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rozar2018 ‘Average Current Meda Cantrl of Switching Power Supplies | FipHTMLS == UNITRODE APPLICATION NOTE U-140 Average Current Mode Control of Switching Power Supplies Lloyd Dixon Abstract Current mode control as usually implemented in switching power supplies actually senses and controls peak inductor current. This gives rise to ‘many serious problems, including poor noise immunity, a need for slope compensation, and peak-to-average current errors which the inherent- ly low current loop gain cannot correct. Average current mode control eliminates these problems and may be used effectively to control currents other than inductor current, allowing a much broader range of topological application. General Perspective Current mode control is a two-loop system as shown in the simple example of Fig. 1. The switching power supply inductor is “hidden” within the inner current control loop. This simplifies the design of the outer voltage con- trol loop and improves power supply perfor- mance in many ways, including better dynamics. The objective of this inner loop is to control the state-space averaged inductor current, but in practice the instantaneous peak inductor current is the basis for control. (Switch current --equal to inductor current during the “on” id.) If the inductor ripple LOAD. ri SLI—s ‘cLOcK a ws rH e

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