Comparison of small signal characteristics in current mode control schemes for point-of-load buck converter applications

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 3405-3414

  Yan, Yingyi ^a   Lee, Fred C ^a   Mattavelli, Paolo ^a  

^a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparison; Current mode control; Point of load converters

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE VOLTAGE; BUCK CONVERTERS; COMPARISON; CURRENT MODE CONTROL; DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE; FEEDBACK DESIGNS; HIGH BANDWIDTH; INPUT VOLTAGE RANGES; LOOP DESIGN; PERFORMANCE ATTRIBUTES; POINT OF LOADS; POINT-OF-LOAD CONVERTERS; REGULATOR APPLICATION; SELECTION CRITERIA; SIGNAL CHARACTERISTIC; SMALL SIGNAL EQUIVALENT CIRCUIT;

ELECTRIC CURRENT CONTROL; POWER CONVERTERS; VOLTAGE REGULATORS;

ELECTRIC LOADS;

EID: 84872020586     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2012.2224673     Document Type: Article

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