An autotuning digital controller for DC-DC power converters based on online frequency-response measurement

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2578-2588

  Shirazi, Mariko ^a   Zane, Regan ^a   Maksimovic, Dragan ^a  

^a University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

Author keywords

DC DC power conversion; Digital control; Frequency response; Identification; Pulsewidth modulated (PWM) power converters; Switched mode power supplies (SMPS); Tuning

Indexed keywords

AUTO-TUNING ALGORITHMS; AUTOTUNING; CLOSED-LOOP BANDWIDTH; CONTINUOUS CONDUCTION MODE; DC-DC POWER CONVERSION; DC-DC POWER CONVERTER; DIGITAL CONTROL; DIGITAL CONTROLLERS; FREQUENCY-RESPONSE MEASUREMENTS; INPUT FILTER; LOOP GAINS; LOW FREQUENCY; PID CONTROLLERS; POORLY DAMPED; PULSE-WIDTH-MODULATED; PULSEWIDTH-MODULATED POWER CONVERTERS; STABILITY MARGINS; SWITCHED MODE POWER SUPPLIES;

ADAPTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; ALGORITHMS; CONTROL SYSTEM STABILITY; CONTROLLERS; DC-DC CONVERTERS; DIGITAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; FEEDBACK CONTROL; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; IDENTIFICATION (CONTROL SYSTEMS); PROPORTIONAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT; STABILITY CRITERIA; THREE TERM CONTROL SYSTEMS; TUNING;

DC POWER TRANSMISSION;

EID: 77956073755     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2009.2029691     Document Type: Article

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