• DocumentCode
    51275
  • Title

    Load current-sensing circuit integrated in high-frequency PWM/PFM hybrid DC–DC buck converter

  • Author

    Bing Yuan ; Xinquan Lai ; Yuxin Liu

  • Author_Institution
    Minist. of Educ., Xidian Univ., Xi´an, China
  • Volume
    50
  • Issue
    18
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    August 28 2014
  • Firstpage
    1310
  • Lastpage
    1312
  • Abstract
    An average current-sensing circuit integrated in a hybrid DC-DC buck converter is presented. Both the high-side and the low-side switch currents are fully sensed by detecting the filtered smooth voltage of the switch node, which maintains a substantially constant mode changing point and seamless transition between pulse width modulation (PWM) and pulse frequency modulation (PFM) under various duty cycles. The achieved mode changing point is almost independent of temperature and supply voltage. The proposed circuit is suitable for high-frequency hybrid DC-DC applications.
  • Keywords
    DC-DC power convertors; PWM power convertors; switching convertors; PFM; PWM; constant mode changing point; duty cycles; filtered smooth voltage; high-frequency hybrid DC-DC applications; high-side switch currents; hybrid DC-DC buck converter; load current-sensing circuit; low-side switch currents; switch node;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el.2013.4206
  • Filename
    6888578