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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2009
Guido Remmert, Hamm, DE;
Guido Remmert, Hamm, DE;
Abstract
A switching power supply is provided that includes: input terminals for the uptake of an input power, output terminals for providing an output power, a circuit disposed between the input and output terminals for transforming the input power and having at least one controllable switch, a control unit for controlling the at least one controllable switch by means of at least one pulse-width modulation signal having variable frequency and variable duty cycle, and having measuring instruments connected to control unit, designed for at least measuring the input current intensity, the input voltage, the output current intensity, and the output voltage, wherein control unit is designed for the purpose of monitoring the efficiency of switching power supply by means of measurement values of the connected measuring instruments, and of optimizing the efficiency by controlling the at least one controllable switch by means of a first digital control loop. Also provided is a method for operating a switching power supply.