Multiphase coupled-buck converter - A novel high efficient 12 V voltage regulator module

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 18, Issue 1 I, 2003, Pages 74-82

  Xu, Peng ^a   Wei, Jia ^b   Lee, Fred C ^b  

^a PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

^b State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Active clamping circuit; Built in filter; Coupled inductors; Multiphase converter; Voltage regulator module

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE NETWORKS; COUPLED CIRCUITS; ELECTRIC FILTERS; ELECTRIC INDUCTORS; ELECTRIC NETWORK TOPOLOGY; PHASE CHANGING CIRCUITS; TRANSIENTS; VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT; VOLTAGE REGULATORS;

ACTIVE CLAMPING CIRCUIT; BUILT-IN FILTER; COUPLED INDUCTORS; HIGH INPUT VOLTAGE; LOW OUTPUT VOLTAGE; MULTIPHASE COUPLED BUCK CONVERTER; TRANSIENT RESPONSE;

POWER CONVERTERS;

EID: 0037259072     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2002.807082     Document Type: Article

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