A Single-Inductor Triple-Output Buck-Boost Converter with Output Ripple Control for Wearable Devices

Zhi Yun Hsu, Chi Wei Liu, Jun Wan Wu, Wei Jen Chang, Tsung Ling Li, Po Hung Chen

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Abstract

This paper presents a single-inductor triple-output (SITO) buck-boost converter for wearable devices. It converts a 2.8V to 4.8V Li-ion battery voltage to three regulated output voltages: 1.2 V, 1.8V, and 3.3V for different back-end circuits, such as digital circuits and analog circuits. The converter operates at discontinuous conduction mode (DCM) and regulates the output using pulse-skip modulation (PSM) to reduce cross-regulation. Furthermore, the converter includes an adaptive on-time (AOT) generator to improve the output power range at low input voltage and control the maximum output voltage ripple under different inputs. Furthermore, three self-tracking zero current detectors (ST-ZCD) provide appropriate off-time periods for power MOSFETs to reduce the reverse inductor current. The measurement results show that the proposed SITO buck-boost converter achieves a maximum peak power conversion efficiency of 75.8% under 315mW output power. In addition, the peak inductor current is well controlled under different input voltages.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2022
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages3575-3578
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781665484855
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022
Event2022 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2022 - Austin, United States
Duration: 27 May 20221 Jun 2022

Publication series

NameProceedings - IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems
Volume2022-May
ISSN (Print)0271-4310

Conference

Conference2022 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, ISCAS 2022
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAustin
Period27/05/221/06/22

Keywords

  • adaptive on-time generator (AOT)
  • DC-DC
  • single-inductor triple-output (SITO)
  • zero current detector (ZCD)

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