2/18/2019

THE BUCK-BOOST CONVERTER

Switch Closed, ON is ic IO OFF Switch Open,

Diode Off + + iD + Diode On
Vs iL vL V is IO
is IO -o
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+ iC +
+ + iC + +
Vs iL vL = Vo Vo
Vs iL vL = V s Vo -
- - -
- -
i L i L
i L i  i L closed   i L open  0 v L  Vo  L L
v L  Vs  L L L Vs DT Vo 1  D  T t 1  D  T
t DT  0
L L Vo 1  D  T
Vs DT  i L open 
 i L closed   D  L
L Vo  Vs 
1  D 
Vo  D  0.5  Boost
The required duty ratio for a specific input/output voltage is given by: D 
VS Vo  D  0.5  Buck

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THE BUCK-BOOST CONVERTER

is iD IO
V2
VS I S  PO  VO2 / R  I s  O
VS R
+ ic
+ +
I V2 VS D Vs iL vL
IL  S  O 
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Vo
D DVS R (1  D) 2 R - - -
iL Vs D V DT vL
I min  I L    s
2 (1  D) 2 R 2L Vs
V 
2 t Q   o  DT  CVo
(1  D) R Vo R 
Lmin  iL V DT Vo D Vo D
2f I
max
Vo  o   
ΔiL RC RCf Vo RCf
I
min

DT T t D
C
 D 
Vo  Vs  Rf VVoo
1  D 
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THE BUCK-BOOST CONVERTER

is iD IO

+ ic
+ +  D 
Vo  Vs 
1  D 
Vs iL vL Vo
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Buck-Boost Features:
 The output voltage has opposite polarity from the source voltage. Polarity reversal on the output may be
a disadvantage in some applications
 Output voltage magnitude of the buck-boost converter can be less than that of the source or greater than
the source, depending on the duty ratio of the switch. If D>0.5, the output voltage is larger than the input;
and if D<0.5, the output is smaller than the input. Therefore, this circuit combines the capabilities of the
buck and boost converters.
 Note that the source is never connected directly to the load in the buck-boost converter. Energy is stored
in the inductor when the switch is closed and transferred to the load when the switch is open. Hence, the
buck-boost converter is also referred to as an indirect converter.

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• Example 6.
A buck-boost dc-dc converter has the following parameters:
Vs=24 V; D=0.4 ; R=5Ω ; L=20µH ; C=80µF ; f=100 kHz.
Determine the output voltage, inductor current average, maximum and minimum values, and the output voltage ripple.
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Prof. Lazhar Ben-Brahim Spring 2018