Systems and methods for measurement of input current of voltage regulator
View Patent ↗In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, an information handling system may include an information handling resource, a voltage regulator, a non-transitory computer-readable medium, and a controller. The voltage regulator may be coupled to the information handling resource and configured to deliver electrical energy to the information handling resource. The a non-transitory computer-readable medium may have stored thereon curve fit information, the curve fit information including coefficients of a polynomial for approximating a parameter indicative of the power efficiency of the voltage regulator as a function of a measured output current of the voltage regulator. The controller may be coupled to the voltage regulator and configured to receive information indicative of an output power of the voltage regulator and, based on the information indicative of an output power of the voltage regulator and the curve fit information, calculate an input current of the voltage regulator.
1. An information handling system comprising:
an information handling resource;
a first voltage regulator phase of a first type and a second voltage regulator phase of a second, different type coupled to the information handling resource and configured to deliver electrical energy to the information handling resource;
a non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon curve fit information, the curve fit information including coefficients of first and second polynomials for approximating corresponding first and second parameters indicative of power efficiencies of the first and second voltage regulator phases as a function of respective measured output currents of the first and second voltage regulator phases; and
a controller coupled to the first and second voltage regulator phases and configured to:
receive information indicative of respective output powers of the first and second voltage regulator phases;
based on the information indicative of the respective output powers of the first and second voltage regulator phases and the curve fit information, calculate respective input currents of the first and second voltage regulator phases; and
based on the respective input currents, selectively enable or disable at least one voltage regulator phase of the information handling system.
2. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the first and second parameters indicate power efficiency in terms of the respective output powers divided by respective input powers of the first and second voltage regulator phases as a function of the respective measured output currents.
3. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the first and second parameters indicate power loss in terms of respective input powers of the first and second voltage regulator phases minus the respective output powers as a function of measured output current.
4. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the information indicative of respective output powers includes the respective measured output currents and respective measured output voltages of the first and second voltage regulator phases.
5. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
receive from the first and second voltage regulator phases identifying information associated with the first and second voltage regulator phases; and
read from the curve fit information respective entries associated with the identifying information.
6. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the curve fit information includes a first set of polynomial coefficients associated with values of the measured output current below a particular measured output current and a second set of polynomial coefficients associated with values of the measured output current above the particular measured output current.
7. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the curve fit information includes a first set of polynomial coefficients associated with a first operation mode of the first and second voltage regulator phases and a second set of polynomial coefficients associated with a second operation mode of the first and second voltage regulator phases.
8. A method comprising:
receiving, at an information handling system, information indicative of respective output powers of a first voltage regulator phase of a first type and a second voltage regulator phase of a second, different type;
based on the information indicative of the respective output powers and curve fit information, the information handling system calculating respective input currents of the first and second voltage regulator phases, wherein the curve fit information includes coefficients of first and second polynomials for approximating corresponding first and second parameters indicative of first and second power efficiencies of the first and second voltage regulator phases as a function of respective measured first and second output currents of the voltage regulator phases; and
based on the respective input currents, selectively enable or disable at least one voltage regulator phase of the information handling system.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the first and second parameters indicate power efficiency in terms of the respective output powers divided by respective input powers of the first and second voltage regulator phases as a function of the respective measured output currents.
10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the first and second parameters indicate power loss in terms of respective input powers of the first and second voltage regulator phases minus the respective output power as a function of measured output current.
11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the information indicative of respective output powers includes the respective measured output currents and respective measured output voltages of the first and second voltage regulator phases.
12. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
receiving from the first and second voltage regulator phases identifying information associated with the first and second voltage regulator phases; and
reading from the curve fit information respective entries associated with the identifying information.
13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the curve fit information stores a first set of polynomial coefficients associated with values of the measured output current below a threshold measured output current and a second set of polynomial coefficients associated with values of the measured output current above the threshold measured output current.
14. The method of claim 8 , wherein the curve fit information stores a first set of polynomial coefficients associated with a first operation mode of the first and second voltage regulator phases and a second set of polynomial coefficients associated with a second operation mode of the first and second voltage regulator phases.
15. A power system comprising:
a first voltage regulator phase of a first type and a second voltage regulator phase of a second, different type that are configured to deliver electrical energy to a load;
a non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon curve fit information, the curve fit information including coefficients of first and second polynomials for approximating corresponding first and second parameters indicative of power efficiencies of the first and second voltage regulator phases as a function of respective measured output currents of the first and second voltage regulator phases; and
a controller coupled to the first and second voltage regulator phases and configured to:
receive information indicative of respective output powers of the first and second voltage regulator phases;
based on the information indicative of the respective output powers of the first and second voltage regulator phases and the curve fit information, calculate respective input currents of the first and second voltage regulator phases; and
based on the respective input currents, selectively enable or disable at least one voltage regulator phase of the power system.
16. The power system of claim 15 , wherein the first and second parameters indicate power efficiency in terms of the respective output powers divided by respective input powers of the first and second voltage regulator phases as a function of the respective measured output currents.
17. The power system of claim 15 , wherein the first and second parameters indicate power loss in terms of respective input powers of the first and second voltage regulator phases minus the respective output powers as a function of measured output current.
18. The power system of claim 15 , wherein the information indicative of respective output powers includes the respective measured output currents and respective measured first and second output voltages of the voltage regulator phases.
19. The power system of claim 15 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
receive from the first and second voltage regulator phases identifying information associated with the first and second voltage regulator phases; and
read from the curve fit information respective entries associated with the identifying information.
20. The power system of claim 15 , wherein the curve fit information includes a first set of polynomial coefficients associated with a first operation mode of the first and second voltage regulator phases and a second set of polynomial coefficients associated with a second operation mode of the first and second voltage regulator phases.