The ΔV-Method: An Intuitive Method for Analyzing Soft-Charging Capabilities of Hybrid Switched-Capacitor DC-DC Converters

authored by

Markus Mogensen Henriksen, Jens Otten, Adrian Gehl, Bernhard Wicht

Abstract

This paper presents an inspection method for analyzing the soft-charging capabilities of switched-capacitor converters (SCC). The method utilizes a multi-step visual approach to derive the voltage changes (ΔV) across each flying capacitor, leading to an intuitive way of understanding the behavior of hybrid-SCC topologies on circuit level. The method is presented by examples and is used to obtain capacitance ratios and split-phase timings for Hybrid Dickson topologies.

Organisation(s)

Mixed-Signal Circuits Section

External Organisation(s)

Technical University of Denmark

Type

Conference contribution

Pages

1-6

No. of pages

6

Publication date

2023

Publication status

Published

Peer reviewed

Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Control and Optimization, Energy Engineering and Power Technology, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Science Applications, Modelling and Simulation

Electronic version(s)

https://doi.org/10.1109/COMPEL52896.2023.10221027 (Access: Closed)