Patent ID: 9531294
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: G05F,H02M

Claim Text:
1. A switched-mode power converter comprising: at least two power-moving ports comprising a power input port and a power output port; an inductive reactor; a plurality of switches configured to selectively connect the power input and output ports to the inductive reactor; demand computation circuitry configured to compute an energy demand for the converter based on (i) a reference signal and (ii) an output signal based on a voltage or current at the power output port; supply computation circuitry configured to compute an available inductive energy supply based on instantaneous inductive energy presently stored in the inductive reactor, wherein the available inductive energy supply is an amount of inductive energy presently stored in the inductive reactor that is available to be transferred to the power output port during a present chopping cycle for the converter; and control circuitry configured to control the switches based on (i) the energy demand and (ii) the available inductive energy supply.