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THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Mid-Semester Exam, Second Semester 2023

ELEN90075 POWER ELECTRONICS

Wednesday, 13 September 2023

The exam starts at 16:15 pm

Reading time: 10 minutes - Writing time: 80 minutes

Authorized materials:
• This is an OPEN BOOK exam.
• Any hard-copy material that is available before the exam starts can be used.
• Material that did not exist before this time cannot be used.
• Electronic devices cannot be used during the exam.

Instructions to students:

1) The examination paper contains One (1) question with Eight (8) subquestions.

2) A maximum of 20 marks will be awarded.

3) The subquestions are NOT of equal weight.

4) Answer ALL subquestions.

5) Clearly show all working.

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Question 1 (20 marks)

Consider the converter as depicted in Figure 1. The converter operates in the following mode: each
switching period Ts contains two subintervals numbered 1 and 2. In the schematic illustrated in Figure 1,
the switches are connected to terminal 1 during subinterval 1 for time DTs and to terminal 2 during
subinterval 2 for time (1-D)Ts. The proportion D of the switching period Ts is defined as the duty cycle.
The source Vg has a positive constant value. Assume that all elements are ideal.

Figure 1: The converter of question 1 using SPDT switches

(a) Show that the conversion ratio of this converter is given by . (4 marks)

(b) What is the voltage output range for a constant voltage input while the duty cycle varies? (1 mark)

(c) Show how a sinusoidal voltage output of the form can be obtained by appropriate
selection of the duty cycle. What ranges of voltage output magnitudes and frequencies can be obtained by
this converter? (3 marks)

(d) Sketch the capacitor voltage and inductor current waveforms for a constant value of the duty cycle D
greater than 0.5. (2 marks)

(e) Develop the steady-state equivalent circuit model. (2 marks)

(f) The Single Pole Double Throw (SPDT) switches are realized by BJTs and diodes in Figure 2. Explain the
selection and placement of those semiconductor devices. (2 marks)

(g) Considering the circuit of Figure 2, under what condition, the converter will operate in a Discontinuous
Conduction Mode (DCM)? Sketch the waveform of the inductor in DCM. (3 marks)

(h) Derive the converter's conversion ratio when operating in DCM. (3 marks)

Figure 2: The converter of Question 1 using semiconductor devices

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