Patents by Inventor Brandon Howell

Brandon Howell has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Integrated current sharing schemes for multiplying power stages support of a multiphase controller
    Patent number: 11581814
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for controlling an apparatus comprising a controller integrated in a first slave device. In an example, the controller can detect a sensed current of the first slave device. The controller can receive a voltage signal associated with a second slave device connected to the first slave device. The controller can generate a correction current based on the sensed current of the first slave device and the voltage signal. The controller can modulate a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal received by the first slave device using the correction current. The controller can control a power converter using the modulated PWM signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics America, Inc.
    Inventors: Chun Cheung, Paul Dackow, Brandon Howell, Kunrong Wang, Matthew Harris
  • INTEGRATED CURRENT SHARING SCHEMES FOR MULTIPLYING POWER STAGES SUPPORT OF A MULTIPHASE CONTROLLER
    Publication number: 20220399815
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for controlling an apparatus comprising a controller integrated in a first slave device. In an example, the controller can detect a sensed current of the first slave device. The controller can receive a voltage signal associated with a second slave device connected to the first slave device. The controller can generate a correction current based on the sensed current of the first slave device and the voltage signal. The controller can modulate a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal received by the first slave device using the correction current. The controller can control a power converter using the modulated PWM signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: Renesas Electronics America Inc.
    Inventors: Chun Cheung, Paul Dackow, Brandon Howell, Kunrong Wang, Matthew Harris