18493669. POWER STABILIZATION USING ENERGY STORAGE (Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC)
POWER STABILIZATION USING ENERGY STORAGE
Organization Name
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
Inventor(s)
Ehsan Nasr Azadani of Sammamish WA
Scot Edward Heath of Fort Collins CO US
Shaun L. Harris of Edmonds WA US
Paul Andrew Churnock of O'fallon IL US
Christian L. Belady of Mercer Island WA US
POWER STABILIZATION USING ENERGY STORAGE
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18493669 titled 'POWER STABILIZATION USING ENERGY STORAGE
Original Abstract Submitted
Power draw stabilization is provided. A target power consumption of a source load is determined. The source load is generated by electronics supplied power by a primary power source through a power rail. The power rail is coupled to a capacitor bank by a bi-directional converter configured to smooth fluctuations in power drawn from the primary power source by performing mode switch operations. The mode switch operations include, in response to the source load exceeding a target power consumption, controllably switching to a second directional mode that directs current released from the capacitor bank to the power rail. The mode switch operations further include, in response to the source load dropping below the target power consumption, controllably switching the operational mode of the bi-directional converter to a first directional mode to direct current from the power rail into the capacitor bank.