Patent ID: 8681521
Filing Date: 2014-03-25
Classification: H02J,H02M,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A multi-phase voltage regulator comprising: a plurality of alternating current inputs; a plurality of silicon controlled rectifiers, each silicon controlled rectifier being electrically coupled to one of the plurality of alternating current inputs; and a microprocessor including: wherein the microprocessor is configured to sense alternating current electronic signals received through the phase inputs and to sense a voltage level signal received through the battery voltage input, wherein the microprocessor is configured to compare the voltage level signal to a predetermined voltage reference level, and further wherein the microprocessor is configured to activate and deactivate all of the plurality of silicon controlled rectifiers, where each activation occurs only when the voltage level signal is below the predetermined voltage reference level, and each activation is substantially synchronized to a predetermined state of a different alternating current electronic signal than an immediately preceding activation.