Patent ID: 8085015

Claim:
A method for balancing a plurality of currents in a multi-phase power converter having a plurality of outputs, comprising: providing a plurality of currents, wherein each current of the plurality of currents has an associated phase; determining whether a phase associated with one or more currents of the plurality of currents is active or inactive; determining current levels of the plurality of currents, wherein determining the current levels of the plurality of currents includes: determining which current of the plurality of currents has the lowest current level and further including activating the phase of the current of the plurality of currents that has the lowest current level; and determining that a first current of the plurality of currents with an associated phase that is inactive has the lowest current level and activating the phase of the first current; and determining a second current of the plurality of currents with associated phases that are inactive that has the lowest current level and activating the phase of the second current.