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

PESC Record - IEEE Annual Power Electronics Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages

  Eirea, Gabriel ^a   Sanders, Seth R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ON-LINE CALIBRATION; PRECISION RESISTORS;

MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS; POWER CONVERTERS; RESISTORS; VOLTAGE REGULATORS;

ONLINE SYSTEMS;

EID: 42449093307     PISSN: 02759306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PESC.2006.1711952     Document Type: Conference Paper

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