Patents by Inventor Todd Bellefeuille

Todd Bellefeuille 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).

  • Patent number: 11929679
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a controller a current mode controller that produces an output voltage by supplying output current from at least one power supply phase of a power supply to power a load. The controller produces an error current signal based on a difference between a magnitude of the output current supplied from the power supply to a load and a phase current setpoint. Based on a magnitude of the error current signal, control a pulse width setting of a pulse width modulation signal controlling the at least one power supply phase. The controller varies a leading edge and a falling edge of a pulse width ON-time of the pulse width modulation signal over each of multiple control cycles depending on variations in the magnitude of the pulse width setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Venkat Sreenivas, Bikiran Goswami, Benjamim Tang, Todd Bellefeuille, Kang Peng
  • Patent number: 11881762
    Abstract: An apparatus may include a regulated power converter, a control engine configured to control the regulated power converter based upon a regulation control parameter, and a parameter control system. The parameter control system may be configured to detect a transient event at an output of the regulated power converter. The parameter control system may be configured to modify, in response to the transient event, the regulation control parameter from a first value to a second value based upon a parameter modification profile. The parameter control system may be configured to modify, in response to modifying the regulation control parameter from the first value to the second value, the regulation control parameter according to a function of the parameter modification profile. The function may define a return of the regulation control parameter from the second value to the first value over a period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRIA AG
    Inventors: Venkat Sreenivas, Bikiran Goswami, Benjamim Tang, Todd Bellefeuille
  • Publication number: 20230036457
    Abstract: An apparatus may include a regulated power converter, a control engine configured to control the regulated power converter based upon a regulation control parameter, and a parameter control system. The parameter control system may be configured to detect a transient event at an output of the regulated power converter. The parameter control system may be configured to modify, in response to the transient event, the regulation control parameter from a first value to a second value based upon a parameter modification profile. The parameter control system may be configured to modify, in response to modifying the regulation control parameter from the first value to the second value, the regulation control parameter according to a function of the parameter modification profile. The function may define a return of the regulation control parameter from the second value to the first value over a period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Venkat SREENIVAS, Bikiran GOSWAMI, Benjamin TANG, Todd BELLEFEUILLE
  • Publication number: 20230006550
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a controller that monitors an error voltage indicating a difference between an output voltage and a setpoint voltage. Based on the monitored error voltage, the controller generates modulation adjustment signals including a frequency adjustment signal and an ON-time adjustment signal. The controller generates a pulse width modulation signal of a first power supply phase in accordance with both the frequency modulation adjustment signal and the ON-time adjustment signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Venkat Sreenivas, Bikiran GOSWAMI, Benjamim TANG, Todd BELLEFEUILLE, Kang PENG
  • Publication number: 20230006556
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a controller a current mode controller that produces an output voltage by supplying output current from at least one power supply phase of a power supply to power a load. The controller produces an error current signal based on a difference between a magnitude of the output current supplied from the power supply to a load and a phase current setpoint. Based on a magnitude of the error current signal, control a pulse width setting of a pulse width modulation signal controlling the at least one power supply phase. The controller varies a leading edge and a falling edge of a pulse width ON-time of the pulse width modulation signal over each of multiple control cycles depending on variations in the magnitude of the pulse width setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Venkat Sreenivas, Bikiran Goswami, Benjamin Tang, Todd Bellefeuille, Kang Peng
  • Patent number: 11502602
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a controller that monitors an error voltage indicating a difference between an output voltage and a setpoint voltage. Based on the monitored error voltage, the controller generates modulation adjustment signals including a frequency adjustment signal and an ON-time adjustment signal. The controller modulates a pulse width modulation signal of a first power supply phase in accordance with both the frequency modulation adjustment signal and the ON-time adjustment signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Benjamim Tang, Todd Bellefeuille, Bikiran Goswami, Kang Peng, Venkat Sreenivas
  • Publication number: 20220115954
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a controller that monitors an error voltage indicating a difference between an output voltage and a setpoint voltage. Based on the monitored error voltage, the controller generates modulation adjustment signals including a frequency adjustment signal and an ON-time adjustment signal. The controller modulates a pulse width modulation signal of a first power supply phase in accordance with both the frequency modulation adjustment signal and the ON-time adjustment signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Benjamim Tang, Todd Bellefeuille, Bikiran Goswami, Kang Peng, Venkat Sreenivas