benefits of a multiphase buck converter - ti.com（多相巴克转换器u2014u2014ti.com的好处）.pdf

Power Management Texas Instruments Incorporated Benefits of a multiphase buck converter By David Baba Applications Engineering Manager Introduction Figure 1. Two-phase buck converter Single-phase buck controllers work well for low-voltage converter applications with cur- rents of up to approximately 25 A, but power VIN Q1 dissipation and efficiency start to become an Q1 Gate issue at higher currents. One suitable approach is to use a multiphase buck controller. This Phase 1 L1 Node article briefly dis cusses the benefits of using a Q2 multiphase buck converter versus a single- Q2 Gate phase converter and the value a multiphase buck converter can provide when implemented. Figure 1 shows a two-phase circuit. From VOUT Multiphase this circuit’s waveforms, shown in Figure 2, it is Controller VIN clear that the phases are interleaved. Inter leav- Q3 ing reduces ripple currents