PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16077521
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-08
Publication Date: 2019-02
Patent Classification: ["323", "283000"]

Abstract:
A method for optimizing the operation of a digital controller provided in a control loop for a step-up converter. The method includes: evaluating at least one output variable of the digital controller during operation of the step-up converter; estimating the instantaneous load resistance value in the path of the control loop based on the at least one evaluated output variable; setting at least one controller coefficient of the digital controller based on the estimated instantaneous load resistance value during operation of the step-up converter. A change in the setting of the at least one controller coefficient results in a change in the transition frequency in the control loop. Furthermore, a control loop for a step-up converter that includes a digital controller is provided, which is configured to carry out the steps of the method. A computer program product that includes computer-executable program code for carrying out the method.

Claim (Index 17):
The method as recited in  claim 16 , wherein the at least one output variable that is measured and used is: (i) a value of an output voltage of the control loop or of the path, (ii) a controller output value of the controller, (iii) a value of the voltage of a compensation ramp of the step-up converter from peak to peak, (iv) a duty cycle of the controller, (v) a value of an input voltage of the controller, and/or (vi) a period duration of the controller.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 2.0
- Percentile: 96.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.63333
- Patent Class: 323.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: True
- Related Applications: ['12114147', '12794506', '14424534', '14402815', '15059459']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7320799801010763
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4730788537376048
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.7061798674647293
- Mean Citation Score: 150.415684
- Max Citation Score: 156.60939
- Similarity Product: 108.79104554407417

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 0
- Claim Label 103: 1
- Claim Label 112: 1
- Combined Label: 0
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

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