Sensorless optimization of dead times in DC-DC converters with synchronous rectifiers

Conference Proceedings - IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition - APEC

Volumn 2, Issue , 2005, Pages 911-917

  Yousefzadeh, Vahid ^a   Maksimović, Dragan ^a  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DIGITAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC RECTIFIERS; OPTIMIZATION;

CONVERTER EFFICIENCY; DC-DC CONVERTERS; GATE-DRIVE CIRCUITRY;

POWER CONVERTERS;

EID: 33744998751     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/APEC.2005.1453093     Document Type: Article

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