Advanced Digital Control for Rugged Power Supplies

Digital control of a power supply is the use of digitally implemented functions to provide configuration, monitoring and supervising which extend to full loop control using digital hardware and software algorithms. Digital Power Control is widely used in industrial applications and is getting more and more into the focus for space applications as well. This technology is not only limited to transferring from analog to Digital Control. It additionally allows superior controller structures and even complete new control strategies. This paper describes possibilities of digital power control for space applications.