Electricity: battery or capacitor charging or discharging – Battery or cell charging – Pulsed
Reexamination Certificate
2005-03-29
2005-03-29
Sherry, Michael (Department: 2838)
Electricity: battery or capacitor charging or discharging
Battery or cell charging
Pulsed
C320S139000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06873136
ABSTRACT:
In a method and system for generating a regulated direct current (DC) voltage output of a voltage regulator module (VRM) to power a device of the information handling system, an activity input, which is indicative of levels of activity of a processor included in the device, is received by the controller module. The controller module selects a first switching frequency from a plurality of switching frequencies of the VRM. The first switching frequency corresponds to a first level of activity. A charge switch is operable to receive a DC voltage input and generate a switched IDC voltage output having the first switching frequency. A discharge switch is operable to provide a discharge path for the switched DC voltage signal while the charge switch is open. A filter module is operable to filter the first switching frequency from the switched DC voltage output and generate the regulated DC voltage output.
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Dell Products L.P.
Haynes and Boone LLP
Luk Lawrence
Sherry Michael
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