Sample paper 1

ELL 751: Power Electronic Converters

Assume CCM operation unless otherwise stated.

1. A certain power converter has the following specification.

a) Input voltage: 30 V to 40 V, output voltage: 15 V
b) Output power: 75 W
c) Switching frequency: 250 kHz, peak-to-peak inductor current ripple: 5% of the
average inductor current, peak-to-peak output capacitor voltage ripple: 0.01%
of the average output voltage
d) The DC resistance (DCR) of the inductor (L) can be determined using the
following expression: DCR=200*L.
e) The on-state resistance of the switch is 100 mΩ and the diode has the
following parameters: rd=5 mΩ and Vd=1.2 V.
State the power converters which can be considered for the above specifications.
Considering yourself to be the designer, which power converter will you choose for
realizing the above mentioned specifications? Determine the values of L and C for your
converter. What is the efficiency of the converter at Vin=30 V.
(Make necessary assumptions in order to simplify your design calculations)

2. Can you construct four different converter realizations for quadratic buck converter?
Compare the blocking voltage and current through the switches among the different
converters.