Patents Examined by Adity Krishnan
  • Microprocessor control of parallel power supply systems
    Patent number: 5675480
    Abstract: This invention relates to a power supply module that includes an input and an output, a power converter for supplying power from the input to the output, a controller for controlling the amount of power supplied from the input to the output in response to a feedback circuit, a module current sensing circuit for sensing module output current at the output, and a microprocessor for selectively adjusting voltage in the feedback circuit in response to the module output current sensed by the module current sensing circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 7, 1997
    Assignee: Compaq Computer Corporation
    Inventor: Edward R. Stanford