Adaptive compensating ramp generator for current-mode DC/DC converters

摘要

A circuit (20, 40, 50, 60) for generating an optimal compensating ramp voltage signal Vcramp, with the minimum necessary slope, mc for a current mode DC/DC converter is shown. The adaptive compensating ramp generating circuit (20) is comprised of two voltage dividers (22, 24), the first voltage divider 22 divides an input voltage VIN and the second voltage divider 24 divides an output voltage VOUT. The first voltage divider (22) has two resistors (26, 28) in series: the first resistor (26) has a resistance of (1/B - 1) * R ohms and the second resistor (28) has a resistance of R ohms. VOUT is divided by the second voltage divider (24) having two resistors (29, 30) in series: the first resistor (29) has a resistance of (1/A - 1) * R ohms and the second resistor (30) has a resistance of R ohms. The constants A, B, and C are selected for the particular type of DC/DC converter employed. The divided voltages A * VOUT and B * VIN are input into a voltage controlled current source (32). The voltage controlled current source (32) has a scaling resistor Rscale, an amplifier (36), a transistor Q, and a diode D1. The output of the current source (38) is coupled to a capacitor Cramp whose voltage realizes the slope of the compensating ramp signal, Vcramp. The capacitor Cramp is charged through Rscale.