Digital pulsewidth modulation technique for a synchronous buck DC/DC converter to reduce switching frequency

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 550-561

  Yeh, Chia An ^a   Lai, Yen Shin ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

DC DC converter; digital control; pulse width modulation (PWM)

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL CONTROL; DIGITAL PULSE-WIDTH MODULATION; LOAD CONDITION; MODULATION METHODS; PULSE WIDTH MODULATION (PWM); PULSE WIDTH MODULATORS; PWM TECHNIQUES; SWITCHING LOSS;

DIGITAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; FREQUENCY MODULATION; PULSE WIDTH MODULATION; SWITCHING FREQUENCY;

DC-DC CONVERTERS;

EID: 80053638771     PISSN: 02780046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2011.2143381     Document Type: Article

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