High precision load current sensing using on-line calibration of trace resistance

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 907-914

  Eirea, Gabriel ^a   Sanders, Seth R ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive voltage positioning (AVP); Current sensing; Dc dc converters; Voltage regulator for modern micro processors (VRMs)

Indexed keywords

DC-DC CONVERTERS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS; RESISTORS; TRANSIENT ANALYSIS; VOLTAGE CONTROL;

ADAPTIVE VOLTAGE POSITIONING; CURRENT SENSING; LOAD CURRENT;

VOLTAGE REGULATORS;

EID: 41549148283     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2007.915186     Document Type: Article

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