This paper presents interleaved buck converters using a switching rule based on winner-take-all nonlinearity. The switching rule can realize flexible phase control and the system can generate various interesting synchronous phenomena. Using a simple piecewise constant model, we clarify parameters conditions for existence and stability of the phenomena. We also discuss current sharing and ripple reduction for practical applications.
Toshimichi Saito, M. Yoshizawa, Hiroyuki Torikai,