Method and apparatus for peak shifting adjustment

1. An apparatus for peak shifting adjustment, the apparatus comprising:

a controlling unit, configured, after receiving Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) signals, to sequentially control different outputting units to output the PWM signals according to a preset time sequence, wherein an interval between two adjacent outputted PWM signals is T 1 , which is a time when a current required by an electric device is higher than a normal current in case of an increase of a duty cycle of the PWM signals;

at least two outputting units each connected to an electric device, each outputting unit configured to output a respective PWM signal to a corresponding electric device according to the control of the controlling unit, wherein each outputting unit is further configured to shift waveforms of the PWM signals by ½ period according to control of the controlling unit, wherein the preset time sequence of the controlling unit is configured to control the as least two different outputting units every time to output the PWM signals and control one of the two outputting units to use a waveform shifting function; and

a duty cycle detecting module, configured to detect the duty cycle of the PWM signals, and to select a corresponding preset time sequence according to a value of the duty cycle when the duty cycle increases.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the preset time sequence of the controlling unit is configured to control one outputting unit every time to output the PWM signals.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, when the duty cycle detecting module detects that the increased duty cycle of the PWM signals is less than or equal to a first threshold, the preset time sequence of the controlling unit includes: controlling two different outputting units every time to output the PWM signals and control one of the two outputting units to use a waveform shifting function; and, when the duty cycle detecting module detects that the increased duty cycle of the PWM signals is greater than the first threshold, the preset time sequence of the controlling unit is configured to control one different outputting unit to output the PWM signals with the increased duty cycle at intervals of T 1 .

4. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the preset time sequence of the controlling unit includes: controlling two different outputting units every time to output the PWM signals and control one of the two outputting units to use a waveform shifting function.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the preset time sequence of the controlling unit is configured to control one different outputting unit to output the PWM signals with the increased duty cycle at intervals of T 1 .

6. A method for peak shifting adjustment, the method comprising:

receiving Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) signals;

after receiving the PWM signals, sequentially outputting control instructions according to a preset time sequence, wherein an interval between two adjacent outputted control instructions is T 1 , which is a time when a current required by an electric device is higher than a normal current in case of an increase of a duty cycle of the PWM signals;

outputting the PWM signals to one or more electric devices according to each of the sequentially outputted control instructions, wherein the preset time sequence is configured to output a control instruction every time to control the PWM signals to be outputted to two corresponding electric devices, and to control the PWM signals outputted to one of the electric devices to be shifted by ½ period; and

before sequentially outputting the control instructions to output the PWM signals to two electric devices according to the preset time sequence, the method further comprising detecting the duty cycle of the PWM signals, and selecting a corresponding preset time sequence according to a value of the duty cycle when the duty cycle increases.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the preset time sequence is configured to output a control instruction every time to control the PWM signals to be outputted to a corresponding electric device.

8. The method according to claim 6 , wherein, when it is detected that the increased duty cycle of the PWM signals is less than or equal to a first threshold, the preset time sequence is configured to output a control instruction every time to control the PWM signals with the increased duty cycle to be outputted to two corresponding electric devices, and to control the PWM signals outputted to one of the electric devices to be shifted by ½ period; and, when it is detected that the increased duty cycle of the PWM signals is greater than the first threshold, the preset time sequence is configured to output a control instruction every time to control the PWM signals with the increased duty cycle to be outputted to a corresponding electric device.

9. The method according to claim 6 , comprising:

detecting that the increased duty cycle of the PWM signals is less than or equal to a threshold; and

configuring the preset time sequence to output a control instruction every time to control the PWM signals with the increased duty cycle to be outputted to two corresponding electric devices; and

controlling the PWM signals outputted to one of the electric devices to be shifted by ½ period.

10. The method according to claim 6 , comprising:

detecting that the increased duty cycle of the PWM signals is greater than a threshold; and

configuring the preset time sequence to output a control instruction every time to control the PWM signals with the increased duty cycle to be outputted to a corresponding electric device.