Digital stress share method
US8901903B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 15, 2010 |
| Grant date | Dec 2, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 27, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02M3/1586
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The Application is directed at arrangements at which switch mode power converters share a common load. More particularly, the application provides a masterless arrangement in which no single converter controls the operation of the other converters. This is achieved by an arrangement in which each converter attempts to share its current measurement with other converters through an arbitration scheme employed on a data line, with the winning converter providing a defacto current measurement; for example, a maximum or minimum, to the overall arrangement.
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