Title :
N-phase sensor-less current sharing digital controller
Author :
Abu Qahouq, Jaber A. ; Huang, Lilly
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Abstract :
An N-phase sensorless current sharing digital controller algorithm and architecture for multiphase power converter is presented in this paper. It demonstrates the visibility of sensor-less current sharing implemented for buck converter with more than two- phases. The presented N-phase sensor-less current sharing controller eliminates the need for current sensing for the current sharing loops and the need for analog-to- digital converters for phase current sampling when digital controllers are used. The presented current sharing controller operation is discussed and verified with experimental results obtained from a four-phase proof of concept prototype.
Keywords :
analogue-digital conversion; digital control; power convertors; N-phase sensorless current sharing digital controller algorithm; analog-to-digital converters; buck converter; current sharing loops; multiphase power converter; phase current sampling; Aging; Analog-digital conversion; Buck converters; Computer architecture; Current distribution; Digital control; Maintenance; Prototypes; Sampling methods; Voltage control;
Conference_Titel :
Power Electronics Specialists Conference, 2008. PESC 2008. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Rhodes
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1667-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0275-9306
DOI :
10.1109/PESC.2008.4592103