Abstract: Power supply response to variations in power demand by a microprocessor is improved with a compensation loops that estimate changes in load current with improved speed. The load current estimate is performed in part with a capacitance feed forward compensation loop that senses voltage at output capacitors to replicate the current present in the capacitors and communicates the capacitor current adjusted by an optimized gain to the power supply for adjustment of power output. Capacitor current is replicated with a frequency domain filter having a pole that cancels out the zero created by power supply equivalent series resistance and capacitor capacitance. The capacitance compensation loop improves power supply response time to microprocessor power demand skews so that the size or number of output capacitors may be reduced while still maintaining power supply at the microprocessor to within desired voltage and current tolerances.

Abstract: For use with a power supply having first and second circuit protection devices, a detection circuit, a method of monitoring the protection devices and a power supply employing the circuit or the method. In one embodiment, the detection circuit includes (1) a bridge circuit coupled to the first and second circuit protection devices, (2) a resistor parallel-coupled across one of the first and second circuit protection devices and (3) a sensing circuit, coupled to the bridge circuit and the resistor, that senses an imbalance in the bridge circuit and develops therefrom a failure signal when at least one of the first and second circuit protection devices becomes inoperable.

Abstract: A document filming camera for placing successive images of documents or the image of a continuous document on a strip of film and for adding recording marks along the edge of the film indicating the position of the frame on the film exposed to a document and for placing marks at intervals along the film when filming a continuous fan-fold document, as produced by a computer, to indicate the location of each successive page of the document.