103 results about "Dynamic voltage scaling" patented technology

A switching voltage regulator is disclosed for regulating a voltage supplied to system circuitry. The switching voltage regulator comprises an oscillator operable to generate an oscillator signal representing a gate speed of a reference circuit in the system circuitry, and a frequency generator operable to generate a reference signal representing a target gate speed of the reference circuit. A cycle comparator compares at least one cycle of the oscillator signal to at least one cycle of the reference signal, and switching circuitry charges a charging element based at least on part on the comparison.

Chip packages having power management integrated circuits are described. Power management integrated circuits can be combined with on-chip passive devices, and can provide voltage regulation, voltage conversion, dynamic voltage scaling, and battery management or charging. The on-chip passive devices can include inductors, capacitors, or resistors. Power management using a built-in voltage regulator or converter can provide for immediate adjustment of the voltage range to that which is needed. This improvement allows for easier control of electrical devices of different working voltages and decreases response time of electrical devices. Related fabrication techniques are described.

The present invention discloses a dynamic voltage scaling system based on on-chip monitoring and voltage prediction, comprising a main circuit that has integrated on-chip monitoring circuits, a supply voltage scaling module, and voltage converters, wherein, the supply voltage scaling module comprises a sampling and statistics module designed to calculate the error rate of the main circuit in the current time slice, a state recording module designed to record the error rate and the corresponding supply voltage, an error prediction module, and a state transition probability generation module; the error prediction module predicts the error trend of the main circuit in a future time slice according to the state recording module and the state transition probability generation module, and generates regulation signals and sends to the corresponding voltage converters, so as to generate the voltage required for operation of the entire main circuit. The present invention utilizes the Markov theory to predict the “future” timing violation level of the circuit according to the “past” working condition and “current” working condition of the main circuit, and reserves some time for voltage scaling in the voltage converters; as a result, the dynamic voltage scaling has high directivity and purposiveness.

The invention relates to a dynamic voltage regulation system applied for low energy consumption, which is characterized by comprising an on-chip monitoring module (1), a self-adaption power supply voltage regulation module (2), a dc-dc convertor (3), a dynamic voltage regulation initial module (4) and a main circuit (5), wherein the on-chip monitoring module (1) monitors errors; the self-adaption power supply voltage regulation module (2) self-adaptively adjusts voltage according to a real-time system parameter; and the dynamic voltage regulation initial module (4) determines the initial voltage of the system and the level of a buffer. The method and the system lower the working voltage of a chip, reduce voltage margin, expand the range of the working voltage and reduce the power consumption of the chip.

In a remote battery charging system comprising a charging circuit there is always a voltage loss due to inherent resistances in the system from such things as connectors and conductors. These resistances create voltages losses in the system such that charging times are increased substantially. The present invention compensates for voltage losses on the system by generating a dynamic adjustment voltage over the charging period. A voltage translator circuit is used to measure charging circuit output voltage and current over a plurality of incremental time periods during the charging period an calculate a signal proportional to changes in output voltage and current over the incremental time period. The signal is then applied to the charging circuit to offset any voltage losses.

Provided is a highly energy-efficient processor architecture. The architecture employs 2-stage dynamic voltage scaling (DVS) and a sleep mode for high energy efficiency, dynamically controls the power supply voltage and activation of an embedded processor with instructions, and thus can prevent performance deterioration while reducing power consumption.

A highly energy-efficient processor employing the processor architecture includes: a function unit block for performing an operation according to instructions input from the outside; at least one peripheral unit block for performing data communication with an external device; an instruction decoder for interpreting the input instructions and determining operation modes of the function unit block and peripheral unit block required for executing the interpreted instructions; a function unit block driver for applying a different power supply voltage according to the operation mode of the function unit block to the function unit block; and a peripheral unit block driver for applying a different power supply voltage according to the operation mode of the peripheral unit block to the peripheral unit block.

A dynamic voltage scaling scheduling method executes one of the steps. When one task in the delayed task set requires for being executed, a working voltage required for executing the task is increased, and the task is removed from the delayed task set; when one task in the delayed task set requires for sharing resources, the working voltage required by the task is set as the current working voltage or a larger one in the minimum upper bounds of all the works requiring for sharing resources; and when one task does not belong to the delayed task set, but the waiting time has exceeded the period of the work, the working voltage for executing the task is reduced, and the task is added in the delayed task set.

The invention discloses a dynamic voltage scaling system-oriented on-chip monitoring circuit, which is characterized by comprising a master register circuit (1), a slave register circuit (2), a shadow register circuit (3), an error signal generation circuit (4), an in-situ error correction selector (5), a metastable state monitoring circuit (6), an error signal integration circuit (7), a restoration mode selection circuit (8) and an in-situ error restoration control signal generation circuit (9). By the dynamic voltage scaling system-oriented on-chip monitoring circuit, the influence of factors such as a process, voltage, temperature noise and the like on a main circuit can be effectively resolved into the variation of delay characteristics of a key unit and a special path to reflect the actual conditions of each part in a chip, and a dynamic voltage scaling effect is greatly improved.

The present invention discloses a dynamic voltage adjustment device for dynamically adjusting an output voltage of a power transmission system which generates the output voltage according to a feedback signal and a reference signal and transmits the output voltage to a remote load via a transmission line to generate a load current. The dynamic voltage adjustment device comprises a first signal terminal, for receiving a first signal corresponding to a forward transmission voltage drop of the transmission line; a second signal terminal, for receiving a second signal corresponding to a reverse transmission voltage drop of the transmission line; a third signal terminal for receiving a reference voltage; a feedback circuit, for generating a feedback signal according to the first signal; and a adder circuit, for generating the reference signal according to the second signal and the reference voltage.

An integrated circuit device is provided with a power supply voltage generator therein. This voltage generator is configured to respond to an operating mode control signal by generating first and second power supply voltages at equivalent voltage levels when the operating mode control signal designates a normal mode of operation within the integrated circuit device. The power supply voltage generator is also configured to reduce the first and second power supply voltages to unequal lower voltage levels when the operating mode control signal designates a power saving mode of operation within the integrated circuit device. The power supply voltage generator may also generate a third power supply voltage at a constant level during both the normal and power saving modes of operation.

A delay circuit has a fixed delay path at a lower voltage level, a level converter, and an adjustable delay path at a higher voltage level. The fixed delay path includes an inverter chain, and the adjustable delay path includes serially-connected delay elements selectively connected to the circuit output. In an application for a local clock buffer of a static, random-access memory (SRAM), the lower voltage level is that of the local clock buffer, and the higher voltage level is that of the SRAM. These voltages may vary in response to dynamic voltage scaling, requiring re-calibration of the adjustable delay path. The adjustable delay path may be calibrated by progressively increasing the read access time of the SRAM array until a contemporaneous read operation returns the correct output, or by using a replica SRAM path to simulate variations in delay with changes in voltage supply.

A dynamic voltage scaling system for a packet-based data communication transceiver includes a constant voltage supply, a variable voltage supply, and a voltage control unit. The constant voltage supply is configured to supply a constant voltage to at least one parameter-independent function of the transceiver, and the variable voltage supply is configured to supply a variable voltage in accordance with a control signal to at least one parameter-dependent function of the transceiver. Parameter-independent transceiver functions perform operations independent of a predetermined parameter and parameter-dependent transceiver functions perform operations dependent on the predetermined parameter The voltage control unit is configured to generate the control signal based on information provided by at least one parameter-independent transceiver function about the predetermined parameter.

The invention discloses a fixed-frequency constant on-off time control method of a dynamic voltage regulating switch converter and a device thereof. According to an output voltage and an output voltage reference, a comparison signal is generated, and is combined with a timing signal generated by an on-off timer so as to control an RS trigger; the RS trigger produces a control signal to control a switch converter; the arranged on-off timer is controlled by an input voltage and the output reference voltage, so that on-off time of the on-off timer automatically changes with the input voltage and the output reference voltage; and a switch frequency maintains constant. According to the invention, the advantages of fast transient response speed and good stability, and the advantage that the switch frequency does not change with the input voltage, the output reference voltage, and the load current are realized.

The invention discloses a sensor dormancy mechanism integrating dynamic voltage scaling and dynamic energy management, belonging to the technical field of wireless sensor network application. The mechanism expands the dynamic energy management strategy of a sensor node and adds a low-voltage operation mode integrating the dynamic voltage scaling to the dormancy mode. When time interval of event occurrence can not satisfy the optimized time threshold for entering into the dormancy mode, the purpose of lowering power dissipation is achieved by lowering processor operating voltage. The invention can effectively lower power dissipation of the wireless sensor network based on the multi-hops route mode and prolong the service life of the sensor network.

A storage controller having a capacitor bank for storing electrical energy to supply electrical energy when a main power source is interrupted, a temperature sensor capable of sensing the temperature of the capacitor bank, and a CPU, the storage controller detecting the capacitor when operating at a first voltage value Whether the temperature of the bank has exceeded a preset threshold, and determine whether the expected life of the capacitor bank is less than the guaranteed life. If the expected lifetime is less than the guaranteed lifetime, the CPU reduces the operating voltage of the capacitor bank to a second value in order to increase the capacitor bank lifetime. In one embodiment, the CPU reduces voltage if the cumulative normalized run time of the capacitor bank is greater than the cumulative calendar run time. In another embodiment, if the capacitance drop percentage of the capacitor bank is greater than the calendar capacitance drop percentage, the CPU reduces the voltage.

A device for controlling fault ride-through of a power grid of a flexible direct-current transmission system comprises a control unit, a detection unit, a switchable braking resistor unit, a power voltage regulation unit and a full-bridge braking unit, wherein the switchable braking resistor unit is used for primary power release of output of a rectification end, the power voltage regulation unit is used for secondary power release of output of the switchable braking resistor unit, and the full-bridge braking unit is used for tertiary power release of output of an inversion end. By a method for controlling fault ride-through of the power grid of the flexible direct-current transmission system, direct-current side busbar voltage and alternating-current side busbar voltage are detected in the real time, and when a fault signal is detected, a direct-current change-over switch is switched off, and a second fully-controlled switch is switched on to dynamically enable a first fully-controlled switch to be on for dynamic voltage regulation, so that maximum residual power transmission is achieved. The method is capable of effectively inhibiting overvoltage of a direct-current busbar, avoiding latching of devices of the direct-current transmission system and guaranteeing maximum residual power transmission, and the devices of the direct-current transmission system can be normally operated during fault.

A method for scaling a dynamic voltage of a CPU is achieved by setting a voltage setting point for each of a plurality of code segments of a program, and profiling workload by measuring a workload variation of each of the code segments based on data that changes whenever measured, selecting a plurality of combinations, each having a plurality of voltage setting points, and calculating workload estimators corresponding to the voltage setting points of each of the selected combinations based on the workload variation measured in the workload profiling operation, selecting an optimal combination that consumes a least energy of the CPU based on the workload estimators, and determining whether a real time constraint is satisfied when an operating voltage is set based on the workload estimator corresponding to each of the voltage setting points of the optimal combination during runtime, and setting the operating voltage based on a result of the determination.

The invention discloses a self-adaptive energy-saving dispatching method in an isomorphic cluster system based on a dynamic voltage regulation technology. The self-adaptive energy-saving dispatching method comprises the following specific steps of: reading a parallel task directed acyclic graph (DAG) file; acquiring an initial task dispatching sequence; acquiring an optimal threshold; dynamically acquiring an optimal threshold according to the parallel task, the system environment and the user performance demand; grouping the tasks: controlling the replication of the tasks by using the optimal threshold, i.e., selectively replicating an optimal precursor of the tasks to balance the performances and energy consumption of the system to acquire an approximate optimal grouping; mapping the tasks: dispatching various groups to a processor which is not occupied; and regulating the voltage of the processor: dynamically adjusting the voltage of the processor by using the idle time of the tasks so as to reduce energy consumption of the processor. According to the self-adaptive energy-saving dispatching method disclosed by the invention, the requirements on the performances and energy consumption of the system are comprehensively considered and the optimal threshold of the system can adapt to the parallel task and the system environment; and the task replication is controlled by using the optimal threshold to acquire the approximate optimal grouping, so that a final dispatching result ensures that the energy consumption is reduced as much as possible on the premise of meeting the requirements of the system.