Optimized conversion efficiency for regulator apparatus with plural parallel regulators
US8680826B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 20, 2011 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 26, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02B70/10
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A regulator apparatus having an input terminal and an output terminal, the regulator apparatus includes: a plurality of regulators arranged in parallel between the input terminal and the output terminal; an conversion efficiency characteristic information obtaining unit that obtains conversion efficiency characteristic information representing a characteristic of a conversion efficiency with respect to an output current with regard to each of the plurality of regulators; a memory that stores the conversion efficiency characteristic information of each of the plurality of regulators obtained by the conversion efficiency characteristic information obtaining unit; and a switching control unit that performs a switching control on the plurality of regulators based on a value of the output current output from the output terminal and the conversion efficiency characteristic information stored in the memory.
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