A Synchronous Multioutput Step-Up/Down DC-DC Converter With Return Current Control

Abstract

This brief presents a new return-current control method for a multioutput step-up/down dc-dc converter. Compared with prior multioutput dc-dc converters, the presently described converter can generate outputs higher or lower than the input voltage with simple control-loop compensation while guaranteeing stability in a wide load range. Using a 0.5-mu m bipolar CMOS (BiCMOS) process, a converter having five outputs has been implemented for an LG active-matrix organic light-emitting diode (AM-OLED) display panel. The implemented converter operates at 1-MHz switching frequency with 4.7-mu H inductor and 10-mu F capacitor. Experimental results show that the proposed control method can generate tightly regulated stepped-up or -down outputs stably under a wide load variation. The conversion efficiency is higher than 80% at a typical AM-OLED panel grey level.