Patent Document ID: 20160181917
Application ID: 14573276
Patent Flag: 0

Claim One:
1. A method of selecting an output stage configuration per selected operating performance point (OPP) for a switched mode power supply having a plurality of independently-selectable, parallel output stages, each operative to supply current to a load, the power supply operative in a system that switches between discrete OPPs, the method comprising: upon receiving notice that the system has switched to a first OPP, retrieving historic output stage configuration data associated with the first OPP; configuring the output stages according to the historic output stage configuration data; during operation at the first OPP, periodically monitoring a current drawn by the load; adjusting the output stage configuration based on the current monitoring; and upon receiving notice that the system has switched to a second OPP, updating the historic output stage configuration data associated with the first OPP to reflect the output stage adjustment.