Lossless average inductor current sensor for CMOS integrated DC-DC converters operating at high frequencies

Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 333-344

  Lorentz, V R H ^a   Berberich, S E ^a   Marz M ^a   Bauer, A J ^a   Ryssel, H ^a   Poure, P ^b   Braun, F ^c  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR INTEGRATED SYSTEMS AND DEVICE TECHNOLOGY IISB   (Germany)

^b INSTITUT JEAN LAMOUR   (France)

^c Faculté de Médecine   (France)

Author keywords

Average inductor current; DC DC converter; High switching frequency; Integrated CMOS current sensor; Power conversion efficiency; Sensing MOSFET

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE INDUCTOR CURRENT; BUCK-BOOST; CMOS TECHNOLOGY; CONSTANT CURRENT CHARGING; CONTINUOUS CONDUCTION MODE; CURRENT FLOWING; CURRENT SENSORS; DC-DC CONTROLLERS; HIGH FREQUENCY; HIGH-BANDWIDTH AMPLIFIERS; INDUCTOR CURRENT SENSING; INDUCTOR CURRENTS; LIGHT LOADS; LITHIUM-ION BATTERY; LOSSLESS; LOW-BANDWIDTH; LOWER-POWER CONSUMPTION; MOS-FET; NOISE EMISSIONS; OVER CURRENT; POWER SWITCHES; SPECTRE SIMULATORS;

CHARGING (BATTERIES); CIRCUIT SIMULATION; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES TO APPARATUS; HVDC POWER TRANSMISSION; LITHIUM; LITHIUM ALLOYS; LITHIUM BATTERIES; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MOSFET DEVICES; SENSORS; SWITCHING FREQUENCY; TIME SWITCHES;

DC-DC CONVERTERS;

EID: 77949263628     PISSN: 09251030     EISSN: 15731979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10470-009-9365-z     Document Type: Article

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