A phase control device for use with a voltage-boosting DC/DC converter
includes a current sensor for detecting a current flowing through at
least one of the primary and secondary windings of a transformer of the
DC/DC converter, a ripple determining section for, on the basis of a
current signal detected by the current sensor, determining an amount of
current ripple occurring when a first switching element or second
switching element switches to an ON state, and a phase regulating section
for, on the basis of the amount of current ripple determined by the
ripple determining section, regulating a phase related to an ON time of
each of the first and second switching elements such that the amount of
current ripple is reduced to zero.