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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2016
Safran Electronics & Defense, Boulogne Billancourt, FR;
Louis Grimaud, Boulogne Billancourt, FR;
SAFRAN ELECTRONICS & DEFENSE, Boulogne Billancourt, FR;
Abstract
A method for controlling a DC-DC converter including an energy accumulation element, an energy storage element and a switching element, said control method including the following steps implemented by a control unit: a step of generating a control signal for the switching element with a duty cycle α that is a function of information relating to the output electrical conditions of said converter; a step of controlling said switching element by means of said control signal; a step of compensating said control signal for a continuous conduction mode; a step of compensating said control signal for a discontinuous conduction mode; and a step of estimating the current operating mode of said converter in order to control the implementation either of the compensation step or of the compensation step as a function of the estimated current operating mode. The invention further relates to a DC-DC converter for implementing said control method.