Power is supplied to an information handling system chipset with a single voltage regulator having dual phases A first phase of the voltage regulator provides power to a low power state power rail in an independent mode to support a low power state, such as a suspend or hibernate state A second phase of the voltage regulator provides power to a run power state power rail in combination with the first phase by activation of a switch, such as a MOSFET load switch, that connects the low power state power rail and the run power state power rail Voltage sensed from both power rails is applied to control voltage output so that the run power state power rail is maintained within more precise constraints than the low power state power rail

System and Method for Powering an Information Handling System in Multiple Power States

The disclosed embodiments include system and method for routing communications over a communications network. In one embodiment, a determination is made as to whether to establish a communication along a communication path based on network performance information. The disclosed embodiments provide several alternatives for establishing the communication and improving communications along the communication path in response to a determination that at least one network node along the communication path is impaired or congested.

System and method for routing data on a packet network

An apparatus (10) for supplying regulated voltage d.c. electrical power to an LED array (12) includes a rectifier (32) responsive to a.c power for generating rectified d.c. power and a power factor correcting and voltage regulating buck/boost switchmode converter (38) responsive to the rectified d.c. power for generating regulated voltage d.c. power to illuminate the LED array (12). A battery backup system (62) receives the a.c. power applied to the rectifier (32) for charging a rechargeable battery (66) and sensing an a.c. power failure. A switch-over relay (82) is connected between the battery backup system (62) and the rectifier. Upon sensing a failure of the a.c. power, the battery backup system (62) controls the switch-over relay (82) to connect the battery backup system (62) to the rectifier (32) to provide d.c. power to the switchmode converter (38) to illuminate the LED array (12). A half wave power detector (88) causes the apparatus (10) to reduce regulated d.c. power to dim the LED array (12).

Power supply for light emitting diode array

A system and method for scheduling and controlling delivery of advertising in a communications network and a communications network and remote computer program employing the system or the method. The system includes: (1) a time allocation controller that allocates time available in a particular advertising region in a display device of a remote computer between at least two advertisements as a function of one of a desired user frequency, a desired time frequency, or a desired geometry, for each of the at least two advertisements and (2) data communication controller, coupled to the time allocation controller, that delivers the at least two advertisements to said remote computer for display in the advertising region according to the allocating of the time.

System and method for scheduling and controlling delivery of advertising in a communications network

A system for monitoring and optimizing network performance to a wireless device including a wireless router in communication with the wireless device for transmitting and receiving RF signals between the wireless router and the wireless device, the wireless router configured to determine network performance information of the wireless network; concatenate the network performance information into data packets; a packet network switch in communication with the wireless router for communicating the data packets between the wireless router and the packet network switch; and a network management device in communication with the packet network switch for instructing the packet network switch to route the data packets to the wireless router based on the network performance information to optimize the network performance to the wireless device. A method for monitoring and optimizing network performance to a wireless device is also included.

System and method for monitoring and optimizing network performance to a wireless device

A controller for a full bridge power converter having controllable switches, a method of operating the controller and a power supply employing the controller or the method. In one embodiment, the controller includes (1) a signal generator circuit designed to drive the controllable switches in a phase-shifted mode and (2) a switching network, coupled to the signal generator circuit, adapted to enable the signal generator circuit to operate the converter in an alternative one of (2a) the phase-shifted mode, wherein the controllable switches in each of first and second legs of the converter are complementarily switched, the signal generator circuit capable of adjusting a relative phase between the first and second legs and (2b) a normal mode, wherein diagonal pairs of the controllable switches are switched substantially simultaneously and at a substantially full duty cycle.

Controller for power supply and method of operation thereof

For use with a power factor correction circuit, a current mode controller, a method of operating current mode control to achieve power factor correction thereof and a power supply incorporating the controller or the method. In one embodiment, the controller includes: (1) a modulator, coupled to a switch in the power factor correction circuit, that senses an electrical characteristic and a current passing through the power factor correction circuit and provides, in response thereto, a control signal to the switch and (2) a compensation circuit, coupled to an input of the power factor correction circuit, that provides a compensation signal to the modulator that is a function of a rectified line voltage provided to the input of the power factor correction circuit. The compensation signal causes the modulator to modify the control signal to reduce a total harmonic distortion (THD) of the power factor correction circuit.

Current mode controller for continuous conduction mode power factor correction circuit and method of operation thereof

A control system for an converter circuit using two interleaved boost circuits is described which uses a single PWM controller to control the switches in both of the interleaved boost circuits. A voltage feedback control circuit monitors the output voltage of the converter circuit and sends that information to the PWM controller. A current sensing circuit is provided that senses the current in each of the boost converters. The current sensed in the current sensing circuit is converted to a voltage and used in conjunction with the voltage information from voltage feedback control circuit by the single PWM controller to regulate both of the boost converter switches. By regulating the boost converter switches, the single PWM controller is able to ensure proper synchronization and current sharing while tightly regulating the output voltage and improving the input power factor of the converter circuit.

Control architecture for interleaved converters

A power factor controller, a method of controlling power factor and a power converter employing either the controller or the method. The controller includes: (1) a ramp circuit that senses an output voltage of a converter being controlled and generates an intermediate waveform that rises as a function of a magnitude of the output voltage and (2) a drive circuit, coupled to the ramp circuit, that senses a current in the converter and causes the intermediate waveform to fall at a time that is a function of a magnitude of the current, the drive circuit generating a drive signal for the converter from the intermediate waveform.

System and method for controlling power factor and power converter employing the same

For use with a three-phase split boost converter having a primary stage with a primary rectifier and first and second primary boost switches coupled between an input and first and second outputs of the three-phase split boost converter, an auxiliary stage interposed between the input and the first and second outputs, a method of reducing input current total harmonic distortion (THD) and a converter incorporating the auxiliary stage or the method. In one embodiment, the auxiliary stage includes: (1) first, second and third auxiliary boost inductors coupled to corresponding phases of the input and (2) an auxiliary boost network interposed between the first, second and third auxiliary boost inductors and the first and second outputs and including (2a) an auxiliary three phase full-wave rectifier, (2b) first and second auxiliary boost diodes, and (2c) first and second auxiliary boost switches, coupled between the auxiliary three phase full-wave rectifier and the first and second auxiliary boost diodes, that cooperate to conduct currents through the first, second and third auxiliary boost inductors to reduce input current total harmonic distortion (THD) at the input of the three-phase split boost converter.

Mark E. Jacobs

Papers

Controller for power supply and method of operation thereof

Current mode controller for continuous conduction mode power factor correction circuit and method of operation thereof

Control architecture for interleaved converters

System and method for controlling power factor and power converter employing the same

Two-stage, three phase boost converter with reduced total harmonic distortion