A Factorized Power Architecture ("FPA") method and apparatus includes a front
end
power regulator ("PRM) which provides one or more controlled DC bus voltages which
are distributed through the system and converted to the desired load voltages using
one or more DC voltage transformation modules ("VTMs") at the point of load. VTMs
convert the DC bus voltage to the DC voltage required by the load using a fixed
transformation ratio K=Vout/Vin and with a low output resistance.
VTMs exhibit high power density, efficiency and, owing to their inherent simplicity
and component utilization, reliability. VTMs may be paralleled and share power
without dedicated protocol and control interfaces, supporting scalability and fault
tolerance. Feedback may be provided from a feedback controller at the point of
load to the front end or to upstream, on-board power regulator modules ("PRMs")
to achieve precise regulation.