Dynamic analysis of two-phase switched-capacitor DC-DC converters

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 302-317

  Wong, Oi Ying ^a   Wong, Hei ^a   Tam, Wing Shan ^b   Kok, Chi Wah ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Canaan Semiconductor Limited   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Charge pump; dynamic analysis; switched capacitor dc dc converter; transient response

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATED CHARGE; CHARGE PUMP; DYNAMIC BEHAVIORS; INITIAL CONDITIONS; RECURRENCE RELATIONS; SPICE SIMULATIONS; SWITCHED CAPACITOR; SWITCHED-CAPACITOR DC-DC CONVERTER;

CHARGE PUMP CIRCUITS; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; DC-DC CONVERTERS; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; TRANSIENT ANALYSIS;

CAPACITORS;

EID: 84881085909     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2013.2249594     Document Type: Article

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