An Optimized Layout with Low Parasitic Inductances for GaN HEMTs based DC-DC Converter

Kangping Wang ;   Huan Ma ;   Hongchang Li ;   Yixuan Guo ;   Xu Yang ;   Xiangjun Zeng ;   Xiaoling Yu

Tags GaN Layout Parasitic inductance DC-DC converter

Reducing parasitic inductances are critical for improving efficiency and safety in Gallium Nitride (GaN) based DC-DC Converter. This paper aims…

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Improving Loading and Unloading Transient Response of a Voltage Regulator Module using a Load-Side Auxiliary Gyrator Circuit

Or Kirshenboim ;   Alon Cervera ;   Mor Mordechai Peretz

Tags voltage regulation module switch-mode power supply improved transient-response optimal control digital control auxiliary circuit

This paper introduces a new voltage regulator module (VRM) that hybrids a highly efficient switched-inductor converter as the main unit with…

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Multi-Mode Control Strategy in Three-Level DC-DC Converter for Higher Efficiency Operation under Light-Load and Standby Conditions

Lu Liu ;   Wenxi Yao ;   Zhengyu Lu

Tags Three-Level DC-DC ConverterNovel Control StrategyImproved Efficiency

A multi-mode control strategy (MMCS) is proposed to improve the efficiency of three-level (3L) DC-DC converter under light-load and standby…

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Novel Interleaved Multiphase Proposal for a Three Level Neutral Point Clamped Buck Converter

Alessandro Pevere ;   Roberto Petrella ;   Chris Mi ;   Shijie Zhou

Tags Multiphase three-level buck

This paper introduces a new multiphase phase interleaved three-level neutral point clamped (NPC) buck converter. Compared to the…

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Reset-Sensing Quasi-V^2 Single-Inductor Multiple-Output Buck Converter with Reduced Cross-Regulation

Albert T.L. Lee ;   Siew-Chong Tan ;   S.Y. (Ron) Hui ;   Philip C.H. Chan ;   Johnny K.O. Sin

Tags Reset-Sensing Quasi-V2 Control Cross-Regulation Discontinuous Conduction Mode (DCM) Single-Inductor Multiple-Output (SIMO)

Conventional quasi-V2 control schemes employed in single-inductor multiple-output (SIMO) converters suffer from severe cross-regulation when…

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Server Power Management with Integrated Lithium-Ion Ultracapacitor and Bi-Directional DC-DC Converter for Distributed Ups and Reactive Power Mitigation

Shuze Zhao ;   Nameer Khan ;   Yue Wen ;   Olivier Trescases

Tags Server Power Management Integrated Lithium-Ion Ultracapacitor Reactive Power Hysteretic Current Mode Control

This paper presents an improved power architecture for servers with local energy storage. The PFC is forced to working at the optimized…

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Soft-Switching SiC Interleaved Boost Converter

M.R. Ahmed ;   G. Calderon-Lopez ;   F. Bryan ;   R. Todd ;   A.J. Forsyth

Tags Dual Interleaved Boost Soft Switching SiC MOSFET

A DC-DC converter topology is presented combining the soft switching effects of the Snubber Assisted Zero Voltage and Zero Current…

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The Direct-Conversion Resonant Switched Capacitor Architecture with Merged Multiphase Interleaving: Cost and Performance Comparison

Kapil Kesarwani ;   Jason T. Stauth

Tags DC-DC converters resonant converters ladder converters 3-level converter

Switched capacitor and resonant switched capacitor topologies have gained interest in recent years for highly integrated (monolithic) DC-DC…

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Voltage-Mode Digital Pulse Train Control for Light Load DC-DC Converters with Spread Spectrum

Santanu Kapat

Tags Light load DC-DC converters Efficiency Spread Spectrum Pulse Train Control

This paper proposes digital voltage-mode PT control in DC-DC converters, in which on-time of an active pulse is generated from DPWM output…

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