Electronic device and method for power measurement
AssigneeTexas Instruments Incorporated
InventorsJohann Zipperer, Peter Weber
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AssigneeTexas Instruments Incorporated
InventorsJohann Zipperer, Peter Weber
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The invention relates to an electronic device comprising a switched mode power converter comprising a switched transistor, an inductor and an error amplifier. The switched transistor is configured to switch a current through the inductor. The error amplifier is configured to control the switching of the switched transistor to convert a primary voltage applied at the input into a secondary voltage at the output of the switched mode power converter. The electronic device further comprises an oscillator, a control logic stage and a digital counter. The control logic stage is coupled to receive a clock signal from the oscillator and to generate switching signals for the switched transistor in form of ON-time pulses with a constant ON-time according to a pulse density scheme. The counter is configured to count the number of ON-time pulses for determining the consumed power based on the number of ON-time pulses per time.
An electronic device comprising a switched mode power converter comprising a switched transistor (SW), an inductor (IND), an error amplifier (EA), the switched transistor being configured to switch a current through the inductor and the error amplifier being configured to control the switching of the switched transistor in order to convert a primary voltage applied at an input of the switched mode power converter into a secondary voltage at an output of the switched mode power converter, wherein the electronic device further comprises an oscillator (OSC), a control logic stage (CNTL) and a digital counter (CNT) wherein the control logic stage is coupled to receive a clock signal from the oscillator and to generate switching signals for the switched transistor in form of ON-time pulses with a constant width ON-time according to a pulse density scheme, and wherein the counter is configured to count a number of ON-time pulses for determining a consumed power based on the number of ON-time pulses per time.
A method of measuring a power consumption of an electronic device that comprises a switched mode power converter comprising a switched transistor (SW) and an inductor (IND), the switched transistor being configured to switch a current through the inductor and an error amplifier being configured to control the switching of the switched transistor in order to convert a primary voltage applied at an input of the switched mode power converter into a secondary voltage at an output of the switched mode power converter, the method comprising the steps of:
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