System and method for dynamic power regulator for power supply output adjustment
AssigneeDell Products L.P.
InventorsGeorge R. Richards, III, Daniel E. Jenkins
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Abstract
An apparatus with a direct-current to direct-current power transformer is configured to transform an input voltage at an input terminal to an output voltage at an output terminal. A current sensor is coupled to the power transformer and configured to measure a current flowing through the power transformer. A voltage adjustment controller is coupled to the current sensor and the output terminal and configured to change the output voltage based at least on the measured current.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a direct-current to direct-current power transformer, configured to transform an input voltage at an input terminal to an output voltage at an output terminal;
- a current sensor coupled to the power transformer and configured to measure a current flowing through the power transformer;
- and,
- a voltage adjustment controller coupled to the current sensor and the output terminal and configured to change the output voltage based at least on the measured current.
An information handling system comprising:
- one or more information handling resources;
- a direct-current to direct-current power transformer, configured to transform an input voltage at an input terminal to an output voltage at an output terminal;
- a current sensor coupled to the power transformer and configured to measure a current flowing through the power transformer;
- and,
- a voltage adjustment controller coupled to the current sensor and the output terminal and configured to change the output voltage based at least on the measured current.
A method for regulating electrical power in an information handling system including the steps of:
- transforming an input voltage at an input terminal to an output voltage at an output terminal;
- sensing current flowing to the output terminal;
- causing a first change to the output voltage, the change including adding an offset voltage to the output voltage received from the output terminal;
- measuring a first magnitude of the current prior to the first change;
- measuring a second magnitude of the current after the first change;
- comparing the first magnitude to the second magnitude;
- and
- causing a second change to the output voltage based at least on the comparison and the first change.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.