| 摘要 |
A DC-to-DC converter generates an output voltage from an input voltage. The converter includes first and second inductive windings and a magnetic core. One end of the first winding is switched at about 180 degrees out of phase with one end of the second winding, between ground and the input voltage. The first winding is wound about the core in a first orientation, and the second winding is also wound about the core in the first orientation so as to increase coupling between windings and to reduce ripple current in the windings and other parts of the circuit. This version is a buck converter-versions that form boost, buck-boost and other converters are also provided. The invention also provides a multi-phase DC-to-DC converter for providing an output voltage from an input voltage. The converter has N (N>=2) inductive windings alternatively switched, again in the buck-converter version, between ground and the input voltage. Again, boost, buck-boost, or other versions are also provided. Each of the N windings has a turn-on switching transition separated in switching phase by at least about 360/N degrees from any other of the windings. Each of the windings also has a turn-off switching transition separated in phase by at least about 360/N degrees from any other of the windings. Each of the N windings is wound about the core in like orientation to increase coupling between windings and to reduce ripple current in the windings and other parts of the circuit. The invention also provides suitable core structures.
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