Peak current mode bifrequency control technique for switching DC-DC converters in DCM with fast transient response and low EMI

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1876-1884

  Wang, Jinping ^a   Xu, Jianping ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bifrequency (BF) control; discontinuous conduction mode (DCM); electromagnetic interference (EMI); peak current mode (PCM) control; switching dc dc converter; transient response

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL RESULTS; BUCK CONVERTERS; CONTROL PULSE; CONTROL TECHNIQUES; COST EFFECTIVE; DISCONTINUOUS CONDUCTION MODE; DISCRETE FREQUENCIES; DUTY RATIOS; ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE (EMI); FAST TRANSIENT RESPONSE; LIGHT LOADS; LOW EMI; LOW FREQUENCY; OUTPUT VOLTAGE REGULATION; OUTPUT VOLTAGES; PCM CONTROL; PEAK CURRENT MODE; PEAK CURRENT MODE CONTROL; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; REFERENCE VOLTAGES; SWITCHING DC-DC CONVERTERS;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE INTERFERENCE; SIGNAL INTERFERENCE; SWITCHING FREQUENCY; TRANSIENT ANALYSIS; UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SYSTEMS;

DC-DC CONVERTERS;

EID: 84863176671     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2011.2170591     Document Type: Article

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