Granted Patent B2

US 7,808,225 · App. 11/547,416 · Granted Oct 5, 2010

Abstract

Claims (33)

1. A power supply system comprising:

a parallel arrangement of a first switched mode power supply having a first system bandwidth and a second switched mode power supply having a second system bandwidth covering higher frequencies than the first system bandwidth, the first switched mode power supply being dimensioned to supply a first maximal output power, the second switched mode power supply being dimensioned to supply a second maximal output power that is smaller than the first maximal output power and

a control circuit for varying a reference voltage of both the first switched mode power supply and the second switched mode power supply to obtain a corresponding variation of an output voltage of the parallel arrangement.

2. A power supply system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first system bandwidth covers a frequency range from zero to a first frequency and the second system bandwidth covers a frequency range from a second frequency to a third predetermined frequency wherein the second frequency is within a range from zero and to the first frequency and wherein the third frequency is higher than the first frequency.

3. A power supply system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first switched mode power supply is arranged to operate at a first frequency or in a first switching frequency range having a first upper limit and wherein the second switched mode power supply is arranged to operate at a second switching frequency that is higher than the first switching frequency or in a second switching frequency range having a second upper limit that is higher than the first upper limit.

4. A power supply system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:

the first switched mode power supply comprises a first switch, a first inductor, and a first controller for receiving the reference voltage to control the first switch to obtain a first periodical current through the first inductor:

the second switched mode power supply comprises a second switch, a second inductor, and a second controller for receiving the reference voltage to control the second switch to obtain a second periodical current through the second inductor; and

the first and second switched mode power supplies are configured to supply the first periodical current and the second periodical current to a same load.

5. A power supply system as claimed in claim 4 , further comprising a low-pass filter configured to supply the reference voltage to the first controller.

6. A power supply system as claimed in claim 4 , further comprising a high-pass or band-pass filter configured to supply the reference voltage to the second controller.

7. A power supply system as claimed in claim 4 , further comprising a delay circuit configured to supply the reference voltage to the second controller.

8. A system as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the power supply system comprises a delay circuit configured to supply the reference voltage to the second controller.

9. A system, comprising:

an amplifier having a power supply input for receiving an output voltage: and

a power supply system configured to supply the output voltage to the amplifier, the power supply system including:

a parallel arrangement of a first switched mode power supply having a first system bandwidth and a second switched mode power supply having a second system bandwidth covering higher frequencies than the first system bandwidth, the first switched mode power supply being dimensioned to supply a first maximal output power, the second switched mode power supply being dimensioned to supply a second maximal output power that is smaller than the first maximal output power and

a control circuit for varying a reference voltage of both the first switched mode power supply and the second switched mode power supply to obtain a corresponding variation of an output voltage of the parallel arrangement.

10. A system as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the system is a mobile apparatus.

11. A system as claimed in claim 9 , wherein:

the first switched mode power supply comprises a first switch, a first inductor, and a first controller for receiving the reference voltage to control the first switch to obtain a first periodical current through the first inductor;

the second switched mode power supply comprises a second switch, a second inductor, and a second controller for receiving the reference voltage to control the second switch to obtain a second periodical current through the second inductor; and

the first and second switched mode power supplies are configured to supply the first periodical current and the second periodical current to the amplifier.

12. A system as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the power supply system comprises a low-pass filter configured to supply the reference voltage to the first controller.

13. A system as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the power supply system comprises a high-pass or band-pass filter configured to supply the reference voltage to the second controller.

14. A power supply system, comprising:

a first switched mode power supply having a first system bandwidth and dimensioned to supply a first maximal output power, the first switched mode power supply including a first switch and a first inductor coupled between a first voltage terminal and an output terminal, and a first controller configured to control the first switch to obtain a first current at the output terminal through the first inductor based on a first reference voltage; and

a second switched mode power supply having a second system bandwidth covering higher frequencies than the first system bandwidth and dimensioned to supply a second maximal output power that is smaller than the first maximal output power, the second switched mode power supply including a second switch and a second inductor coupled between the first voltage terminal and the output terminal, and a second controller configured to receive a second reference voltage and control the second switch to obtain a second current at the output terminal through the second inductor based on the first reference voltage.

15. The power supply system of claim 14 , wherein the first system bandwidth covers a frequency range from zero to a first frequency and the second system bandwidth covers a frequency range from a second frequency to a third frequency wherein the second frequency is within a range from zero and to the first frequency and wherein the third frequency is higher than the first frequency.

16. The power supply system of claim 14 , wherein the first switched mode power supply is arranged to operate at a first frequency or in a first switching frequency range having a first upper limit and wherein the second switched mode power supply is arranged to operate at a second switching frequency that is higher than the first switching frequency or in a second switching frequency range having a second upper limit that is higher than the first upper limit.

17. The power supply system of claim 14 , further comprising a low-pass filter configured to supply a second reference voltage to the first controller based on the first reference voltage.

18. The power supply system of claim 14 , further comprising a high-pass or band-pass filter configured to supply a second reference voltage to the second controller based on the first reference voltage.

19. The power supply system of claim 14 , further comprising a delay circuit configured to supply a second reference voltage to the second controller based on the first reference voltage.

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