switched transistor and at least one inductor, wherein the at least one switched transistor is configured to switch a current through the at least one inductor, and an error amplifier is configured to control switching of the at least one switched transistor in order to convert a primary voltage applied at an input of the energy tracking system into a secondary voltage at an output of the energy tracking system, the method comprising:
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switching the at least one switched transistor with pulses having a constant ON-time; controlling a frequency of ON-time pulses in response to a change of an output voltage of the energy tracking system determined by the error amplifier; determining the frequency of the ON-time pulses; and determining the power consumption based on the frequency of the ON-time pulses. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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