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Microcontroller based closed control-loop of an Interleaved Synchronous Buck

Converter exploiting Monolithic GaN technology

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DOI: 10.1109/SPEEDAM53979.2022.9842115

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 2022 International Symposium on Power Electronics, Electrical Drives, Automation and Motion (SPEEDAM)

Microcontroller based closed control-loop of an Interleaved Synchronous Buck

Converter exploiting Monolithic GaN technology

Enrico Bottaro
Federica Cammarata
Giuseppe Longo
Gabriele Nicolosi
Santi Agatino Rizzo
Filippo Scrimizzi

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Citation for published version:

E. Bottaro, F. Cammarata, G. Longo, G. Nicolosi, S. A. Rizzo and F. Scrimizzi, "Microcontroller based
closed control-loop of an Interleaved Synchronous Buck Converter exploiting Monolithic GaN
technology," 2022 International Symposium on Power Electronics, Electrical Drives, Automation and
Motion (SPEEDAM), 2022, pp. 342-347, doi: 10.1109/SPEEDAM53979.2022.9842115.

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