US 12,147,282 B2
Controllers to drive power circuits based on currents drawn
Fangyong Dai, Spring, TX (US); Qijun Chen, Spring, TX (US); Ann Alejandro Villegas, Spring, TX (US); Ling Wei Chung, Spring, TX (US); and Daniel Joseph Luc, Spring, TX (US)
Assigned to Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Spring, TX (US)
Appl. No. 18/005,183
Filed by Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Spring, TX (US)
PCT Filed Aug. 3, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/044763
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 11, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/031264, PCT Pub. Date Feb. 10, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0251697 A1, Aug. 10, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 1/26 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 1/26 (2013.01) 5 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device, comprising:
a processor;
a power circuit coupled to the processor, the power circuit to provide power to the processor and to measure a current drawn from the power circuit by the processor; and
a voltage regulator controller coupled to the processor and the power circuit, the voltage regulator controller to:
receive a current usage prediction from the processor;
receive the measurement of current drawn by the processor;
in response to a comparison of the current usage prediction and the measurement, drive the power circuit to provide power to the processor in accordance with the measurement; and
in response to a determination that a pulse width of a current output by the power circuit has exceeded a threshold, cease driving the power circuit in accordance with the measurement.