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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2013
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Kevin R. Covi, Glenford, NY (US);
Patrick K. Egan, Rochester, MN (US);
James D. Jordan, Round Rock, TX (US);
Jordan R. Keuseman, Rochester, MN (US);
Michael L. Miller, Rochester, MN (US);
Guillermo J. Silva, Austin, TX (US);
Malcolm S. Allen-Ware, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 1/32 (2007.01); H02M 3/158 (2006.01); G05F 1/46 (2006.01); H02M 3/156 (2006.01); H02M 3/157 (2006.01); H02M 1/00 (2007.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/462 (2013.01); H02M 1/32 (2013.01); H02M 3/1584 (2013.01); H02M 3/156 (2013.01); H02M 3/157 (2013.01); H02M 3/158 (2013.01); H02M 2001/0009 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for implementing dynamic regulator output current limiting. An input power to the regulator is measured, and the measured input power is related to a regulator output current and a regulator over current trip point, and dynamically used for providing dynamic regulator output current limiting.