Mixed-signal voltage-mode control for DC-DC converters with inherent analog derivative action

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1485-1493

  Saggini, Stefano ^a   Mattavelli, Paolo ^b   Ghioni, Massimo ^c   Redaelli, Marina ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^d STMICROELECTRONICS   (Italy)

Author keywords

DC DC converters; Mixed signal control; Point of load converters; Voltage mode control

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIGITAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; ELECTRIC SWITCHES; THREE TERM CONTROL SYSTEMS; VOLTAGE CONTROL;

DIGITAL VOLTAGE-MODE CONTROLLER; MIXED-SIGNAL CONTROL; POINT-OF-LOAD CONVERTERS;

DC-DC CONVERTERS;

EID: 44449134613     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2008.921088     Document Type: Article

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