Easing EMC problems in switched mode power converters by random modulation of the PWM carrier frequency

This paper presents a method of reducing the measured amplitude of the high frequency harmonics, contained in standard fixed frequency PWM, by the use of a pseudorandom binary sequence to modulate the PWM carrier frequency, achieving a spread spectrum effect on the EMC spectrum of the system.

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