Optimized synchronous rectification stage for low output voltage (3.3 V) DC/DC conversion

Abstract
A new strategy to obtain low output voltage (3.3 V) is presented in this paper. The output stage is optimized to minimize losses in the self-driven synchronous rectifiers, by means of a fixed frequency, fixed duty cycle (0.5) driving waveform. The output voltage is controlled by a high switching frequency preregulator. This preregulator can be removed if input voltage variation is low. Very high efficiency (93%) has been obtained in an actual prototype (3.3 V and 20 A) of the optimized SR stage.

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