IP Library Granted Patent US 9,692,303
Granted Patent B2
US 9,692,303 · App. 14/947,495 · Granted Jun 27, 2017

Systems and methods of non-invasive continuous adaptive tuning of digitally controlled switched mode power supply based on measured dynamic response

Inventor: Jeffrey Anthony Morroni (Highlands Ranch, CO)
Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
H02M3/158
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Patent No.
US 9,692,303
App. No.
14/947,495
Granted
Jun 27, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

Example embodiments of the systems and methods of non-invasive continuous adaptive tuning of digitally controlled switched mode power supply based on measured dynamic response disclosed herein rely on time domain measurements for the tuning rather than on frequency response to automatically tune the system for stability and good dynamic performance. In particular, an algorithm directly measures overshoot and settling time to transients. Using this information, the algorithm minimizes both overshoot/undershoot and settling time by adjusting the parameters of a digital compensator. Since time domain measurements are directly used, the implementation does not require an additional perturbation in the system that otherwise would be necessary.

Claims (13)

1. A system comprising:

a switch mode power supply (SMPS) controller; and

an adjustable compensator configured to continuously receive time domain information based on a measured transient of an output voltage of an SMPS controlled by the SMPS controller and to continuously send a compensation signal to the SMPS controller to compensate for the transient on the output voltage;

further comprising a startup timing module configured to provide initial compensation parameters to the adjustable compensator.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the initial compensation parameters are provided based on at least one of ω 0 and Q factor information of the output voltage.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the ω 0 and Q factor information is provided by an analog to digital converter.

4. A method comprising:

providing an output voltage with a switch mode power supply (SMPS), the SMPS comprising an SMPS controller;

continuously receiving information related to time domain transients on the output voltage; and

sending an adjustable compensation signal to the SMPS controller to continuously adjust for the transients on the output voltage;

further comprising providing initial compensation parameters to an adjustable compensator that provides the adjustable compensation signal.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising providing the initial compensation parameters based on at least one of ω 0 and Q factor information of the output voltage.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising providing the ω 0 and Q factor information by an analog to digital converter.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 20, 2015
From: MORRONI, JEFFREY ANTHONY
To: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
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Continuity (1)
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