QuietEdge

Control IP · Power Electronics

Converter-Level Autonomy

QuietEdge moves fast observation, coordination and bounded response into the power-conversion layer, close to the electrical event, while higher-level systems retain awareness and policy.

Local response. Global awareness.

System Timescales

Every layer responds on a different clock

Different parts of the power system operate on fundamentally different timescales. The fastest event should be stabilized by the nearest capable layer — not by waiting for a round-trip to a system that operates orders of magnitude slower.

The fastest event should be stabilized by the nearest capable layer.

Every layer responds on a different clock — five timescale layers from microseconds (chip/VRM) through converter, local rack behavior, EMS/UPS/BESS, to grid/generation at seconds-plus

Central systems are not obsolete or inferior. They perform a different system-level role — policy, scheduling, and coordination across timescales they can actually influence.

Four Behaviors

Four behaviors of converter-level autonomy

01

Self-Timing Coordination

Local converter timing without making a single central timing source the critical dependency.

02

Emergent Interleaving

Multiple converters coordinate switching relationships to reduce aggregate ripple.

03

Adaptive Observation

Observation becomes more intensive during dynamic electrical conditions and lighter during stable conditions.

04

Bounded Local Response

Local corrective influence remains constrained by limits, protection and the primary regulation path.

Control Architecture

Autonomy without surrendering control

QuietEdge hardware validation is intentionally observer-first. The conventional closed-loop regulator remains authoritative during initial validation. QuietEdge first observes and characterizes system behavior without directly controlling the power stage. Bounded influence is introduced only after review, and protection remains independent.

Observer-first validation architecture — known-good primary closed-loop regulator, QuietEdge observer/control layer reading V/I and transformer current, independent hardware protection that cannot be bypassed, and five-stage validation sequence from baseline through multi-module

Modular Behavior

Modular behavior on a shared DC bus

Converter modules on a shared DC bus exhibit three coordinated behaviors. Proprietary handshake details and adaptive algorithms are not disclosed.

Modular behavior on a shared DC bus — four modules (A active, B active, C fault/isolate, D active) connected to an 800 VDC shared bus, with Join, Operate, and Isolate behavioral phases
Join

Observe, align and participate. A new module entering the bus characterizes the existing electrical environment before contributing.

Operate

Locally sense and coordinate. Each module maintains awareness of its neighbors and adjusts its behavior accordingly — without a central coordinator.

Isolate

Faults remain local while healthy capacity continues operating. A module that detects an anomaly withdraws without disrupting the shared bus.

Business Model

The behavior is the product

QuietEdge is a control-IP company and is not tied to one power-stage vendor or converter topology. Physical reference systems validate the control behavior. Commercial scale comes through OEM firmware and control-stack licensing, reference architectures, and qualified co-development.

Licensing paths — conceptual

QuietEdge Control IP

OEM Converter

QuietEdge Control IP

SST Platform

QuietEdge Control IP

QuietEdge Reference Architecture

Validation Path

Validation path

Reference Model

Embedded Execution

Single-Module Hardware

Observer Validation

Bounded Influence

Multi-Module Shared Bus

Hardware validation underway— modeling and embedded execution complete; hardware validation in progress

Bring QuietEdge behavior into your platform

QuietEdge welcomes technical discussions with power-electronics OEMs, solid-state transformer developers, silicon partners and data-center infrastructure companies.