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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2018
Infineon Technologies Austria Ag, Villach, AT;
Benjamin L. Schwabe, Munich, DE;
Christian Rainer, Klagenfurt, AT;
Darryl Galipeau, Warwick, RI (US);
Infineon Technologies Austria AG, Villach, AT;
Abstract
A power supply system comprises: a switched-capacitor converter, a controller, and a monitor. Via generation of control signals, the controller controls settings of switches in the switched-capacitor converter to convert a received input voltage to an output voltage that powers a load. The monitor in the power supply system at least occasionally determines an impedance associated with the switched-capacitor converter. A magnitude of the determined impedance provides an indication whether the switched-capacitor converter is operating efficiently. To ensure efficient operation of the switched-capacitor converter, based on input form the monitor, the controller adjusts the control signals controlling the switches in the switched-capacitor converter as a function of the determined impedance.