Continuum / Ripple Interleaving
SIMULATION SETUP · R4
Architecture / N distributed MCU groups

Hierarchical decentralized control

One MCU per converter group · multiple parallel phases per MCU · shared DC bus

Multi-phase converter groups
One shared Vbus measurement per MCU · no inter-MCU communication
Common DC bus Vbus / Vout MCU GROUP 01 m1 phases · local fsw,1,j, φ1,j, operating conditions MCU1 Vbus local Vbus sensing PWM1,1 Converter1,1 PWM1,2 Converter1,2 PWM1,m1 Converter1,m1 ⋮ MCU GROUP 02 m2 phases · local fsw,2,j, φ2,j, operating conditions MCU2 Vbus local Vbus sensing PWM2,1 Converter2,1 PWM2,2 Converter2,2 PWM2,m2 Converter2,m2 ⋮ MCU GROUP K mK phases · local fsw,K,j, φK,j, operating conditions MCUK Vbus local Vbus sensing PWMK,1 ConverterK,1 PWMK,2 ConverterK,2 PWMK,mK ConverterK,mK
Local phase PWM₍ᵢ,ⱼ₎ Local measurements of the same Vbus Common output node No inter-MCU communication
K MCU groups, mᵢ converter phases per group · parameters may differ between and within groupsVector schematic · editable SVG · conceptual architecture