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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2020
Filed:
May. 09, 2019
Infineon Technologies Austria Ag, Villach, AT;
Zhiqing You, Torrance, CA (US);
Tim Ng, Monterey Park, CA (US);
Infineon Technologies Austria AG, Villach, AT;
Abstract
A controller of a switching voltage regulator estimates a load current based upon a current within the voltage regulator, a change in the output voltage of the voltage regulator, and the capacitance and/or equivalent series resistance (ESR) of an output capacitor. For sharp drops in the output voltage, the output capacitor's ESR provides a better estimate of the load current, whereas the output capacitance provides a better estimate for moderate output voltage drops. These techniques allow the voltage regulator controller to more quickly detect excessive load current, and issue an over current warning to the load with little latency. The fast response afforded by these techniques provides the load, e.g., a CPU or GPU, sufficient time to reduce its current, thereby avoiding a complete shutdown due to excessive load current.