2016-08-242016-08-242004-08-31http://hdl.handle.net/10919/72497Voltage regulation, transient response and efficiency of a voltage regulator module (VRM) is improved where short duty cycles are necessitated by large differentials of input and output voltage by including at least one clamping of a tap of an inductance in series with an output of each of a plurality of parallel branches or phases which are switched in a complementary fashion or providing coupling between inductors of respective phases. Such coupling between inductors is achieved in a small module with an integrated magnetic structure. Reduced component counts are achieved while deriving built-in input and output filters. Principals of the invention can be extended to isolation applications and push-pull forward converts, in particular. A lossless clamping circuit is also provided allowing spike currents to be suppressed while returning power to the output of the VRM.application/pdfen-USPatenthttp://pimg-fpiw.uspto.gov/fdd/44/846/067/0.pdf10079819323/225323/255323/259363/56.12H02M3/158H02M3/1584H02M2001/00646784644