Synchronous buck converter based multiphase architectures are evaluated to
determine whether or not the most widespread voltage regulator topology can
meet the power delivery requirements of next generation computer
microprocessors. According to the prognostications, the load current will rise to
200A along with the decrease of the supply voltage to 0.5V and staggering tight
dynamic and static load line tolerances. In view of these demands, researchers face
serious challenges to bring forth compliant solutions that can further offer
acceptable conversion efficiencies and minimum mainboard area occupancy.
Among the most prominent investigation fronts are those surveying
fundamental technology improvements aiming at making power semiconductor
devices more effective at high switching frequency. The latter is of critical
importance as the increase of the switching frequency is fundamentally recognized
as the way forward to enhance power density conversion. Provided that switching
losses must be kept low to enable the miniaturization of the filter components, one
primary goal is to cope with semiconductor and system integration technologies
enabling fast dynamic operation of ultra-low ON resistance power switches.
This justifies the main focus of this thesis work, centered around a
comprehensive analysis of the MOSFET switching behavior in the synchronous
buck converter.
The MOSFETs dynamic operation, far from being well describable with the
traditional clamped inductive hard-switching mode, is strongly influenced by a
number of frequently ignored linear and nonlinear parasitic elements that must be
taken into account in order to fully predict real switching waveforms, understand
their dynamics, and most importantly, identify and quantify the related
mechanisms leading to heat generation. This will be revealed from in-depth
investigations of the switched converter under fast switching speeds and heavy
load.
Recognizing the key relevance of appropriate modeling tools that support this
task, the second focal point of the thesis aims at developing a number of suitable
models for the switching analysis of power MOSFETs.
Combined with a series of design guidelines and optimization procedures, these
models form the basis of a proposed methodological approach, where numerical
computations replace the usually enormous experimental effort to elucidate the
most effective pathways towards reducing power losses. This gives rise to the
concept referred to as virtual design loop, which is successfully applied to the
development of a new power MOSFET technology offering outstanding dynamic
and static performance characteristics. From a system perspective, the limits of the
power density conversion will be explored for this and other emerging
technologies that promise to open up a new paradigm in power integration
capabilities.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:TDX_UPC/oai:www.tdx.cat:10803/77908 |
| Date | 18 June 2010 |
| Creators | López Julià, Toni |
| Contributors | Alarcón Cot, Eduard, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria Electrònica |
| Publisher | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya |
| Source Sets | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion |
| Format | 474 p., application/pdf |
| Source | TDX (Tesis Doctorals en Xarxa) |
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