Simple low-cost hysteretic controller for single-phase synchronous buck converters

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1232-1241

  Castilla, Miguel ^a   García de Vicunã, Luis ^a   Guerrero, Josep Maria ^a   Miret, Jaume ^a   Berbel, Néstor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Computer power supplies; Design methodology; Hysteretic control; Voltage regulators

Indexed keywords

HYSTERETIC CONTROL; OUTPUT IMPEDANCE; VOLTAGE OVERSHOOT;

CLOSED LOOP CONTROL SYSTEMS; COMPARATOR CIRCUITS; HYSTERESIS MOTORS; PASSIVE FILTERS; POWER CONVERTERS; SWITCHING FREQUENCY; TRANSIENT ANALYSIS; VOLTAGE CONTROL;

VOLTAGE REGULATORS;

EID: 34547133027     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2007.900469     Document Type: Article

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