Honeywell International Inc.

Brian West

Edward R Prado

Chris Hearn

An adaptive digital power control system is disclosed, which implements a digitally controlled, near real-time algorithm to accommodate multiple loop current mode controls for low voltage, high performance computing system power needs. For example, an adaptive digital power control system that is implemented with an FPGA to generate low voltages for high performance computing systems is disclosed, which includes a current and voltage loop compensation algorithm that enables the adaptive digital power control system to dynamically compensate for high current transients and EMI-related noise. The current and voltage loop compensation algorithm uses a combination of linear predictive coding and Kalman filtering techniques to provide dynamic current and voltage compensation, and implement a feed-forward technique using knowledge of the power system's output parameters to adequately adapt to the system's compensation needs. More specifically, an adaptive digital power control system is disclosed, which includes a power stage for generating a plurality of low voltages, a multiplexer and A/D converter stage for receiving and converting the plurality of low voltages and a plurality of associated currents to a plurality of digital voltage and current signals, a current and voltage compensation algorithm stage for receiving the plurality of digital voltage and current signals and generating a plurality of digital voltage and current compensation control signals using linear predictive coding, Kalman filtering and feed-forward estimation techniques, and a digitally controlled pulse width modulator stage for receiving the plurality of digital voltage and current compensation control signals and controlling the duty cycles of a plurality of transistor switching devices in the power stage. Thus, the adaptive digital power control system can dynamically compensate for high current transients and EMI-related noise generated in low voltage power systems for high performance computing systems.

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