Study on Mode Transition Instability in
PFM/PWM Dual-mode Circuit
Study on Mode Transition Instability in
PFM/PWM Dual-mode Circuit
Zhang Fan
Dept. of Electronic Systems
Graduate School,
Hanyang University
Abstract
To obtain higher efficiency PFM/PWM dual-mode control is
widely used for DC-DC converters. Pulse width modulation (PWM)
control shows high conversion efficiency for heavy load range in
DC-DC converter. On the other hand, pulse frequency modulation
(PFM), according to its effective switching frequency variation
proportion to the load, is adopted for high efficiency in light load
condition. But some serious jitter in switch control signal is
brought out during the mode transition in PFM/PWM dual-mode
control. The jitter can cause system instability. In this thesis, a
stable mode transition circuit based on Schmitt trigger is designed
to solve the problem.