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公开(公告)号：US12034372B2
公开(公告)日：2024-07-09
申请号：US17484992
申请日：2021-09-24
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Sarfraz Shaikh , Carlos Andre Faria Calisto , Deepesh H. Kamani , Vincenzo Bisogno
IPC: H02M3/158
CPC classification number: H02M3/1584
Abstract: A reconfigurable multi-phase power converter is disclosed. An apparatus comprises a first primary power converter configured to generate a first regulated supply voltage to a first regulated supply voltage node and a second primary power converter configured to generate a second regulated supply voltage to a second regulated supply voltage node. The apparatus further includes N secondary power converters, wherein N is an integer value of one or more, and a multiplexer circuit configured to select the at least one of the N secondary power converters to provide an output current to one of the first or second regulated supply voltage nodes.
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公开(公告)号：US20240313646A1
公开(公告)日：2024-09-19
申请号：US18618171
申请日：2024-03-27
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Hao Zhou , Sarfraz Shaikh , Jay B. Fletcher , Sanjay Pant , Mark A. Yoshimoto , Vincenzo Bisogno , Shawn Searles
Abstract: A power management circuit included in a computer system regulates a voltage level of a power supply node used by other circuits in the computer system. The power management circuit includes a control circuit and multiple phase circuits coupled to the regulated power supply node via corresponding inductors. The control circuit selectively activates particular ones of the multiple phase circuits allowing them source respective currents to the regulated power supply node. The control circuit also selectively activates particular ones of other phase circuits that are external to the power management circuit and coupled to the regulated power supply node via their own corresponding inductors. Once activated, the external phase circuits source respective currents to the regulated power supply node via their corresponding inductors.
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公开(公告)号：US20230369972A1
公开(公告)日：2023-11-16
申请号：US18317679
申请日：2023-05-15
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Hao Zhou , Sarfraz Shaikh , Jay B. Fletcher , Sanjay Pant , Mark A. Yoshimoto , Vincenzo Bisogno , Shawn Searles
Abstract: A power management circuit included in a computer system regulates a voltage level of a power supply node used by other circuits in the computer system. The power management circuit includes a control circuit and multiple phase circuits coupled to the regulated power supply node via corresponding inductors. The control circuit selectively activates particular ones of the multiple phase circuits allowing them source respective currents to the regulated power supply node. The control circuit also selectively activates particular ones of other phase circuits that are external to the power management circuit and coupled to the regulated power supply node via their own corresponding inductors. Once activated, the external phase circuits source respective currents to the regulated power supply node via their corresponding inductors.
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公开(公告)号：US12218583B2
公开(公告)日：2025-02-04
申请号：US17820477
申请日：2022-08-17
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Louis De Marco , Vincenzo Bisogno
Abstract: A power converter circuit that includes two flying capacitors, is coupled to a regulated power supply node in a computer system. The power converter circuit magnetizes an inductor using the two flying capacitors during a first phase. During a second phase, the power converter circuit charges one of the flying capacitors, de-magnetizes the inductor, and transfers charge to the regulated power supply node. The power converter circuit magnetizes the inductor using the flying capacitors, and transfers charge to the regulated power supply node during a third phase. During a fourth phase, the power converter circuit again de-magnetizes the inductor, charges the one of the flying capacitors, and transfers charge to the regulated power supply node.
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公开(公告)号：US20240241571A1
公开(公告)日：2024-07-18
申请号：US18622502
申请日：2024-03-29
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Shawn Searles , Sanjay Pant , Ludmil N. Nikolov , Tiago Filipe Galhoz Patrao , Enrico Zanetti , Hao Zhou , Vincenzo Bisogno
IPC: G06F1/3296 , H02M1/00 , H02M3/157
CPC classification number: G06F1/3296 , H02M1/0006 , H02M1/0025 , H02M1/007 , H02M3/157
Abstract: A power delivery system included in a computer system uses multiple power converter circuits to generate respective voltage levels on multiple power supply nodes. An embodiment of the power delivery system includes an input power converter circuit that generates a voltage level for use by host and follower power converter circuits. The host power converter circuit generates an external demand current that is shared by multiple follower power converter circuits to regulate the voltage level on the multiple power supply nodes. The power delivery system can be scaled to different platforms of the computer system by adjusting the number of follower power converter circuits.
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公开(公告)号：US11983063B2
公开(公告)日：2024-05-14
申请号：US17823949
申请日：2022-08-31
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Shawn Searles , Sanjay Pant , Ludmil N. Nikolov , Tiago Filipe Galhoz Patrao , Enrico Zanetti , Hao Zhou , Vincenzo Bisogno
IPC: G06F1/32 , G06F1/3296 , H02M1/00 , H02M3/157
CPC classification number: G06F1/3296 , H02M1/0006 , H02M1/0025 , H02M1/007 , H02M3/157
Abstract: A power delivery system included in a computer system using multiple power converter circuits to generate respective voltage levels on multiple power supply nodes. The power delivery system includes a step-down power converter circuit that generates a voltage level for use by host and follower power converter circuits. The host power converter circuit generates an external demand current that is shared by multiple follower power converter circuits to regulate the voltage level on the multiple power supply nodes. The power delivery system can be scaled to different platforms of the computer system by adjusting the number of follower power converter circuits.
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公开(公告)号：US20230095471A1
公开(公告)日：2023-03-30
申请号：US17484992
申请日：2021-09-24
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Sarfraz Shaikh , Carlos Andre Faria Calisto , Deepesh H. Kamani , Vincenzo Bisogno
IPC: H02M3/158
Abstract: A reconfigurable multi-phase power converter is disclosed. An apparatus comprises a first primary power converter configured to generate a first regulated supply voltage to a first regulated supply voltage node and a second primary power converter configured to generate a second regulated supply voltage to a second regulated supply voltage node. The apparatus further includes N secondary power converters, wherein N is an integer value of one or more, and a multiplexer circuit configured to select the at least one of the N secondary power converters to provide an output current to one of the first or second regulated supply voltage nodes.
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公开(公告)号：US20240069621A1
公开(公告)日：2024-02-29
申请号：US17823949
申请日：2022-08-31
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Shawn Searles , Sanjay Pant , Ludmil N. Nikolov , Tiago Filipe Galhoz Patrao , Enrico Zanetti , Hao Zhou , Vincenzo Bisogno
IPC: G06F1/3296 , H02M1/00 , H02M3/157
CPC classification number: G06F1/3296 , H02M1/0006 , H02M1/0025 , H02M1/007 , H02M3/157
Abstract: A power delivery system included in a computer system using multiple power converter circuits to generate respective voltage levels on multiple power supply nodes. The power delivery system includes a step-down power converter circuit that generates a voltage level for use by host and follower power converter circuits. The host power converter circuit generates an external demand current that is shared by multiple follower power converter circuits to regulate the voltage level on the multiple power supply nodes. The power delivery system can be scaled to different platforms of the computer system by adjusting the number of follower power converter circuits.
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公开(公告)号：US20240063716A1
公开(公告)日：2024-02-22
申请号：US17820477
申请日：2022-08-17
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Louis De Marco , Vincenzo Bisogno
CPC classification number: H02M3/07 , H02M1/0095
Abstract: A power converter circuit that includes two flying capacitors, is coupled to a regulated power supply node in a computer system. The power converter circuit magnetizes an inductor using the two flying capacitors during a first phase. During a second phase, the power converter circuit charges one of the flying capacitors, de-magnetizes the inductor, and transfers charge to the regulated power supply node. The power converter circuit magnetizes the inductor using the flying capacitors, and transfers charge to the regulated power supply node during a third phase. During a fourth phase, the power converter circuit again de-magnetizes the inductor, charges the one of the flying capacitors, and transfers charge to the regulated power supply node.
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公开(公告)号：US20220399810A1
公开(公告)日：2022-12-15
申请号：US17343459
申请日：2021-06-09
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Hao Zhou , Sarfraz Shaikh , Jay B. Fletcher , Sanjay Pant , Mark A. Yoshimoto , Vincenzo Bisogno , Shawn Searles
Abstract: A power management circuit included in a computer system regulates a voltage level of a power supply node used by other circuits in the computer system. The power management circuit includes a control circuit and multiple phase circuits coupled to the regulated power supply node via corresponding inductors. The control circuit selectively activates particular ones of the multiple phase circuits allowing them source respective currents to the regulated power supply node. The control circuit also selectively activates particular ones of other phase circuits that are external to the power management circuit and coupled to the regulated power supply node via their own corresponding inductors. Once activated, the external phase circuits source respective currents to the regulated power supply node via their corresponding inductors.
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