DC to DC Converters

with PSpice
Professor Babak Fahimi, PhD
Director, Power Electronics and Controlled Motion Laboratory
University of Texas at Arlington

DC to DC Converters
1)
a)

Buck Converter
Make the circuit for buck converter using the following parts:
VDC (voltage source)
VPULSE (voltage source)
IRF150 (Swtich)
R (Resistance)
L (Inductance)
C (Capacitance)
DIN4002 (Diode)
GND_SIGNAL/CAPSYM
PARA ( For defining variables and their values)
Double click on the parameter PARA and then use new column
option for adding the varibles and their values.

b)

Simulate the circuit and get plots for capacitor current and voltages

c)

Similarly get plots for inductor current and voltages

d)

For getting plots for load current at different values of duty cycle use
Parametric sweep from Simulation parameters settings and then put
Duty Cycle as the parameter name. Specify its start value, end value and
increment.

e)

Similarly get plots for load current at different switching frequencies

2) Boost Converter
a) Make the circuit for boost converter using the following parts:

VDC (voltage source)

VPULSE (voltage source)

IRF150 (Swtich)

R (Resistance)

L (Inductance)

C (Capacitance)

DIN4002 (Diode)

GND_SIGNAL/CAPSYM

PARA ( For defining variables and their values)

Double click on the parameter PARA and then use new column
option for adding the varibles and their values.

b)

Simulate the circuit and get plots for capacitor current and output
voltage.

c)

Similarly get plots for inductor current and voltages

d)

For getting plots for load current at different values of duty cycle use
Parametric sweep from Simulation parameters settings and then put
Duty Cycle as the parameter name. Specify its start value, end value and
increment.

e)

Similarly get plots for load current at different switching frequencies

3) Fly Back Converter

a)
Make the circuit for Fly Back converter using the following parts:

VDC (voltage source)

VPULSE (voltage source)

IRF150 (Swtich)

R (Resistance)

L (Inductance)

C (Capacitance)

DIN4002 (Diode)

XFRM_Linear ( Transformer set coupling between windings as 1)

GND_SIGNAL/CAPSYM

PARA ( For defining variables and their values)

Double click on the parameter PARA and then use new column
option for adding the varibles and their values.

b)

Simulate the circuit and get plots for output voltage and current

c)

Using the parametric sweep get plots for output current at different
duty cycles