IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I Fundamental Theory and Applications · 1997 · 78 citations · 2 references
Natural SciencesElectrical EngineeringPhysicsDynamical SystemsMicroelectronicsPower ElectronicsBifurcation TheoryChaos TheoryElectric CircuitsNonlinear Circuit AnalysisNonlinear DynamicsVoltage RegulatorsAttractor DynamicsBifurcation Analysis In Control SystemsBuck ConvertersChaos In CircuitsChaotic AttractorsChaotic DynamicsFractal Basin BoundariesVoltage-mode Control
We report the observation of coexisting attractors with fractal basin boundaries in the voltage mode controlled buck converter. Long chaotic transients resulting from chaotic saddles are observed for a large range of parameter values. These phenomena may have serious technological implications.
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