SELECTION OF A DEFAULT PHASE IN A MULTIPHASE VOLTAGE REGULATOR BASED ON A WEAR SCORE

A method includes obtaining, for each phase in a voltage regulator having multiple phases, values of at least one operating parameter over a period of time. The method further includes determining, for each phase in the multi-phase voltage regulator, a wear score as a function of the obtained values...

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Hauptverfasser:	Totten, Brian C, Remis, Luke D
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL CONTROLLING FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS ORELEMENTS PHYSICS REGULATING SYSTEMS FOR REGULATING ELECTRIC OR MAGNETIC VARIABLES
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Zusammenfassung:	A method includes obtaining, for each phase in a voltage regulator having multiple phases, values of at least one operating parameter over a period of time. The method further includes determining, for each phase in the multi-phase voltage regulator, a wear score as a function of the obtained values of at least one operating parameter. Still further, the method includes selecting a default phase, from among the multiple phases, that has a wear score indicating that the phase has less cumulative wear than any of the other phases, and instructing the voltage regulator to turn on the selected phase as a default phase when only one phase is turned on.