Modeling, Analysis and Design of a Closed-loop Power Regulation System for Multimedia Embedded Devices

Qiong Tang, Ángel M. Groba, Eduardo Juárez, César Sanz

2015

Abstract

In this paper, the plant modeling as well as the theoretical analysis and design and simulation of a closed-loop control system for the power consumption of a hand-held multimedia embedded device are presented. This is a first validation step for a target system in which the power consumption will be regulated based on estimation feedback. Prior to the availability of power estimation data, actual power consumption measurements are used to obtain a mathematical model of the controlled plant. Then, classic control-theory methods are applied to get a closed-loop integral controller able to regulate the power consumption of a video decoder running in an embedded development platform. The simulation results show how the system output keeps track of the set point without average steady-state error, even in the presence of consumption fluctuations, thus announcing promising results for the closed-loop approach to the final power regulation system.

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Tang Q., Groba Á., Juárez E. and Sanz C. (2015). Modeling, Analysis and Design of a Closed-loop Power Regulation System for Multimedia Embedded Devices . In Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Pervasive and Embedded Computing and Communication Systems - Volume 1: ESAE, (PECCS 2015) ISBN 978-989-758-084-0, pages 363-372. DOI: 10.5220/0005365603630372


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@conference{esae15,
author={Qiong Tang and Ángel M. Groba and Eduardo Juárez and César Sanz},
title={Modeling, Analysis and Design of a Closed-loop Power Regulation System for Multimedia Embedded Devices},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Pervasive and Embedded Computing and Communication Systems - Volume 1: ESAE, (PECCS 2015)},
year={2015},
pages={363-372},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0005365603630372},
isbn={978-989-758-084-0},
}


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TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Pervasive and Embedded Computing and Communication Systems - Volume 1: ESAE, (PECCS 2015)
TI - Modeling, Analysis and Design of a Closed-loop Power Regulation System for Multimedia Embedded Devices
SN - 978-989-758-084-0
AU - Tang Q.
AU - Groba Á.
AU - Juárez E.
AU - Sanz C.
PY - 2015
SP - 363
EP - 372
DO - 10.5220/0005365603630372