Adaptive voltage position design for voltage regulators

This paper proposes a general design guideline for the voltage regulator (VR) to achieve adaptive voltage position (AVP). All existing control methods are covered for different kinds of output filter capacitors. Based on the small-signal model analysis, the output impedance and system control bandwidth are discussed. Following the proposed design guidelines, simulation and experimental results demonstrate very good VR transient response.

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