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Lengthening the usage time of portable devices depends on
the ability to increase the conversion efficiency of a PWM DC/DC
converter, which is a critical index for converter performance.
As non-overlapping time of the control signal in the converter
switches significantly impacts the efficiency of DC/DC converters, an
excessive amount of time will increase the ripple of output or generate
a current spike. Correspondingly, an insufficient amount of time lowers
efficiency or destroys the switches when turned on simultaneously.
For instance, a variation of up to 20% in the non-
overlapping time causes a fluctuation in process, temperature, or
supply voltage.
The inability to adequately control the non-overlapping
time will adversely impact generated revenues owing to a low energy
conversion, competitiveness and product yield.
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Based on the above, we should design a feedback control loop,
capable of modifying automatically the non-overlapping time when
process, temperature or supply voltage varies.
To do so, a preliminary non-overlapping time can be
set. The control signal of switches and node-voltage of LX can then be
detected by a detection circuit, followed by shortening of the non-
overlapping time sequentially. Otherwise, the non-overlapping time is
increased if an insufficient time leads to simultaneous turning on of the
two switches.
As anticipated, the proposed feedback control loop can
increase power conversion efficiency by 1-3%.
In addition to reducing the extent to which the ambient
environment affects PWM Dc-to-Dc converter, the proposed control loop
can increase product yield.
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Designing a current controller without a slope
compensator can increase product applications.
Whereas a current controller contains a slope
compensator to ensure that the duty cycle exceeds 0.5, variation
among exterior components can lead to insufficiency or
excessiveness of the slope compensator, subsequently incurring
system instability.
For instance, a variation in the inductance value
by 20-30% during manufacturing with respect to temperature
causes insufficiency in the slope compensator, subsequently
creating two resonances in the current controller of the DC-DC
converter.
The inability to simplify the function of the
current controller slope compensator to select material quality or
boundary operations will easily incur system instability.
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Based on the above, we should design a novel current
controller, capable of enhancing dc-dc converter performance
and simplifying compensator design.
To do so, various ways in which the electric
current limits the current controller can be analyzed. Factors
that influence compensator control can then be identified. Next,
whether circuit design can consider the entire electrical circuit
can be determined as well.
As anticipated, the proposed current controller can
reduce the slope compensator, subsequently increasing duty
cycle applications by 50%.
Given its ability to reduce instability, the proposed
controller can increase dc-dc converter stability and widen the
scope of applications for electric current controllers, in which the
inductance value yields change.
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