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<strong>Step</strong>-<strong>Down</strong> <strong>DC</strong>-<strong>DC</strong> <strong>Converter</strong>: <strong>Waveforms</strong> <strong>at</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> <strong>boundary</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Cont</strong>./Discont. Conduction<br />

• Critical current below which inductor current<br />

becomes discontinuous<br />

Copyright © 2003<br />

by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.<br />

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<strong>Step</strong>-<strong>Down</strong> <strong>DC</strong>-<strong>DC</strong> <strong>Converter</strong>:<br />

Discontinuous Conduction Mode<br />

• Steady st<strong>at</strong>e; inductor current discontinuous<br />

Copyright © 2003<br />

by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.<br />

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<strong>Step</strong>-<strong>Down</strong> <strong>DC</strong>-<strong>DC</strong> <strong>Converter</strong>: Limits <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>Cont</strong>./Discont. Conduction<br />

• The duty-r<strong>at</strong>io <strong>of</strong> 0.5 has <strong>the</strong> highest value <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

critical current<br />

Copyright © 2003<br />

by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.<br />

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<strong>Step</strong>-<strong>Down</strong> Conv.: Output Voltage Ripple<br />

• ESR is assumed to be zero<br />

Copyright © 2003<br />

by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.<br />

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<strong>Step</strong>-Up <strong>DC</strong>-<strong>DC</strong> <strong>Converter</strong><br />

• Output voltage must be gre<strong>at</strong>er than <strong>the</strong> input<br />

Copyright © 2003<br />

by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.<br />

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<strong>Step</strong>-Up <strong>DC</strong>-<strong>DC</strong> <strong>Converter</strong> <strong>Waveforms</strong><br />

• <strong>Cont</strong>inuous current conduction mode<br />

Copyright © 2003<br />

by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.<br />

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<strong>Step</strong>-Up <strong>DC</strong>-<strong>DC</strong> <strong>Converter</strong>: Effect <strong>of</strong><br />

Parasitics<br />

• The duty-r<strong>at</strong>io is generally limited before <strong>the</strong><br />

parasitic effects become significant<br />

Copyright © 2003<br />

by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.<br />

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<strong>Step</strong>-Up <strong>DC</strong>-<strong>DC</strong> <strong>Converter</strong> Output Ripple<br />

• ESR is assumed to be zero<br />

Copyright © 2003<br />

by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.<br />

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