DYNAMIC THERMAL BALANCING OF PARALLEL REGULATORS TO REDUCE HOTSPOTS AND INCREASE PERFORMANCE

    公开(公告)号:US20170222465A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-08-03

    申请号:US15260272

    申请日:2016-09-08

    Abstract: A method for supplying power to a battery determines a first thermal budget for a first charging regulator. The method also determines a second thermal budget for a second charging regulator. The first charging regulator and the second charging regulator are coupled to the battery. The method further includes dynamically increasing a first charging regulator power output and substantially simultaneously decreasing a second charging regulator power output based on the first thermal budget and the second thermal budget.

    BATTERY CHARGER POWER CONTROL
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180138735A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-05-17

    申请号:US15653264

    申请日:2017-07-18

    CPC classification number: H02J7/045 H02J7/025 H02J50/12 H02J50/80 H04B5/0037

    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for limiting the power drawn by a battery charger based on monitoring of the input voltage and input current supplied to the battery charger from a power supply. In certain aspects, a method generally includes sensing an output voltage of the power supply, wherein the output voltage of the power supply is variable. The method further includes sensing an output current of the power supply. The method further includes providing the output voltage and output current to a battery charger. The method further includes generating a control signal indicative of a scaling of the output current based on a scaling factor, wherein the scaling factor is based on the output voltage. The method further includes providing the control signal to the battery charger to control the output current supplied by the power supply to the battery charger.

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