This paper presents an AOT-controlled(adaptive-on-time,AOT)valley-current-mode buck converter for portable application.The buck converter with synchronous rectifier not only uses valley-current-mode control but also p...This paper presents an AOT-controlled(adaptive-on-time,AOT)valley-current-mode buck converter for portable application.The buck converter with synchronous rectifier not only uses valley-current-mode control but also possesses hybridmode control functions at the same time.Due to the presence of the zero-current detection circuit,the converter can switch freely between the two operating modes without the need for an external mode selection circuit,which further reduces the design difficulty and chip area.The converter for the application of high power efficiency and wide current range is used to generate the voltage of 0.6–3.0 V with a battery source of 3.3–5.0 V,while the load current range is 0.05–2 A.The circuit can work in continuous conduction mode with constant frequency in high load current range.In addition,a stable output voltage can be obtained with small voltage ripple.In pace with the load current decreases to a critical value,the converter transforms into the discontinuous conduction mode smoothly.As the switching period increases,the switching loss decreases,which can significantly improve the conversion efficiency.The proposed AOT controlled valley current mode buck converter is integrated with standard 0.18μm process and the simulation results show that the converter provides well-loaded regulations with power efficiency over 95%.When the circuit switches between the two conduction modes drastically,the response time can be controlled within 30μs.The undershoot voltage is controlled within 25 mV under a large current hopping range.展开更多
The boost type power supplies are widely used in portable consumer electronics to step up the input voltage to adapt for the high voltage applications like light-emitting diode(LED) driving and liquid crystal display(...The boost type power supplies are widely used in portable consumer electronics to step up the input voltage to adapt for the high voltage applications like light-emitting diode(LED) driving and liquid crystal display(LCD) biasing.In these applications,a regulator with small volume,fewer external components and high efficiency is highly desired.This paper proposes a projected off-and on-time boost control scheme,based on which a monolithic IC with an on-chip VDMOS with 0.2 Ω on-state resistance RDS-ON was implemented in 1.5 μm bipolar-CMOS-DMOS(BCD) process.A 12 V,0.3 A boost regulator prototype is presented as well.With projected off-time and modulated on-time in continuous conduction mode(CCM),a quasi fixed frequency,which is preferred for ripple control,is realized.With projected on-time and modulated off-time in discontinuous conduction mode(DCM),pulse frequency modulation(PFM) operation,which is beneficial to light load efficiency improvement,is achieved without extra control circuitry.Measurement results show that an efficiency of 3% higher than that of a conventional method under 0.5 W output is achieved while a step load transient response comparable to that of current mode control is maintained as well.展开更多
A current-mode buck DC-DC controller based on adaptive on-time （AOT） control is presented. The on-time is obtained by the techniques of input feedforward and output feedback, and the adaptive control is achieved by ...A current-mode buck DC-DC controller based on adaptive on-time （AOT） control is presented. The on-time is obtained by the techniques of input feedforward and output feedback, and the adaptive control is achieved by a sample-hold and time-ahead circuit. The AOT current-mode control scheme not only obtains excellent transient response speed, but also achieves the independence of loop stability on output capacitor ESR. In addition, the AOT current-mode control does not have subharmonic oscillation phenomenon seen in fixed frequency peak current-mode control, so there is no need of the slope compensation circuit. The auto-skip pulse frequency modulation （PFM） mode improves the conversion efficiency of light load effectively. The controller has been fabricated with UMC 0.6-μm BCD process successfully and the detailed experimental results are shown.展开更多
A 1500 mA,10 MHz self-adaptive on-time （SOT） controlled buck DC-DC converter is presented. Both a low-cost ripple compensation scheme （RCS） and a self-adaptive on-time generator （SAOTG） are proposed to solve the...A 1500 mA,10 MHz self-adaptive on-time （SOT） controlled buck DC-DC converter is presented. Both a low-cost ripple compensation scheme （RCS） and a self-adaptive on-time generator （SAOTG） are proposed to solve the system stability and frequency variation problem. Meanwhile a self-adaptive power transistor sizing （SAPTS） technique is used to optimize the efficiency especially with a heavy load. The circuit is implemented in a 2P4M 0.35μm CMOS process. A small external inductor of 0.47 μH and a capacitor of 4.7 μF are used to lower the cost of the converter and keep the output ripple to less than 10 mV. The measurement results show that the overshoot of the load transient response is 8 mV @ 200 mA step and the dynamic voltage scaling （DVS） performance is a rise of 16/zs/V and a fall of 20 μs/V. With a SAPTS technique and PFM control, the efficiency is maintained at more than 81% for a load range of 20 to 1500 mA and the peak efficiency reaches 88.43%.展开更多
A 10 MHz ripple-based on-time controlled buck converter is presented. A novel low-cost dual ripple compensation, which consists of coupling capacitor compensation and passive equivalent series resistance compensation,...A 10 MHz ripple-based on-time controlled buck converter is presented. A novel low-cost dual ripple compensation, which consists of coupling capacitor compensation and passive equivalent series resistance compensation, is proposed to achieve a fast load transient response and robust stability simultaneously. Implemented in a 2P4M 0.35 um CMOS process, the converter achieves fix-frequency output with a ripple of below 10 mV and an overshoot of 10 mV at 400 mA step load transient response. With width optimization of the power transistors in an ultra-heavy load and PFM control in a light load, the efficiency stays at over 83% for a load range from 20 mA to 1.5 A and the peak efficiency reaches 90.16%.展开更多
The objective of this work research is to investigate the potential of using metallic powder mixed with electrical discharge machining (EDM) dielectric when machining hard electrically conductive materials. Nowadays, ...The objective of this work research is to investigate the potential of using metallic powder mixed with electrical discharge machining (EDM) dielectric when machining hard electrically conductive materials. Nowadays, the development of industries requires hard materials for various applications. Machining the hard materials using the traditional processes lead to tool break and poor machined product. Even<span style="font-family:Verdana;"> when</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> the conventional EDM can machine hard material as long as it </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">is</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> electrically conductive materials, the machined parts still present drawbacks. Metallic powder mixed with EDM dielectric (PMEDM) was hypothesized to improve the machined part. The presence of metallic powder ensures uniform distribution of spark and the electrical density of the spark decreases which reduces craters, cracks and voids on machined surface. The transfer and deposit of alloying elements during powder mixed electrical discharge machining improve the machined surface properties particularly micro-hardness and fatigue. Discharge current (IP), gap voltage (GapV), ON-time (ON) and aluminum powder are selected as machined variable parameters and the output responses are fatigue performance, micro-hardness and surface topography. The workpiece material selected </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">is </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">molybdenum high speed steel. Micro-hardness was determined using micro-hardness tester device. The fatigue performance was determined using empirical equation. Analysis of material transfer was done using energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) attached to FESEM. EDS analysis involves the generation of an X-ray spectrum from the entire scan area of the SEM. The use of PMEDM improve</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">d</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> the fatigue, the micro-harness and the machined surface morphology as the above-mentioned parameters increased.</span>展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.61974116)。
文摘This paper presents an AOT-controlled(adaptive-on-time,AOT)valley-current-mode buck converter for portable application.The buck converter with synchronous rectifier not only uses valley-current-mode control but also possesses hybridmode control functions at the same time.Due to the presence of the zero-current detection circuit,the converter can switch freely between the two operating modes without the need for an external mode selection circuit,which further reduces the design difficulty and chip area.The converter for the application of high power efficiency and wide current range is used to generate the voltage of 0.6–3.0 V with a battery source of 3.3–5.0 V,while the load current range is 0.05–2 A.The circuit can work in continuous conduction mode with constant frequency in high load current range.In addition,a stable output voltage can be obtained with small voltage ripple.In pace with the load current decreases to a critical value,the converter transforms into the discontinuous conduction mode smoothly.As the switching period increases,the switching loss decreases,which can significantly improve the conversion efficiency.The proposed AOT controlled valley current mode buck converter is integrated with standard 0.18μm process and the simulation results show that the converter provides well-loaded regulations with power efficiency over 95%.When the circuit switches between the two conduction modes drastically,the response time can be controlled within 30μs.The undershoot voltage is controlled within 25 mV under a large current hopping range.
基金Project (No.90707002) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘The boost type power supplies are widely used in portable consumer electronics to step up the input voltage to adapt for the high voltage applications like light-emitting diode(LED) driving and liquid crystal display(LCD) biasing.In these applications,a regulator with small volume,fewer external components and high efficiency is highly desired.This paper proposes a projected off-and on-time boost control scheme,based on which a monolithic IC with an on-chip VDMOS with 0.2 Ω on-state resistance RDS-ON was implemented in 1.5 μm bipolar-CMOS-DMOS(BCD) process.A 12 V,0.3 A boost regulator prototype is presented as well.With projected off-time and modulated on-time in continuous conduction mode(CCM),a quasi fixed frequency,which is preferred for ripple control,is realized.With projected on-time and modulated off-time in discontinuous conduction mode(DCM),pulse frequency modulation(PFM) operation,which is beneficial to light load efficiency improvement,is achieved without extra control circuitry.Measurement results show that an efficiency of 3% higher than that of a conventional method under 0.5 W output is achieved while a step load transient response comparable to that of current mode control is maintained as well.
文摘A current-mode buck DC-DC controller based on adaptive on-time （AOT） control is presented. The on-time is obtained by the techniques of input feedforward and output feedback, and the adaptive control is achieved by a sample-hold and time-ahead circuit. The AOT current-mode control scheme not only obtains excellent transient response speed, but also achieves the independence of loop stability on output capacitor ESR. In addition, the AOT current-mode control does not have subharmonic oscillation phenomenon seen in fixed frequency peak current-mode control, so there is no need of the slope compensation circuit. The auto-skip pulse frequency modulation （PFM） mode improves the conversion efficiency of light load effectively. The controller has been fabricated with UMC 0.6-μm BCD process successfully and the detailed experimental results are shown.
文摘A 1500 mA,10 MHz self-adaptive on-time （SOT） controlled buck DC-DC converter is presented. Both a low-cost ripple compensation scheme （RCS） and a self-adaptive on-time generator （SAOTG） are proposed to solve the system stability and frequency variation problem. Meanwhile a self-adaptive power transistor sizing （SAPTS） technique is used to optimize the efficiency especially with a heavy load. The circuit is implemented in a 2P4M 0.35μm CMOS process. A small external inductor of 0.47 μH and a capacitor of 4.7 μF are used to lower the cost of the converter and keep the output ripple to less than 10 mV. The measurement results show that the overshoot of the load transient response is 8 mV @ 200 mA step and the dynamic voltage scaling （DVS） performance is a rise of 16/zs/V and a fall of 20 μs/V. With a SAPTS technique and PFM control, the efficiency is maintained at more than 81% for a load range of 20 to 1500 mA and the peak efficiency reaches 88.43%.
文摘A 10 MHz ripple-based on-time controlled buck converter is presented. A novel low-cost dual ripple compensation, which consists of coupling capacitor compensation and passive equivalent series resistance compensation, is proposed to achieve a fast load transient response and robust stability simultaneously. Implemented in a 2P4M 0.35 um CMOS process, the converter achieves fix-frequency output with a ripple of below 10 mV and an overshoot of 10 mV at 400 mA step load transient response. With width optimization of the power transistors in an ultra-heavy load and PFM control in a light load, the efficiency stays at over 83% for a load range from 20 mA to 1.5 A and the peak efficiency reaches 90.16%.
文摘The objective of this work research is to investigate the potential of using metallic powder mixed with electrical discharge machining (EDM) dielectric when machining hard electrically conductive materials. Nowadays, the development of industries requires hard materials for various applications. Machining the hard materials using the traditional processes lead to tool break and poor machined product. Even<span style="font-family:Verdana;"> when</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> the conventional EDM can machine hard material as long as it </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">is</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> electrically conductive materials, the machined parts still present drawbacks. Metallic powder mixed with EDM dielectric (PMEDM) was hypothesized to improve the machined part. The presence of metallic powder ensures uniform distribution of spark and the electrical density of the spark decreases which reduces craters, cracks and voids on machined surface. The transfer and deposit of alloying elements during powder mixed electrical discharge machining improve the machined surface properties particularly micro-hardness and fatigue. Discharge current (IP), gap voltage (GapV), ON-time (ON) and aluminum powder are selected as machined variable parameters and the output responses are fatigue performance, micro-hardness and surface topography. The workpiece material selected </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">is </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">molybdenum high speed steel. Micro-hardness was determined using micro-hardness tester device. The fatigue performance was determined using empirical equation. Analysis of material transfer was done using energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) attached to FESEM. EDS analysis involves the generation of an X-ray spectrum from the entire scan area of the SEM. The use of PMEDM improve</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">d</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> the fatigue, the micro-harness and the machined surface morphology as the above-mentioned parameters increased.</span>
