Abstract. The application of the sliding mode control technique to DC-DC converters is addressed in this paper. It is shown that this control approach can give good results in terms of robustness toward load and input voltage variations, while maintaining a dynamic response at least comparable to standard current control techniques.The sliding mode control application to buck and boost converters is analyzed in detail, while general design considerations are given for buck-boost Cuk and Sepic converters.Control refinements, like current limitation, constant switching frequency and output voltage steady-state error cancellation are also discussed.