• 可多芯片交错并联的快速瞬态Buck转换器设计

    Design of fast transient buck converters with multi-chip interleaved parallel operation

    • 基于Hynix 180 nm BCD工艺,设计了一款可实现多芯片交错并联的快速瞬态Buck转换器。该转换器采用电流模恒定导通时间(Constant on-Time, COT)控制,并融合了多相交错并联和自适应电压定位(Adaptive Voltage Positioning, AVP)调节技术,旨在提升系统瞬态响应性能。针对COT控制固有的开关频率漂移问题,采用了锁相环(Phase-Locked Loop, PLL)调制策略,构建了内外同步的双PLL系统,以确保系统开关频率保持恒定,并能够与外部输入时钟信号同步。为了解决由于低运放增益引起的电流模AVP输出电压偏移问题,设计了输出偏移校准电路。该Buck转换器的输入电压范围为4 ~ 16 V,功率管片内集成,最大可持续输出电流为5 A。其最多可支持12相交错并联,以满足0 ~ 60 A的功率需求。开关频率可同步范围为0.8 ~ 4.0 MHz。仿真结果显示,系统的峰值效率达到了96.1%。在输入电压12 V、输出电压1.2 V的情况下,负载在100 ns内从0 A(5 A)阶跃至5 A(0 A)时,系统在单相、双相和单相AVP条件下的恢复时间分别为9.8 μs(10.6 μs)、7.5 μs(5.4 μs)和3.9 μs(3.6 μs)。

       

      Abstract: Based on the Hynix 180 nm BCD process, a fast transient Buck converter capable of multi-chip interleaved parallel operation has been designed. The converter is controlled by Constant on-Time (COT) current mode control and integrates multi-phase interleaved parallel and Adaptive Voltage Positioning (AVP) regulation techniques to enhance system transient response performance. To address the inherent switch frequency drift issue of COT control, a Phase-Locked Loop (PLL) modulation strategy is employed to construct an internally and externally synchronized dual PLL system, ensuring constant system switching frequency and synchronization with external input clock signals. An output offset calibration circuit is designed to resolve the output voltage offset issue caused by low op-amp gain in the current-mode AVP. The input voltage range of the Buck converter is 4 - 16 V, with integrated power MOSFETs and a maximum sustainable output current of 5 A. It supports up to 12-phase interleaved parallel operation to meet power demands ranging from 0 to 60 A. The synchronous switching frequency range is 0.8 - 4.0 MHz. Simulation results demonstrate a peak efficiency of 96.1% for the system. Under conditions of 12 V input voltage and 1.2 V output voltage, when the load steps from 0 A to 5 A (and vice versa) within 100 ns, the recovery times of the system under single-phase, dual-phase, and single-phase AVP conditions are 9.8 μs (10.6 μs), 7.5 μs (5.4 μs), and 3.9 μs (3.6 μs) respectively.

       

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