METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR EXTENDED CURRENT LIMIT FOR POWER REGULATION

    公开(公告)号:US20210294369A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-23

    申请号:US17207478

    申请日:2021-03-19

    Abstract: A method and apparatuses for power regulation using an extended current limit are disclosed. The power regulator detects an occurrence of an output current of the regulator exceeding a first current limit, triggers an extended current limit timer based on the detected occurrence, regulates the output current according to a second current limit higher than the first current limit based on a duration of the extended current limit timer, and regulates the output current according to the first current limit based on an expiration of the duration of the extended current limit timer.

    Extended power threshold management of power rails

    公开(公告)号:US12099397B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-24

    申请号:US18069537

    申请日:2022-12-21

    CPC classification number: G06F1/3296

    Abstract: Various embodiments include power management system methods including receiving, at a processor(s), a notification signal triggering the processor(s) to implement power usage mitigation at the processor(s), determining, by the processor(s), a mitigation amount of power rail power by which to mitigate current usage at a power rail based on a use case for the power rail, and implementing power usage mitigation at the processor(s) by the processor(s) sufficient to mitigate power usage at the power rail by the mitigation amount of power rail power. Power usage mitigation may include reducing processor(s) current usage: by a predefined amount; proportional to the amount a power rail current exceeds a power rail current threshold; by the amount of current exceeding a processor current threshold; or by a smallest amount between the amount a power rail current exceeds a power rail current threshold and the processor(s) current exceeds a processor current threshold.

    Voltage settling detection for switching regulators

    公开(公告)号:US10019021B1

    公开(公告)日:2018-07-10

    申请号:US15712488

    申请日:2017-09-22

    CPC classification number: G05F1/565 G05F1/575 G06F1/08 G06F1/305

    Abstract: The present disclosure describes aspects of voltage settling detection for switching regulators. In some aspects, an integrated circuit for controlling a switching regulator includes a modulator having an output coupled to switch drive circuitry of the switching regulator. A digital-to-analog converter (DAC) has a first output coupled to an input of the modulator and a second output configured to indicate when a digital-to-analog conversion is complete. A voltage settling detector is configured to receive, from the second output of DAC, an indication that the digital-to-analog conversion is complete and detect a signal transition at the output of the modulator. Based on the indication and the signal transition, the voltage settling detector can provide a status indication for the switching regulator. By so doing, the voltage settling detector may indicate that an output voltage of the switching regulator is proximate a target output voltage level set by the DAC.

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