Optimized Switching Sequence for Multiphase Power Converters Under Inductance Mismatch

Multiphase power converters allow to reduce semiconductor stress and to improve total ripple characteristics, when compared to a single-phase converter. Semiconductor stress is reduced by dividing the total current among the N parallel-connected converters or phases. Furthermore, total ripple amplitude is reduced and its frequency increases to N times the switching frequency by interleaving each p...