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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2023
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Ehsan Nasr Azadani, Sammamish, WA (US);
Scot Edward Heath, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Shaun L Harris, Edmonds, WA (US);
Paul Andrew Churnock, O'fallon, IL (US);
Sean James, Olympia, WA (US);
Christian L. Belady, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Power draw stabilization is provided. A target power consumption of a source load is determined. The source load is generated by electronics supplied power by a primary power source through a power rail. The power rail is coupled to a capacitor bank by a bi-directional converter configured to smooth fluctuations in power drawn from the primary power source by performing mode switch operations. The mode switch operations include, in response to the source load exceeding a target power consumption, controllably switching to a second directional mode that directs current released from the capacitor bank to the power rail. The mode switch operations further include, in response to the source load dropping below the target power consumption, controllably switching the operational mode of the bi-directional converter to a first directional mode to direct current from the power rail into the capacitor bank.