Systems and methods for power supply current share auto-tuning
View Patent ↗In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a power supply unit may comprise a plurality of output terminals configured to supply electrical energy to one or more information handling resources, a measurement module configured to measure one or more parameters indicative of an intermediate impedance between the power supply unit and at least one other power supply unit, and a microcontroller unit. The microcontroller unit may be configured to estimate an intermediate impedance based on the one or more parameters and communicate the intermediate impedance to a controller of an information handling system in which the power supply unit is disposed.
1. A power supply unit, comprising:
a plurality of output terminals configured to supply electrical energy to one or more information handling resources;
a measurement module configured to measure one or more parameters indicative of an intermediate impedance between the power supply unit and at least one other power supply unit in response to initiation of a power virus by a basic input/output system communicatively coupled to the power supply unit causing the power supply unit to deliver current to information handling resources electrically coupled to the power supply unit; and
a microcontroller unit configured to:
estimate an intermediate impedance based on the one or more parameters; and
communicate the intermediate impedance to a controller of an information handling system in which the power supply unit is disposed.
2. The power supply unit of claim 1 , wherein the controller of the information handling system comprises an access controller.
3. The power supply unit of claim 1 , wherein the one or more parameters comprise:
an output current delivered from a first terminal of the plurality of output terminals; and
a voltage between the first terminal and a sense point on a power bus electrically coupled to the first terminal; and
wherein the microcontroller is further configured to calculate an impedance based on the output current and the voltage.
4. The power supply unit of claim 3 , wherein the intermediate impedance is based on the impedance.
5. The power supply unit of claim 3 , wherein:
the one or more parameters further comprise a second voltage between a second terminal of the plurality of output terminals and a second sense point on a power bus electrically coupled to the second terminal; and
the microcontroller is further configured to calculate a second impedance based on the output current and the second voltage.
6. The power supply unit of claim 5 , wherein the intermediate impedance is based on the impedance and the second impedance.
7. The power supply unit of claim 1 , further wherein the measurement module measures the one or more parameters and the microcontroller unit calculates the intermediate impedance responsive to a request from the controller to perform an estimate of the intermediate impedance.
8. The power supply unit of claim 7 , further wherein the microcontroller unit is configured to receive one or more current share loop control parameters based at least on one of:
the intermediate impedance communicated to the controller; and
another intermediate impedance associated with another power supply unit.
9. A method comprising:
measuring one or more parameters indicative of an intermediate impedance between a first power supply unit and a second power supply unit in response to initiation of a power virus by a basic input/output system communicatively coupled to the power supply unit causing the power supply unit to deliver current to information handling resources electrically coupled to the power supply unit;
calculating an intermediate impedance based on the one or more parameters; and
communicating the intermediate impedance to a controller of an information handling system in which the first power supply unit and second power supply unit are disposed.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the controller of the information handling system comprises an access controller.
11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the one or more parameters comprise:
an output current delivered from a first terminal of a plurality of output terminals of the first power supply unit; and
a voltage between the first terminal and a sense point on a power bus electrically coupled to the first terminal and the second power supply unit; and
the method further comprises calculating an impedance based on the output current and the voltage.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the intermediate impedance is based on the impedance.
13. The method of claim 9 , wherein:
the one or more parameters further comprise a second voltage between a second terminal of the plurality of output terminals and a second sense point on a power bus electrically coupled to the second terminal; and
the method further comprises calculating a second impedance based on the output current and the second voltage.
14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the intermediate impedance is based on the impedance and the second impedance.
15. The method of claim 9 , further wherein the measuring the one or more parameters and calculating the intermediate impedance is performed responsive to receiving a request from the controller to perform an estimate of the intermediate impedance.
16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising receiving one or more current share loop control parameters based at least on one of:
the intermediate impedance communicated to the controller; and
another intermediate impedance associated with another power supply unit.