Dc-dc power converters are employed in a variety of applications, including power supplies for personal computers, office equipment, spacecraft power systems, laptop computers, and telecommunications equipment, as well as dc motor drives. The input to a dc-dc converter is an unregulated dc voltage Vg. The converter produces a regulated output voltage V, having a magnitude (and possibly polarity...

this paper presents a novel control method to improve the efficiency of low-voltage dc-dc converters at light loads. pulse width modulation (pwm) converters have poor efficiencies at light loads, while pulse frequency modulation (pfm) control is more efficient for the same cases. switching losses constitute a major portion of the total power loss at light loads. to decrease the switching losses...

this paper presents a control strategy for fuel cell/energy storage power generation system during voltage sag conditions. the hybrid dc power sources are connected to grid using power electronic converters include dc-dc converter and grid connected voltage source inverter. the power from hybrid power sources is controlled during voltage sag by designing of control strategy for dc-dc converter....

The revolution in power electronics has opened an era for widespread use of power converters of different power rating from few Watts to Mega-Watts. AC-DC converters are most widely used power converters as the distributed electric power is AC supply, while the applications based on DC supply as well as variable frequency AC supply, need conversion of AC supply into DC supply. Large current har...

This paper presents a novel control method to improve the efficiency of low-voltage DC-DC converters at light loads. Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) converters have poor efficiencies at light loads, while pulse frequency modulation (PFM) control is more efficient for the same cases. Switching losses constitute a major portion of the total power loss at light loads. To decrease the switching losses...

Single phase power factor correction ac-dc converters are widely used in industry for ac-dc power conversion from single phase ac mains to an required output dc voltage. In case of high power application these types of converter use an ac-dc boost converter followed by dc-dc converter. These converters has the features of excellent input power factor, continuous input and output currents, and i...

In this paper, an overview of recent advances in digital control of lowto medium-power dc-dc switching converters is presented. Traditionally, analog electronics methods have dominated in controlling such dc-dc converters. However, with the steadily decreasing cost of ICs, the feasibility of digitally controlled dc-dc switching converters has increased significantly. This paper outlines a sampl...

This paper summarizes recent research at the author’s laboratory into power management circuitry, including: (1) Envelope-tracking power supplies for base station power amplifiers, (2) Digital PWM generator circuitry, (3) Spreadspectrum clocking for EMI reduction in digitally-controlled power supplies, (4) High-efficiency coupled-inductor DC-DC converters with fast response and low ripple, and ...

This paper discusses the basic family of three-level (TL) dc–dc converters. The origin of TL converters and their basic topological variations are described. Systematic procedures leading to improved and simplified circuit topologies are discussed. A feedforward control scheme that ensures the proper functioning of these converters is proposed. Moreover, the virtues and drawbacks of these conve...