Method and apparatus for voltage regulation via pseudo-random PWM modulation

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PATENT NO 6380718
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09650614

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A method and apparatus for increasing the voltage resolution of a PWM controller wherein the controller controls pulse width as a function of a PWM register count having a maximum count X where 1 part in X affords insufficient resolution, the method including receiving a high resolution voltage request count from within the range 0 through count Y where the voltage corresponding to count Y is equal to the voltage corresponding to count X and where count Y is greater than count X, the method including dividing the request signal by a divisor (Y/X) to generate an output value and a remainder, identifying a pseudo-random number within the range of possible remainder values, comparing the pseudo-random number to the remainder, where the pseudo-random number is less than the remainder, incrementing the output value, providing the output value to the PWM register as the register count and repeating the aforementioned steps.

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ROCKWELL TECHNOLOGIES LLC1049 CAMINO DOS RIOS THOUSAND OAKS CA 91360

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Davis, Jr Gerald Wesley New Berlin, WI 1 7
Wolfe, Robert Thomas South Milwaukee, WI 4 55

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