Multi-phase voltage regulator with phases ordered by lowest phase current
US7414383B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 12, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 19, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 7, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02M3/1584
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
While firing a number of phases of a multi-phase switching voltage regulator in a sequence, a determination is made as to which one of the phases has the lowest phase current. Then, the next phase, to be fired in the sequence, is selected as the one that has been determined to have the lowest phase current. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
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