A digital predictive on-line energy optimization scheme for DC-DC converters

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

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 557-562

  Trescases, Olivier ^a   Wei, Guowen ^a   Prodić, Aleksandar ^a   Ng, Wai Tung ^a   Takasuka, K ^b   Sugimoto, T ^b   Nishio, H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Asahi Kasei Microsystems   (Japan)

^c Advanced Technology Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUDIO FREQUENCY AMPLIFIERS; CONSERVATION; CONTROL SYSTEM STABILITY; CURVE FITTING; DC-DC CONVERTERS; DIGITAL ARITHMETIC; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; ENERGY POLICY; EXHIBITIONS; FORECASTING; HVDC POWER TRANSMISSION; MONOLITHIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; OPTIMIZATION; POWER CONVERTERS; POWER ELECTRONICS; STAGES;

APPLIED (CO); AUDIO AMPLIFIERS; CALIBRATION TECHNIQUES; CLASS-D; CMOS PROCESSING; CONDUCTION LOSSES; CONTROL TECHNIQUES; CONVERTER EFFICIENCY; CURRENT SENSING; DC CONVERTERS; DIGITAL DATA STREAM; DIGITALLY CONTROLLED; EFFICIENCY OPTIMIZATION; ELECTRONIC LOADS; ENERGY OPTIMIZATIONS; FULL LOADS; GATE DRIVES; HIGH FIDELITY; LOAD CURRENTS; MONOLITHIC INTEGRATIONS; OUTPUT STAGES; POWER STAGES; TOTAL ENERGIES;

LOADS (FORCES);

EID: 46449117929     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/APEX.2007.357569     Document Type: Conference Paper

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